Deep-sea mining could provide access to a wealth of valuable minerals – The New Economy

Deep-sea mining could provide access to a wealth of valuable minerals

At the bottom of the ocean resides a wealth of rare minerals that could be the key to powering the global economy of the future. It could also provide a lucrative revenue stream for any organisations that can reach them quickly, cheaply and sustainably

Deep-sea mining could help meet mankind’s insatiable thirst for essential minerals and power the green economy of the future. It could also cause irreversible damage to a part of the planet that we know very little about