Canadian Company Seeks Deep-Sea Mining

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Canadian company asks U.S. for deep-sea mining permit, bypassing UN agency | Globalnews.ca

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The Metals Company says it is seeking two exploration licenses and a commercial recovery permit.

The filing is expected to spark a complex legal battle since the Jamaica -based International Seabed Authority has the power to authorize exploitation permits.

Environmentalists and activists decry the move, saying that ISA has the sole power to approve permits.

There are currently no regulations in place to oversee such mining as scientists warn that extracting minerals from vital ecosystems that help regulate climate change.

The area The Metals Company is seeking to explore is larger than the size of South Dakota and the extraction area larger than Vermont .

Watters says deep-sea mining is “not an experiment that we should be conducting” A spokesperson for the authority declined comment and referred to statements it made earlier this year .

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