Norway is set to become the first country to move forward with deep-sea mining in its waters.
Industry experts don't expect deep-sea mining to start before at least the early 2030s.
It could open 108,000 square miles of Norway's national waters to commercial deep-sea mining, per the BBC.
AdvertisementThe industry would seek to collect rare minerals like lithium, scandium, and cobalt from nodules and crust found on the ocean floors.
AdvertisementThere are very few places in the world where these rare minerals can be found on the surface.
Persons:
—, Energy Terje Aasland, Walter Sognnes, Lise Øvreås, Michael Norton, Odd Kristian Dahle
Organizations:
Service, BBC, Petroleum, Energy, Politico, European Union, Guardian, World Resources Institute, University of Bergen, EASAC, Association of Norwegian Fishermen, Democratic
Locations:
Norway, Norwegian, Democratic Republic of Congo