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of deep sea nodule mining. If results are favorable, the consortium 
will progress to commercial-scale mining and recovery of metals from 
manganese nodules. Most. of the members of this consortium have been 
participants i in the CLB Group. 
Foreign INTERESTS 
More than 100 companies around the world are now engaged in vari- 
ous aspects of exploiting mineral resources from the ocean floor. Some 
of the major foreign nodule mining interests are listed below. These 
firms represent a spectrum ranging “from mining companies and engi- 
neering firms to trading firms and banks. Most of these firms are now 
involved in joint ventures either nationally or with international 
consortia. 
Australia: Broken Hill Proprietary. 
Belgium: Union Minere. 
Canada: 
“ Cominco Ltd. 
Dome Mines. 
International Nickel Company. 
Noranda Mines Ltd. 
Placer Mining. 
Teck Corp. 
Federal Republic of Germany : 
Metallgesellschaft A.G. 
Preussag A.G. 
Rheinische Braunkohlenwerke A.G. 
Salgitter A.G. 
France: 
Centre National pour l’Exploitation des Oceans (CNEXO). 
Société Le Nickel. 
Great Britain: 
Consolidated Gold Fields Ltd. 
Rio Tinto Zine Corp. 
Japan: So far 33 Japanese firms have joined various international or national 
consortia to engage in deep seabed mining activities. Some of the principal 
firms are: 
Ataka and Co. Ltd. 
C. Itoh and Co., Ltd. 
Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank. 
Dowa Mining Co. Ltd. 
Fuji Bank. 
Furutaka Shoji. 
Hitachi Shipbuilding and Engineering. 
Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd. 
Kanematsu-Gosho Ltd. 
Komatsu Ltd. 
Kokuyo Co. Ltd. 
Mitsubishi Corp. 
Mitsui Osk Alliance Ltd. 
Marubeni Corp. 
Nichimen Co., Ltd. 
Nijyson Mining Co. Ltd. 
Nippon Steel. 
Nissho-Iwai Ltd. 
Pacific Metals. 
Sanwa Bank. 
Shinko Electric Co. 
Sumitomo Metal Mining. 
Sumitomo Shoji. 
Sumitomo Shipbuilding and Machinery. 
Tokyo Rope Manufacturing Co. Ltd. 
Toyo Menka Kaisha Ltd. 
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