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Norway strongly criticised in Nature editorial for approving seabed mining

The prestigious international journal claims that Norway is undermining the work of the Ocean Panel.

Political majority for seabed mining in Norway: “I am deeply concerned,” marine researcher says

Norway could become one of the first countries in the world to open up for this.

Here’s how valuable resources can be extracted from the seabed: “There's a goldmine out there”

If there is going to be seabed mining, how should it be done? And what kind of technology can we use?

Researchers fear that the hunt for gold in the deep sea will suffocate sponges

Gold, silver, copper, and cobalt tempt politicians to open the deep sea for extraction. But we know too little about life down there, researchers at the University of Bergen say.

The seabed at a depth of 1,500 metres could be opened for possible mining. What's it like down there?

What lies in the ocean’s depths, and what kind of environments are researchers worried about?

Norway could make Europe less dependent on critical minerals from China

Norway has large deposits of some rare earth metals that are important for the green shift. The Fen Complex fields in Telemark probably constitute a world-class deposit.

What happens if we can’t buy critical metals from the Chinese?

The green shift makes us even more dependent on metals China has a near-monopoly on.

Rare earths: Norwegian fertilizer against a Chinese near-monopoly

Electric cars, mobile phones, wind turbines — modern technology needs metals that are almost exclusively found in China. Residues from Norwegian fertilizer production can help Europe become less dependent on a country that wants to produce more itself.

The Kongsberg mines are famous for their beautiful native silver. Researcher now claims they may also be full of gold.

In the 1600s, promising gold discoveries were made in Kongsberg's silver mines. Now a researcher has looked into the gold finds from 350 years ago.