• 11/27/2024

The Tiny Nation at the Vanguard of Mining the Ocean Floor

New York Times

Below the waters of the Cook Islands, population 15,000, lie minerals used to power electric cars. Extracting them could bring riches, but many say it’s a bad idea.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/09/world/asia/cook-islands-seabed-mining.html