Polymetallic sea nodules collected from a deep-sea mining expedition in the Indian Ocean ... Under German rule, phosphate was discovered and mined on the island at the beginning of the 20th ...

Nauru, a picturesque island in Micronesia located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, was once one of ... Nauru took control of the phosphate mines, leading to an influx of wealth into the economy.

We're opposing lax environmental standards, challenging a proposed phosphate mine off the coast of Mexico, and working on issues surrounding rare-metals exploration (nickel, cobalt, copper and ...