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Ocean mining problems explore energy and mineral links
The Register outlines how energy crises mask a looming minerals crisis as the ocean floor emerges as a potential source. It notes 70 percent of the earth is water, with over 30 percent of remaining air and gas and 50 percent of hard minerals beneath waves. Offshore oil tech leads to marine resource opportunities, with Louisiana offshore fields pioneering methods later used in the North Sea and Indonesia.
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