hard mineral resource
Defined in 1 place of the United States Code.
“hard mineral resource” means any deposit or accretion on, or just below, the surface of the deep seabed of nodules which include one or more minerals, at least one of which contains manganese, nickel, cobalt, or copper;
Source
- 1994–present30 U.S.C. § 1403Mineral Lands and Mining · Definitions · for purposes of this chapter