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Cook Islands poised to become deep-sea mining leader
AVARUA, Cook Islands -- Hans Smit, CEO of Moana Minerals, placed a bucket on a table. It was full of what looked like irregular black golf balls. The balls were heavy but surprisingly fragile, shedding thin flakes at the touch of a hand. Over millions of years, these polymetallic nodules, as they…
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