Marine Minerals: Exploring Our New Ocean Frontier

摘要

The report on exploring the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) for its mineral potential is in response to a joint request from the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries and the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. It examines the current knowledge about the hard mineral resources within the EEZ, explores the economic and security potential of seabed resources, assesses the technologies available to both explore for and mine those resources, identifies issues that face the Congress and the executive branch, and finall presents options to the Congress for dealing with these issues.