by Anthony Bergin and Maurice Brownjohn | Sep 11, 2023 | South Pacific
In late July, after weeks of fierce debate at the International Seabed Authority (ISA) meeting in Jamaica, deep-sea mining proponents failed to get an agreement for the immediate licensing of deep-sea mining operations. The ISA has issued more than 30 exploration...
by Anthony Bergin and Maurice Brownjohn | Jun 18, 2023 | South Pacific
The extraction of deep seabed mining resources on an industrial scale at incredible depths is a new frontier with many unknowns. But the potential gains are immense. Deep sea deposits contain manganese, cobalt, nickel, gold, silver, copper, and a wide range of rare...