Delving the depths

Deep-sea mining is moving closer to becoming a reality. Ailbhe Goodbody examines the current state of this emerging industry, and looks at some of the key companies involved

26 March 2014
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Shallow submarine mining (up to 150m in depth) already exists in some coastal areas, for example diamond mining in Namibia and tin mining in Indonesia.

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