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In 1979, a Deep-Sea Mining Experiment in the Pacific Altered the Seafloor—44 Years Later, Its Environmental Impact is Still Revealing Itself
In 1979, a deep-sea mining experiment in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) left a lasting mark on the seabed. Decades later, ...
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On deep sea mining: Are we rushing or stalling?
By: Paulina Barnjak and Dylan Long The affirmative In the age of accelerating climate change, collapsing ecosystems and ...
Mongabay News on MSN1d
With deep-sea mining plans in limbo, Norwegian companies fold or dig in
By Elizabeth Claire Alberts This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Network, where Elizabeth Claire ...
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The potential impacts of mining rare minerals from the ocean floor
Along certain parts of the ocean floor lies a bounty of rare minerals and metals, critical components for batteries, electric ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN2d
As Norway Considers Deep-Sea Mining, a Rich History of Ocean Conservation Decisions May Inform How the Country Acts
In 1982, geologist Martin Hovland sat aboard a research ship owned by the Norwegian oil company Statoil (now Equinor) in the ...
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Deep sea mining for rare metals impacts marine life for decades, scientists say
This is published in the journal Deep Sea Research ... an area on the ocean floor where a 14 metre long experimental mining machine was deployed in March 1979. This mined an unknown quantity ...
How Trump Could Boost Deep-Sea Mining
Why might the U.S. be interested in deep-sea mining, and what are the environmental risks? Here's what you need to know.
Deep-sea mining study reveals significant environmental and economic risks to coastal communities and businesses
Deep-sea mining (DSM) not only poses significant environmental, social, and economic risks that may have far-reaching ...
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Deep sea mining impacts visible for 'many decades'
The sediment plumes kicked up by the machines were not found to have ... The research marks "the longest term assessment of a deep sea mining track," Jones told reporters earlier this month.
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Deep-sea mining company eyes US approval to extract critical minerals
The US feels otherwise. “Under the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act, US companies can apply for exploration licenses ...
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The potential impacts of mining the ocean floor
But mining for them in the deep sea is a controversial and potentially destructive process. Special correspondent Willem Marx joined William Brangham to discuss how the Trump administration is ...