Cook Islands participates in International Critical Minerals Summit

Prime Minister Mark Brown participated in a Summit to discuss the future of critical minerals, joining other Ministers, industry leaders, heads of international organisations and civil society from around the world.

Joint ReleaseDede Mingi13 October 2023Seabed Minerals Authority, Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Immigration, Cook Islands, Rarotonga, International Critical Minerals Summit, Bilateral Meeting, Cook Islands Prime Minister, Mark Brown, International Energy Agency, IEA, Paris, France, Seabed Minerals Commissioner, Alex Herman, Knowledge Management Director, John Parianos

Opinion: Keeping Cook Islands' interest at its core in seabed minerals issues

This week was a historic milestone for the Seabed Minerals Authority (Authority). We announced the three seabed minerals companies that met the qualification criteria in the Act, and would be proceeding to the next stage of the exploration licensing process.

CI NEWSDede Mingi13 November 2021Seabed Minerals Authority, Seabed Minerals Commissioner, Alex Herman, Cook Islands, Rarotonga, Seabed Minerals, Issues, Opinion, Deep Sea Exploration, Research, Cook Islands waters, Due Diligence, decision making, Marae Moana

SBMA Release: Authority announces assessment of exploration licence applicants

The Seabed Minerals Authority (Authority) has completed its assessment of the companies that applied for exploration licenses, and is pleased to announce that the following applicants have met the relevant criteria in the Seabed Minerals Act 2019: CIC Limited (CIC), CIIC Seabed Resources Limited (CIICSR), Moana Minerals Limited (Moana Minerals).

Govt ‘only allowing exploration’

Dear Editor, The recent IUCN call for a moratorium on seabed minerals activities (SBM) highlights the shared concerns of the Government and civil society organisations such as IUCN and Te Ipukarea Society:

CI NEWSDede Mingi20 September 2021Letter to the Editor, IUCN Moratorium, SBMA, Te Ipukarea Society, Seabed Minerals Commissioner, Alex Herman, Cook Islands, Rarotonga

Letter: Key questions on seabed mining

Dear Editor, The Seabed Minerals Commissioner’s letter on Monday (March 22) didn’t answer the question of what potential risks to the environment from mining were presented to communities in the pa enua.

CI NEWSDede Mingi30 March 2021Seabed Minerals Authority, SBMA, Seabed Minerals Commissioner, Alex Herman, Letter to the Editor, Opinion, Deep sea research, Seabed Exploration, Cook islands, Rarotonga

Demos reject calls for decade-long ban on seabed mining in policy flip

Following a recent public consultation in the northern group and an internal policy review, the Opposition Democratic Party has come out against a ten-year moratorium on seabed mining.

CI NEWSDede Mingi17 March 2021Seabed Minerals Authority, Public Consultation, Nothern Islands, Manihiki, Rakahanga, Leader of the Opposition, Tina Pupuke Browne, Seabed Minerals Commissioner, Alex Herman, moratorium, Seabed Exploration

Seabed Minerals Authority donates books, stationery

Prior to last month’s consultations in Pukapuka, Palmerston and Nassau, the Seabed Minerals Authority put together a donation of books, stationery and activity sets for the schools of each island.

Dede Mingi15 March 2021Seabed Minerals Authority, Donations, Books, Stationary, Toys, Alex Herman, Seabed Minerals, Seabed Minerals Commissioner, Pae Tokerau, Palmerston, Nassau, Pukapuka

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