Report of Investigations 9128: Physical Properties and Mechanical Cutting Characteristics of Cobalt-Rich Manganese Crusts

Details

• Journal Article:
  Minneapolis, MN: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, RI 9128
• Personal Author:
  Boucher, M. L. ; Larson, David A. ; Morrell, Roger J. ; Olson, M. S. ; Tandanand, Sathit ; Thill, Richard E.
• Description:
  The Bureau of Mines conducted research to develop preliminary engineering data necessary if the cobalt-rich manganese crusts that occur in the exclusive economic zone of the Hawaiian archipelago are to be mined. The research was divided into the following sections: (1) physical, mineralogical, and chemical descriptions, (2) mechanical property testing, such as compressive strength, tensile strength, and a rippability index, and (3) mechanical cutting characteristics, including average and peak cutter forces, the specific energy, and cuttings size distribution. Section 1 utilized microscope, x-ray powder diffractometer, and electron microprobe analyses. Section 2 utilized standard mechanical property testing techniques. Section 3 utilized a converted planer mill with full- size coal cutters to fragment the crust and substrate samples. The manganese crust samples were mainly manganese and iron oxides and hydroxides with an average cobalt content of 1 pct and had a nucleus or substrate of rock or sediment. The significant results shown by the mechanical property and cutting tests are that the crust and all but two types of substrates (basalt and trachyte) are weak materials and easily cut with standard drag cutters. The crusts are generally comparable to medium-hard coal in strength and in their resistance to cutting. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Cobalt Manganese Metals Mining Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Mining engineering; Cobalt; Manganese; Cutting; Crusts; Physical properties; Mechanical properties; Undersea mineral deposits; Ocean bottom; Exclusive Economic Zone; Hawaiian Archipelago
• Source:
  Minneapolis, MN: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, RI 9128, 1987 Jan; :1-35
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications   ; Mining Publications  
• Subseries:
  Report of Investigations
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Hawaii ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  TCRC - Twin Cities Research Center
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  40 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:10005900
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB88-229851
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1987
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9f63d02a2036f46e0669dcce45c64ea82dfa7b1daf01f5489640ddc0a24578f2b552a769ebb37fc28562f341eb3d4d12b1f75ff82d705a296437f33cd25acf53
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/10625/cdc_10625_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 15.50 MB ]