Villagers give notice on deep sea mining
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By , on November 29th, 2010 Leave a comment   Conservation & Environment, Mining   , ,  

[PNG] landowners will ask the [courts] to stop any deep-sea mining in the area until the current mining laws governing sacred fishing grounds are properly interpreted…Paka said villagers, who used the ocean area to be mined for food, had not been consulted, simply because the Mining Act was not clear on the sea aspect. via . . . → Read More: Villagers give notice on deep sea mining

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On Our Radar: Deep-Sea Mining
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By , on July 5th, 2010 2 comments   Mining, Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls   , , , , , , ,  

Deep-sea mining as been our radar for awhile. Now it’s on NYT’s Green Blog. Put it on yours. The Chinese government announces plans for deep-sea mining; it will seek copper, nickel and cobalt 5,000 feet down in international waters. Prior DSN posts about mining the seafloor NIOT will starts the next phase of fields trials . . . → Read More: On Our Radar: Deep-Sea Mining

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Excuse me sir there is a call
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By , on February 18th, 2009 One comment   Conservation & Environment, Industry & Government   , , , , , ,  

Nautilus CEO: Hello Official Representative of Teck Cominco Limited: This is —-, I have some good news and some bad news. CEO: Good news first Rep: We’ve had some good times together, a great relationship. I’ve really enjoyed that CEO: Yeah remember that time in PNG… Rep: Uhhh, yeah…but umm…I really need to tell you . . . → Read More: Excuse me sir there is a call

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