What are the pros and cons of deep-sea mining? | World …
Sep 12, 2025 · Critical minerals, essential for many green technologies, can be found under the sea as well as on land. But not enough is yet known about the potential impacts of deep-sea …
FAQs: Deep-Sea Mining - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Jun 6, 2019 · What is deep-sea mining? Deep-sea mining is the proposed extraction of metallic and non-metallic mineral resources from the ocean floor at water depths greater than 200 …
Risks of deep-sea mining are not fully understood: Here's why that ...
Jul 21, 2022 · Deep-sea mining, an industry poised to start operating in 2023, could result in the dangerous loss of biodiversity and other disruptions to the deep sea.
With deep-sea mining, do microbes stand a chance?
Mar 16, 2023 · How the Ocean Works With deep-sea mining, do microbes stand a chance? Scouring the seafloor for precious metals could put marine microbial communities and their …
Seafloor Mining FAQs - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Aug 5, 2025 · Deep-sea mining extracts metals like nickel and cobalt from ocean floors over 200m deep, with potential environmental impacts and global economic effects. Learn more in this FAQ.
Deep-Sea Minerals Dialogue | World Economic Forum
A Value Chain Dialogue on Deep-Sea MineralsWhat questions are being asked about this potential new source and what are the possible implications for responsible sourcing? The …
The Promise and Perils of Seafloor Mining - Woods Hole …
Nov 20, 2009 · The “Precious Metals from Deep-Sea Vents” workshop and colloquium was funded by the Elisabeth W. and Henry A. Morss, Jr., Colloquia Endowed Fund at WHOI, the …
Deep-sea minerals could meet the demands of battery supply …
Aug 3, 2020 · Deep-sea mining has the potential to supply cobalt and other metals free from association with such social strife, and can reduce the raw material cost and carbon footprint …
Deep sea mining: the new frontier in the struggle for resources?
Nov 10, 2014 · Hailed as a ‘new resource frontier’, the deep seabed is home to a variety of valuable minerals and metals, which lie hidden in underwater ridges, seamounts and …
The UN is putting deep-sea mining on pause. Here’s why
The ISA is discussing how deep-sea mining can be carried out sustainably and equitably with the benefits shared by all nations alike. Until then, the ISA has delayed deep-sea mining at …