ScienceRussia’s Exclusive Pacific Ocean Exploration Rights Extended to 2031
Russia’s exclusive right to explore polymetallic nodules in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone of the northeastern Pacific has been extended until 2031, the Natural Resources Ministry said. The 75,000-square-kilometer area contains deposits of nickel, cobalt, manganese and rare-earth elements at depths of 4.7 to 5.4 kilometers.
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Russia’s Exclusive Pacific Ocean Exploration Rights Extended to 2031