{"id":5282,"date":"2026-05-27T20:34:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T20:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asgmi.org\/?p=5282"},"modified":"2026-05-27T20:42:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T20:42:11","slug":"atlas-de-indicios-minerales-y-materias-primas-criticas-en-los-fondos-marinos-de-iberoamerica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asgmi.org\/en\/atlas-de-indicios-minerales-y-materias-primas-criticas-en-los-fondos-marinos-de-iberoamerica\/","title":{"rendered":"ATLAS OF MINERAL OCCURRENCES AND CRITICAL RAW MATERIALS IN THE SEABED OF IBERO-AMERICA"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>ATLAS OF MINERAL OCCURRENCES AND CRITICAL RAW MATERIALS IN THE SEABED OF IBERO-AMERICA<\/h2>\n<p>The Marine Geology Expert Group of ASGMI publishes the &#8220;Atlas of Mineral Occurrences and Critical Raw Materials in the Seabed of Ibero-America&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>This Atlas presents an updated regional synthesis of submarine mineral resources and critical raw materials from the continental margins and adjacent abyssal plains of Ibero-America. It includes maps of submarine mineral occurrences compiled from the available information, with the aim of serving as a reference and support tool for the preliminary assessment of these resources.<\/p>\n<p>This is the <strong>first continental-scale synthesis atlas on submarine mineral resources in Ibero-America,<\/strong> developed through <strong>harmonization and standardization criteria.<\/strong> A total of 1,232 occurrences are represented, corresponding to polymetallic nodules, ferromanganese crusts, phosphorites, hydrothermal mineralizations, marine placers, and other submarine mineral deposits.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Atlas has been prepared by members of the ASGMI Marine Geology Expert Group, coordinated by IGME-CSIC under the auspices of the Association of Ibero-American Geological and Mining Surveys (ASGMI).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/asgmi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/01_Portada-Atlas-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1810\" height=\"2560\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asgmi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/01_Portada-Atlas-scaled.jpg 1810w, https:\/\/asgmi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/01_Portada-Atlas-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/asgmi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/01_Portada-Atlas-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/asgmi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/01_Portada-Atlas-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asgmi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/01_Portada-Atlas-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/asgmi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/01_Portada-Atlas-1448x2048.jpg 1448w, https:\/\/asgmi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/01_Portada-Atlas-600x849.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1810px) 100vw, 1810px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Publication details:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Title: <\/strong><strong>&#8220;Atlas of Mineral Occurrences and Critical Raw Materials in the Seabed of Ibero-America&#8221;.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Authors: <\/strong><Medialdea, Teresa; Gonz\u00e1lez Sanz, Francisco Javier; Somoza, Luis; Lobato Otero, Ana Bel\u00e9n; Ng Cutipa, Wai Long; Bedmar, Jos\u00e9; \u00c1lvarez, Dolores; Iza, Edgar Romeo Figueiredo; Espinoza, Felipe; Veloso, Eugenio Andr\u00e9s; Rojas, Mart\u00edn; Cabrera, Miguel; Tobar, Jonathan; Condoy, Darwin; Maldonado, Carolina; S\u00e1nchez, Josiela; Mendoza, Sof\u00eda; Reyes, Juan Pablo; Quilca, Anthony; Ferreira, Pedro; Ram\u00edrez, Australia; Mendoza Francisco\n<strong>Publication date:<\/strong> March 2026<br \/>\n<strong>ISBN <\/strong>978-84-09-85466-0<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5281\/zenodo.20070754\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5281\/zenodo.20070754<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>MAPS IN PDF FORMAT<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/asgmi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1_MapaIndicios_TODOS_DINA0_20260511.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Map of Mineral Occurrences in the Seabed of Ibero-America &#8211; all occurrences<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/asgmi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2_Mapa_MateriasCriticas_DINA0_20260511.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Map of Critical Raw Materials<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/asgmi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3_MapaIndicios_Nodulos_DINA0_20260511.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Map of Polymetallic Nodules<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/asgmi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4_MapaIndicios_CostrasFerromanganeso_DINA0_20260511.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Map of Ferromanganese Crusts<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/asgmi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/5_MapaIndicios_Fosforitas_DINA0_20260511_Detalles.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Map of Phosphorites<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/asgmi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6_MapaIndicios_DepHidrotermales_DINA0_20260511.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Map of Hydrothermal Deposits<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/asgmi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/7_MapaIndicios_Placeres_DINA0_20260511.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Map of Marine Placers and Carbonate Mud Deposits<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>MAP REPORT<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/asgmi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MAPA-IND-MIN-SUBM-IBEROAM.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">MAP REPORT<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ATLAS OF MINERAL OCCURRENCES AND CRITICAL RAW MATERIALS IN THE SEABED OF IBERO-AMERICA The Marine Geology Expert Group of ASGMI publishes the &#8220;Atlas of Mineral Occurrences and Critical Raw Materials in the Seabed of Ibero-America&#8221;. This Atlas presents an updated regional synthesis of submarine mineral resources and critical raw materials from the continental margins and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5291,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5282","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-publicaciones","8":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/asgmi.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5282","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/asgmi.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/asgmi.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asgmi.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asgmi.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5282"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/asgmi.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5282\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5296,"href":"https:\/\/asgmi.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5282\/revisions\/5296"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asgmi.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/asgmi.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asgmi.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asgmi.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}