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Trump moves to ramp up deep-sea mining for critical minerals

U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order intended to accelerate offshore mining and open new opportunities for extracting critical materials from the ocean floor despite the objections of environmentalists.

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Are environmental costs of deep-sea mining worth the benefits? 3 key points to consider

Mining of these rock-like nodules was the topic of discussion of experts and industry representatives gathered in Tempe on April 25.

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Trump signs order to boost deep-sea mining, seeking to break China's critical minerals dominance

The practice of deep-sea mining involves using heavy machinery to remove minerals and metals from the seabed, where they build up into potato-sized nodules.

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Multi-Billion-Dollar "Treasure" Discovery Could Change Japan's Economy But Destroy Something Crucial

Researchers in Japan found a deposit worth $26.6 billion. The financial impacts are beneficial, but not the environmental ...

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Suddenly Miners Are Tearing Up the Seafloor for Critical Metals

Holt, one of Magellan’s offshore managers, said the aim was to test the physical requirements and environmental impacts of pulling up sulfide deposits. What would soon become unclear, however, was why ...

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