Marina Schwarz + 1,576 September 21, 2018 The next last frontier? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ceo_energemsier + 1,818 cv September 21, 2018 been going for for atleast 25 years. ROV's Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ceo_energemsier + 1,818 cv September 21, 2018 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-norway-deep-sea-minerals-idUSKCN1M01SU?utm_source=34553&utm_medium=partner https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/seabed-mining-robots-to-mine-for-gold-in-hydrothermal-vents/ http://www.westcoastplacer.com/mining-the-ocean-floor-with-robots/ https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2025456/chinas-deep-sea-mission-mine-wealth-beneath-ocean-floor 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dan Warnick + 6,100 September 22, 2018 On 9/21/2018 at 2:05 PM, Marina Schwarz said: The next last frontier? "The scientists hope the explorations will reveal why some areas have minerals and others do not, how much is down there and what damage mining them would have on the environment." Well, if you find anything, someone is going to mine it..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ceo_energemsier + 1,818 cv September 22, 2018 6 hours ago, Dan Warnick said: "The scientists hope the explorations will reveal why some areas have minerals and others do not, how much is down there and what damage mining them would have on the environment." Well, if you find anything, someone is going to mine it..... I recall that the Saudi's had started mining for AU in the Red Sea back I think in the 90s and early 2000s Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites