Race to name creatures of the deep as mining interest grows
In the cold, lightless Pacific Ocean deep, the seabed is scattered with metal-rich rocks coveted by miners—and huge numbers ...
Deep-sea mining sediment plumes travel farther than expected, monitoring study finds
On the abyssal plains, at depths between 3,000 and 6,000 meters, polymetallic nodules are scattered across millions of square ...
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Footprints of deep-sea mining
Mining of polymetallic nodules from the seabed might lead to significant and long-lasting ecological changes -- both in the mined area, where surface sediments and the fauna living in and on it are ...
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Archaeologists uncover treasures from 3,000-year-old gold mine in Egypt that 'reveals historical secrets'
Egyptian officials recently announced the discovery of a 3,000-year-old mining complex ... southwest of the town of Marsa Alam in the Red Sea Governorate, according to a Facebook post published ...