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Evidence of mysterious “dark oxygen” from the abyssal seafloor was published in a prestigious journal in July .
It raises new questions about the risks mining might pose to life at the bottom of the ocean.
Polymetallic nodules rich in nickel, copper, cobalt, iron, and manganese are strewn across the seaflore.
Mining companies are interested in exploiting minerals from the deep sea.
The Metals Company is planning to apply for a license to start deep-sea mining.
The company says it’s still “preparing a comprehensive rebuttal” but is so far questioning the researchers’ “flawed” methods.
Delegations representing several countries have brought the research up in their opening statements.
The research team stands by its work.
Deep Sea Conservation Coalition is calling for a moratorium on deep-sea mining.
Geiger : “The materials are needed, there’s absolutely no question about it. So we may be forced sooner or later to take this step as a society.” “Once you take them out, they’re gone,” Geiger says.
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