If governments do not meet a July 2023 deadline to attract up laws governing deep-sea mining, firms could begin exploiting the seabed with out authorized restrictions
Environment
31 December 2022
The Metals Company’s drilling vessel Hidden Gem has been transformed for accumulating nodules from the deep sea Jochen Tack/Alamy
For a long time, governments and companies have had a eager eye on the mineral wealth buried within the deep ocean, however a vacuum in laws governing seabed mining has saved would-be miners at bay.
That is all set to vary in 2023, as governments face a July deadline to agree on laws governing deep-sea mining – or threat mining firms beginning work on the seabed with none guidelines in any respect.
Under the UN regulator, the International …