Will miners finally start extracting minerals from the seabed in 2025?

Mining companies hope that 2025 will be the year they can finally start harvesting valuable minerals from the ocean floor.

For more than two decades, the International Seabed Authority (ISA), the United Nations body charged with regulating deep-sea mining in international waters, has He was unable to finalize the code To extract minerals found at the bottom of the ocean. With negotiations remaining at an impasse, the impasse could see countries continuing to move forward without a global agreement.