New deep sea-mining technique could spark new mining rush

摘要

Marine and Mineral Projects, a Cape Town, South Africa-based engineering company, said it is pioneering the global future of deep-sea mining, which it hopes could lead to a "new gold rush." '"The concept of deep sea marine mining arose in response to the rich diamond deposits that were identified off the coast of Namibia," said Rodney Newman of Marine and Mineral Projects. "More recently, other mineral deposits have been identified in various locations around the world, including in the Manus Basin, off the coast of Papua New Guinea, within the Kermadec Ridge in New Zealand waters and along several other fissures within the Pacific Rim of Fire." Globally, mining investors are calling this the 'new gold rush'," he said.