Deep Sea Mining

Deep sea mining refers to the extraction of minerals from the seabed. The main ores that attract commercial interest are unattached polymetallic nodules, which are found at depths of 2.5–3.7 miles (4-6 km), and contain nickel, copper, cobalt, and manganese.

  • Deep sea mining has been off limits because it's awfully hard, and because governments haven't yet firmed up regulations around extracting minerals offshore. That might soon change with The Metal Company's latest move – perhaps sooner than it should.