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Potential Mineral and Energy Resources at Submerged Plate Boundaries

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  • PETER A. RONA

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The theory of plate tectonics is briefly reviewed with reference to the recognized association between types of mineral (metals) and energy (hydrocarbons, geothermal) resources that may occur at sites along plate boundaries submerged beneath the oceans. An immense gap in knowledge, technology and economics exists between the potential for mineral or energy resources to occur and the development of the resource as a commercial prospect. The real benefit of mineral discoveries such as polymetallic sulfides at submerged plate boundaries is to feed back information from the seabed to guide exploration for analogous deposits on land. A world map is presented showing the location of submerged plate boundaries and a 200 nautical mile‐wide offshore zone. La théorie de la tectonique en plaques est examinée brièvement à la lumière d'associations connues entre les types de mineraux (métaux) et les ressources énergétiques (hydrocarbures, géothermie) qui peuvent se manifester sur des sites au long des plaques submergées par les océans. Il existe une lacune importante en matière de connaissances et de données techniques et économiques entre, d'une part, la presence potentielle de ressources minerales ou energétiques, et d'autre part, la développment de ces ressources dans une perspective de commercialisation. Le benefice réel de découvertes de mineraux tels que les sulfures polymetalliques au long des plaques est celui de fournir des données en provenance du fond de la mer pour l'orientation d'explorations de gisements analogues sur terre ferme. La teoría de placas tectónicas son revisadas brevemente con referencia a la conocida asociación que existe entre tipos de minerales (metales) y energía (hidrocarburos, geotermia) que puedan existir a lo largo de los bordes de placas sumergidas bajo los océanos. Existe un gran vacío de conocimiento, tecnológico y económico, entre el potencial de recursos que pueden existir y el desarrollo comercial de estos recursos. Se espera que los descubrimientos de minerales tales como el de los sulfuros polometálicos en placas sumergidas proveerá información para la exploración de depoAsitos análogos en tierra firme.

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  • Peter A. Rona, 1983. "Potential Mineral and Energy Resources at Submerged Plate Boundaries," Natural Resources Forum, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 7(4), pages 329-338, October.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:natres:v:7:y:1983:i:4:p:329-338
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-8947.1983.tb00277.x
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