Pacific / Environment

Seabed mining debate stirs again in the Pacific

05:03 am on 15 June 2020

A group of researchers says damages from seabed mining would be significantly less than land-based mining.

It's a key finding in a report touted by the government of Nauru and Canadian company DeepGreen Metals.

DeepGreen has a license to explore the seabed of international waters in the Clarion Clipperton Zone, and has three exploration contracts which are sponsored by Nauru, Kiribati and Tonga.

Johnny Blades reports.

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