ocean mining

A "gold rush" is expected to begin for precious metals such as cobalt and nickel found at the bottom of the seas around the world. Mining companies are eager to start exploration after a ban on deep-sea mining expired earlier...

  By Elizabeth De Santo, Elizabeth Mendenhall and Elizabeth Nyman Mining the ocean floor for submerged minerals is a little-known, experimental industry. But soon it will take place on the deep seabed, which belongs to everyone, according to international law. Seabed mining...