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Seven Hundred Trillion Reasons: The Unseen Scale of Cook Islands' Seabed Resources

Exploring the Hidden Treasure: Cook Islands' Polymetallic Nodules

When you think of the Cook Islands, a few things might come to mind—relaxed holidays, vibrant tivaevae, and, less excitingly, the high price of fish. But ask a marine geologist, and they will tell you that the Cook Islands are famous for something much more significant: a massive deposit of polymetallic nodules.

SBMA Science ArticleDede Mingi24 August 2024Seabed Minerals, Ocean Resources, Cook Islands, Rarotonga, Deep Sea Treasure, Marine Geology, Polymetallic Nodules, Deep Ocean Exploration, Sustainable Mining, Harvesting, Cobalt Harvesting, Vast Resources, Future of Mining, Seabed Science, Ocean Wealth, Scale of Nodules, Deep Sea Mysteries

Artex 2023 concludes: New discoveries and a model of collaboration

Two remotely operated vehicle (ROV) dives and four boxcore deployments later, the Artex 2023 team disembarked in Aitutaki after completing a research expedition of the deep ocean plains shared with Rarotonga.

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