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Trump forges ahead with controversial deep-sea mining

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The deep sea contains billions of tonnes of potato-shaped rocks, called polymetallic nodules, rich in critical minerals like cobalt and rare earths.

The order appears to bypass a long-running round of UN negotiations on mining in international waters.

Environmentalists and scientists are concerned that undiscovered species living in the deep sea could be harmed by the process.

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