deep sea mineral exploration

    Mining the Depths

    Mining the Depths

    In a world that urgently needs to change from fossil to renewable, there is a growing need for rare minerals such as cobalt and manganese. When we find them above ground, it is often in small quantities, but now it is believed that there are large deposits four thousand meters below the surface, in the deep sea. And the hunt in the depths has begun.

    Deep sea mining – a background

    Deep sea mining – a background

    In a world that quickly needs to change from fossil to renewable, there is a growing need for rare minerals such as cobalt and manganese. When we find them above ground, it is often in small quantities, but now it is believed that there is hope for large deposits four thousand meters below the surface, in the deep sea. And the hunt for the bottom has begun.