Deep Sea Mining Campaign
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The deep sea ocean floor has never before been mined for precious metals. Now, a Canadian mining company, Nautilus Minerals Inc., is leading an international wave of companies seeking to exploit the ocean floor, despite the untested technologies which could have widespread environmental, economic and social impacts.
Nautilus has chosen the deep sea waters of Papua New Guinea (PNG) as the first location to begin this new industry, not only because of the potentially rich deposits of gold, silver, zinc and copper, but also because, as is the case with many countries, there are no laws or regulations governing deep sea mining.
The concerns over deep sea mining are many. Nutrient rich water from the deep sea will be released on the ocean surface and, if these waters drift to corals, they may impact corals which depend on nutrient poor water. Additionally, heavy sediment plumes could impair photic zones and adhere to plankton species, and traditional pollution will come from the associated land based mining operations.
Papua New Guinea is the frontline in the international battle to ensure that if this new mining method succeeds that it does not impact the oceans or coastal communities, and the models developed in PNG will set the guidelines for the expansion of the industry.
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