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Deep-sea mining could help fuel renewable energy. Here's why it's been put on hold.
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Date:2025-04-15 20:41:01
Industrial-scale deep-sea mining for metals and minerals is on hold for now, after the international group that governs the sea floor could not come to an agreement on a mining code for the ocean bed.
Instead, it announced it would continue working on an agreement aimed at putting regulations governing commercial ocean floor mining in place in 2025.
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