ICSMDSM 2020 : International Conference on Seafloor Minerals and Deep Sea Mining is the premier interdisciplinary platform for the presentation of new advances and research results in the fields of Seafloor Minerals and Deep Sea Mining. The conference will bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and scholars in the domain of interest from around the world. Topics of interest for submission include, but are not limited to:

• Deep sea mining and exploration
• Environmental aspects of seafloor minerals
• Mine mechanization and ventilation
• Environment, regulations and technology
• Modelling, simulation and optimization
• Legal aspects of seafloor mineral development
• Process control and optimisation Mining systems simulation
• Moving towards production
• Risk assessment and management in sea mining
• Sustainable development of seabed mineral resources
• Sustainable seabed mining
• Seafloor massive sulphides and manganese nodules
• Ferromanganese crusts
• Polymetallic nodules
• Mining the seafloor and the potential for growth
• Economics and finance of deep sea mining
• Environmental impacts of seabed mining
• Developments in exploitation technologies for seabed mining
• Practical guidance from regional government authorities