The Metals Company (TMC) 2021年年度报告「NASDAQ」.pdf

1、12021Annual Report2Expedition 4EPreparing to launch oceanographic moorings to gain insights into physical characteristics of the water column.Expedition 5CTechnicians inspect a Conductivity Temperature Depth rosette used to measure a range of physical properties throughout the water column and colle

2、ct samples.Expedition 5EA baited camera and amphipod trap deployed from the side of the Maersk Launcher.Expedition 5BA Remotely Operated Vehicle(ROV)used for midwater sample collection and video transects.Expedition 5DA researcher carries a multi-core tube for offshore processing followed by later o

3、nshore analysis.Environmental Baseline Program:Five Expeditions in 20213Ongoing Pilot Nodule Collection System TestsThe Hidden Gem,a former deep-water drill ship converted by Allseas into a pilot nodule collection vessel.The Allseas-designed,pilot-scale nodule collector vehicle undergoes drive testi

4、ng in the North Sea.4Onshore Processing Pilot Program:Demonstrating Nodules Can Be Processed Into Critical Battery Materials1Dear TMC shareholders:This has been a ground-breaking year for TMC the metals company Inc.(“we”,“TMC”or“The Metals Company”).In 2021,we began a new chapter as a public company

5、 to build the scientific,strategic and operational foundations we need to move towards potential production with an expected lighter planetary and social footprint than most land-based mining projects.We believe it is now clear that securing supplies of critical battery metals is a matter not just o

6、f national security but of global security.The world is now acutely aware of the fragility of the nickel market that is dominated by Russian and Chinese-funded supply.TMC offers an alternative:polymetallic nodules.Our subsidiaries Nauru Ocean Resources Inc.(“NORI”)and Tonga Offshore Mining Limited(“