The weird deep-sea world, and how mining threatens it
The supple little creatures look like ghosts as they wriggle around in the darkness. When they move closer into frame, it’s almost as if they’re flashing goofy grins for the …
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India wants to dig deep into metal-rich Indian Ocean seabed. All about deep-sea mining
ThePrint explains what the regions are and why India is interested in mining the deep seabed there. Why ISA? At present, the maritime borders of any coastal country extends to …
The Feds Are Trying to Get Plants to Mine Metal Through Their Roots
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“Just like we do research with corn, wheat, soybean, getting these plants to be more efficient in taking up nutrients—nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium—well, there needs to be this research that goes …
A Startup Will Try to Mine Helium-3 on the Moon
Two of Blue Origin’s earliest employees, former president Rob Meyerson and chief architect Gary Lai, have started a company that seeks to extract helium-3 from the lunar surface, return it …
Bill Gates-backed miner discovers large-scale copper deposit in Zambia
A truck makes its way over the Victoria Falls bridge, spanning over the Zambezi River, linking Zambia and Zimbabwe, in Livingstone, Zambia, on Sunday, May 8, 2022. Bloomberg | Bloomberg …
Multiple deaths confirmed after small plane carrying Rio Tinto workers crashes in Canada
A small plane carrying Rio Tinto workers has crashed on its way to a diamond mine in Canada, “resulting in fatalities”. The mining giant confirmed a small plane was carrying …
Norway defends deep-sea mining as a necessary step into the unknown
Environmental activists take part in a protest to call for an international moratorium on deep-sea mining. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Norway says its controversial decision to approve …
Why there is a new global race to the moon
Japan recently became the fifth nation to successfully complete a soft landing on the moon’s surface, joining a select few countries — the U.S., Russia, China and India — in …
These Mining Companies Are Ready to Raid the Seabed
But deep-sea mining is considered a risky business not just because of environmental concerns. Norway’s startups are betting on an industry that doesn’t yet exist. “It could end up not …
Norway’s Deep-Sea Mining Decision Is a Warning
In a memo published in November 2023, Norwegian law firm Wilkborg Rein said that passing the bill with an inadequate environmental assessment could violate not only the country’s own laws …