Cook Islands to grant seabed mining exploration licenses within a year
2020-06-17 12:00
The Cook Islands government plans to license seabed mining operators to prospect its exclusive economic zone for manganese and cobalt nodules within the coming financial year, Deputy Prime Minister Mark Brown told the Cook Islands News. Brown’s comments, reported in a May 23 article, came in response to a new report commissioned by environmental advocacy […]
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