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Nature 447, 246-247 (17 May 2007) | doi:10.1038/447246a; Published online 16 May 2007
Digging deep
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Long dismissed as too expensive or impractical, mining the sea floor for metals is gaining a new foothold. Mark Schrope reports on two companies hoping to take the plunge.
When the riches of the land run out, look to those of the sea. That's how many have thought for years, although mining the deep sea for metals always seemed a prospect of the distant future.
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