UN To Start Accepting Applications For Deep-Sea Mining In July

KINGSTON: The UN body responsible for safeguarding the deep ocean will start accepting applications for deep-sea mining in July.

Reuters reports the International Seabed Authority made the decision at the conclusion of its two-week meeting debating the standards for controversial fledgling industry in Jamaica last week.

Deep-sea mining would target metals used in the production of batteries - cobalt, copper, nickel and manganese primarily through the harvesting of nodules on the seabed at depths of 4 to 6kms.

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Source: RNZ

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