Deep sea mining just doesn't add up. This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to stop another extractive industry from damaging the ocean, before it starts.
#StopDeepSeaMining #ProtectTheOceans
https://time.com/7287891/deep-sea-mining-economics-dont-add-up/
"Mining the potato-sized rocks on the seafloor called “nodules” only yields four metals of any economic consequence: nickel, cobalt, copper, and manganese. Since copper and manganese are plentiful on land, deep-seafloor mining is really all about nickel and cobalt. And, unlike many have tried to claim, you cannot in fact get meaningful amounts of rare earth elements from the seafloor."
Greenpeace Aotearoa
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