[News & Analysis] Economic Geology: Seafloor Mining Plan Advances, Worrying Critics

Leaping over a final hurdle, last week Canada-based Nautilus Minerals announced a resolution to its years of negotiation with the government of Papua New Guinea over plans to mine a copper- and gold-rich hydrothermal vent site in the country's waters. But scientists and environmental advocates alike worry that there is still too little information about how such mines will affect ocean ecosystems. Author: Carolyn Gramling
Source: Science: This Week - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Economic Geology Source Type: research