Tag: #exploration
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The Chagos Islands – A New Frontier for Mauritian Deep-Sea Mining?
A Dispute of Sovereignty The Chagos Islands have, until this week, been referred to as the British Indian Ocean Territories. On Thursday (October 3), the new UK Government agreed to cede their disputed claim and return sovereignty to Mauritius. The dispute dates back to the decolonization and independence of Mauritius…
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Norway Approves Deep-Sea Mining Exploration Licence
In 2018, I visited the Norwegian University for Science and Technology (NTNU), for a conference on Deep-Sea Mining. During the Q&A, I remember a minister standing to ask “how long until we can get these nodules?” to support the Norwegian Governments’ drive towards wind power. In the last few days,…
M-Cubed Research Consulting 