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- Title
Should we mine the deep seafloor?
- Authors
Beaulieu, Stace E.; Graedel, T. E.; Hannington, Mark D.
- Abstract
As land-based mineral resources become increasingly difficult and expensive to acquire, the potential for mining resources from the deep seafloor has become widely discussed and debated. Exploration leases are being granted, and technologies are under development. However, the quantity and quality of the resources are uncertain, and many worry about risks to vulnerable deep-sea ecosystems. Deep-sea mining has become part of the discussion of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. In this article we provide a summary of benefits, costs, and uncertainties that surround this potentially attractive but contentious topic.
- Subjects
OCEAN bottom; MARINE mineral resources; ECOSYSTEMS
- Publication
Earth's Future, 2017, Vol 5, Issue 7, p655
- ISSN
2328-4277
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/2017EF000605