More Deals in Readiness for Seabed Mining Boom
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"More Deals in Readiness for Seabed Mining Boom" — Wendy Laursen — The Maritime Executive — March 30, 2016
The International Seabed Authority has signed its first exploration contract for seabed mining for 2016. The deal was signed with the U.K. Seabed Resources Limited (UKSRL) and involves a 15-year contract for the exploration of polymetallic nodules in the eastern part of the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone in the Pacific Ocean west of Mexico.
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