The Age of Deep Sea Mining Begins…But At What Cost?
Nov 11, 2018 · 5 min read
Much was made of James Cameron’s history making return to the Challenger Deep back in May of 2012, yet one year prior on a sunny day in July Chinese marine engineers witnessed the descent of the Jiaolong submersible to a depth of 5,000 meters, with a 7,000 meter test.
While it largely escaped the public’s notice, the fact that the Jiaolong placed a small Chinese flag on the ocean floor raised many eyebrows among US politicians and industrialists. A similar stunt played out in 2007 beneath the arctic ice, with a resurgent Russia laying claim…
