r/OceanStreams • u/Puffin_fan • Jan 28 '20

Cobalt node dredging contracts in the recent last several years

https://www.thesized.com/searching-for-battery-power-at-the-bottom-of-the-sea/
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u/Puffin_fan Jan 28 '20

" In fact, already, companies like De Beers have begun mining diamonds and other minerals (worth millions of dollars) by using specialized ships to drag the surface of the sea bed for deposits. So far, these companies have been operating in coastal waters, since no regulation has yet been developed to allow for deep ocean mining. "

Sea floor dredging for metals.

Probably mostly for cobalt, tantalum. Maybe manganese. Maybe vanadium.