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[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/14/opinion/deep-ocean-mining-pollution.html by By Steven H.D. Haddock and C. Anela Choy 14/8/20 The New York Times] | [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/14/opinion/deep-ocean-mining-pollution.html by By Steven H.D. Haddock and C. Anela Choy 14/8/20 The New York Times] | ||
There is treasure in the sea, and much of it lies in plain view on the deep ocean floor. Fields of metallic nodules and towering hydrothermal chimneys accumulate precious and industrially prized metals, estimated to be worth many billions to even trillions of dollars. | There is treasure in the sea, and much of it lies in plain view on the deep ocean floor. Fields of metallic nodules and towering hydrothermal chimneys accumulate precious and industrially prized metals, estimated to be worth many billions to even trillions of dollars. | ||
=====The weirdest ways scientists are mining for critical minerals, from water to weeds===== | |||
[https://grist.org/energy/the-weirdest-ways-scientists-are-mining-for-critical-minerals-from-water-to-weeds/ by Grist Staff 26/3/25 Grist] | |||
Since ancient history, mining has been a dirty business. While we’ve developed new tools, chemicals, machines, and techniques, most of today’s mining still boils down to digging in the dirt. As the world ramps up production of the technologies it needs to move away from fossil fuels, this widespread disturbance of Earth and ecosystems will continue in the accelerating search for critical minerals like lithium, cobalt, nickel, and rare-earth elements. | |||
