Tag: Underwater Goldrush

  • Scientists Urge Caution On Underwater Mining

    Scientists Urge Caution On Underwater Mining

    For years the ‘bad ones’ have poisoned rivers, devastated forests and displaced communities, and now massive companies are rushing to dig up the seabed for precious metals. MIT: “The ocean’s deep-sea bed is scattered with ancient, potato-sized rocks called “polymetallic nodules” that contain nickel and cobalt — minerals that are in high demand for the…