Should we mine the deep ocean?
In the global race for critical minerals - could the seabed provide solutions? Or should we leave these metal-rich environments undisturbed?
Governments and mining companies around the world are on the hunt for the critical minerals we need for the green tech transition. And there’s growing interest in an unlikely source – potato-shaped nodules that are found kilometres below the surface of our oceans.
These polymetallic nodules contain high levels of elements like cobalt, nickel, manganese and copper. Supporters of deep-sea mining say that harvesting them might be less damaging to the…
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