Deep-Sea Mining & the Future
The coming frontier and its cost — the polymetallic nodules of the abyssal plain, the race to mine them, and the debate over what we risk destroying before we understand it.
Part of Deep-Sea Exploration
7 moments in this segment.
- — Polymetallic nodules. The potato-sized manganese nodules that carpet the abyssal plain — the prize, and the flashpoint, of deep-sea mining.
- — Visualizing Deep-sea Mining. MIT Mechanical Engineering
- — Mining the deep sea: the true cost to the planet. The Economist
- — The Truth about Deep Sea Mining. Take the Real Engineering X Brilliant Course and get 20% off your an annual subscription:
- — Deep-sea mining pros and cons for the Pacific region | Explainer | The Pacific | ABC News. There’s been lots of discussion around deep-sea mining across the Pacific region. But what exactly is deep-sea mining and what are the pros and cons for the people living in the great blue continent?
- — The race to mine the bottom of the ocean. Vox
- — Deep sea mining: Into the deep | 60 Minutes Archive. 60 Minutes
