Polymetallic nodules, which contain valuable minerals, are found in various regions of the deep seafloor. Deep sea nodule minerals, which contain metals such as cobalt, nickel and copper, are being ...

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The UN Ocean Conference is taking place in Nice this week at a crucial moment for the world’s oceans, as the US and other countries appear set to accelerate deep-sea mining operations with potentially ...

What is deep sea mining? Deep sea mining is the practice of removing metals and minerals from the ocean’s seabed. Thousands of metres below the surface, deposits of these metals and minerals like ...

President Donald Trump is trying to fast track new deep sea mining efforts, but half a century after the world's first deep sea mining tests picked mineral-rich nodules from the seafloor off the US ...