But mining for them in the deep sea is a controversial ... And that leads, of course, to some of the concerns about the environmental impact as well, as you might imagine. It's really complex.

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A new analysis of archived satellite imagery has revealed that the growing presence of small-scale mining in the Peruvian ...

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