Deep sea mining – the gold rush on the ocean floor

Date: April 8, 2014

Source: The Guardian

Author: Paddy Allen and Hey

As resources on dry land are depleted, companies are turning their attention to the oceans, where vast reserves of precious metals lie untouched.

Click on this link for an animation that depicts the situation:

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2014/apr/08/deep-sea-mining-the-gold-rush-on-the-ocean-floor

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