![]() Namibia’s sea bed diamonds are within Namibia’s Exclusive Economic Zone, in shallow waters. The company’s activity, however, only covers a fraction of the marine environment. Since the company became operational in 2002, Debmarine Namibia has mined over 8km 2 and produced over five-million carats. ![]() However, while mining the ocean floor for nickel, copper, cobalt and manganese polymetallic nodules is still a fledgling industry at best, along the coast of the Southern African country of Namibia, marine mining has been well underway for over a decade. ISA, which was created under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, is planning to create mineral exploitation rules as early as July 2020. China holds five contracts, with interest from other countries including Belgium, Britain, Germany and Poland, as well as from the Middle East. The International Seabed Authority (ISA), an autonomous international organisation that manages all mineral-related activities in the international seabed area, has already signed 30 contracts with governments, research institutions and commercial entities for exploration-phase sea bed mining. ![]() Preparations for a marine mining economy are already underway. ![]() With on-land deposits depleting fast, the seabed, which is thought to be rich in nickel, copper, cobalt and manganese, is the next obvious place to look. ![]()
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