Should Manganese Nodules be Exploited as a Source of Metal? Should we continue exploiting manganese nodules as a source of metal, taking into consideration all the moral aspects.

Manganese nodules are small, dark, potato-shaped mixtures of different minerals, containing sources of useful metals such as manganese, iron, copper, nickel, lead, zinc and cobalt. The nodules are formed by about 24% of manganese, 15% iron, 1.5% of nickel and smaller abundances of the other elements. Manganese nodules are found in large quantities in the sea-beds of oceans proximate to the regions of Russia, Brazil, Australia, Cook Islands, South Africa, Gabon, India and the Solomon Islands. It is …showed first 75 words of 1647 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1647 total…sea mining is shared, thus providing countries such as Gabon, South Africa and India an opportunity to extract their vast undersea resources without the risk of technological failures. In general, I believe that the manganese nodules should be exploited as a source of metal. Unimaginable technologies and knowledge await us, and I believe that undersea mining will lead to a huge industrial development wherever manganese nodules are in possession, regardless of the country's economical status.