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 …

…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.