Asia - Voice of America: Ocean Floor is Prime Target of Mining Industry

Asia - Voice of America asia

Ocean Floor is Prime Target of Mining Industry Jun 7th 2012, 13:10 There has been a new call for the incoming government in Papua New Guinea to stop the Canadian mining company Nautilus from going ahead with a deep sea mining project.  Conservationists say most mining projects in the country have been an environmental disaster.  In recent years, there has been a rush by companies to explore the sea floor for concentrated deposits of valuable minerals found around hydrothermal vents. The next great frontier for the mining industry could be ... Media files: 534A54CD-81F8-4D33-B5CB-DD5378AEA87F_cx0_cy54_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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