Published date: 13-Sep-2022
Deep Sea mining could begin in the Pacific as early as this month, after regulators decided to allow The Metals Company to start mining the seafloor.
The International Seabed Authority (ISA) has granted permission to Nauru Oceans Resources, a subsidiary of The Metals Company, to begin exploratory mining in the Clarion Clipperton Zone between Hawaii and Mexico.
According to the Financial Post, about 3,600 tonnes of polymetallic nodules are expected to be collected during the trial beginning later this month with an expected conclusion in the fourth quarter of 2022.
It comes as French Polynesia recently voted for a draft opinion for a temporary ban on seabed mining projects.