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TCM wants to mine seabed in 2025

Canada-based The Metals Company said it will apply for a seabed mining licence next year.

 If approved, NORI will use the Hidden Gem vessel to recover an estimated 1.3 – 3.0 million wet tonnes annually.

If approved, NORI will use the Hidden Gem vessel to recover an estimated 1.3 – 3.0 million wet tonnes annually.

The self-described explorer of seafloor polymetallic nodules plans to file an application through its subsidiary Nauru Ocean Resources (NORI), with the International Seabed Authority (ISA). The application...

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