Source: the Guardian
Author: Damian Carrington
A new gold rush is targeting rich ores on the ocean floor containing valuable metals needed for smartphones and green technologies, but also hosting exotic ecosystems.
Continue reading Is deep sea mining vital for a greener future – even if it destroys ecosystems?
Source: The Japan Times
The deep oceans span more than half the globe and their frigid depths have long been known to contain vast, untapped deposits of prized minerals. These treasures of the abyss, however, have always been out of reach to miners.
Continue reading U.N. body issues exploration contracts as era of deep seabed mining nears
Source: gulfnews.com
Author: Suzanne Goldenberg
This is the last frontier: the ocean floor, 4,000 metres beneath the waters of the central Pacific, where mining companies are now exploring for the rich deposits of ores needed to keep industry humming and smartphones switched on.
Source: The Guardian Observer
Author: Suzanne Goldenberg
This is the last frontier: the ocean floor, 4,000 metres beneath the waters of the central Pacific, where mining companies are now exploring for the rich deposits of ores needed to keep industry humming and smartphones switched on.
Continue reading Marine mining: Underwater gold rush sparks fears of ocean catastrophe
