Mining the ocean floor: 5 deep-sea sources of critical minerals essential to technology, and the fragile marine life at risk

You may be hearing a lot lately about critical minerals and rare earth elements. These natural materials are essential to industry and modern technology – everything from cellphones to fighter jets.
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Deep-sea mining and marine life

Deep-sea mining is the extraction of minerals from the seabed in the deep ocean. Most of the interest is in what are known as polymetallic nodules, which are potato-sized mineral deposits that have ...
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First study of its kind finds deep-sea mining waste threatens life and foodwebs in the ocean’s dim “twilight zone”

Nodules on the abyssal seafloor in the Clarion Clipperton Zone with a mud cloud from a scientific remotely-operated vehicle (ROV) touching down. A new study led by researchers at the University of ...
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Work-life balance in mining industry: A dive into the life of the miner

By Blay THOMPSONFor many Ghanaians, the mining industry is the backbone of the national economy, yet for the individuals deep within the pits of Tarkwa or Obuasi, it is a world of high-stakes ...
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Mining the ocean floor: 5 deep-sea sources of critical minerals essential to technology, and the fragile marine life at risk

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Leonardo Macelloni, University of Mississippi (THE CONVERSATION) You may be hearing a ...