# Russia’s Exclusive Pacific Ocean Exploration Rights Extended to 2031

https://mins.news/en/item/40386

- TASS, 2026-09-01 13:35 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://tass.com/economy/2180457

> 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.