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Papua New Guinea's seabed to be mined for gold and copper [1]

Government approves world's first commercial deep-sea mining project despite vehement objections over threat to marine life

Publication Date: 
07/08/2012
Guardian (UK) [2]
Tags:
Mining [3], Minerals [4], Oceans and Seas [5], Papua New Guinea [6], Gold [7], Copper [8], Marine Ecosystems [9], Marine Life [10], Environment [11], Deep Sea Mining [12]

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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/papua-new-guineas-seabed-be-mined-gold-and-copper
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/guardian-uk
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/minerals
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/oceans-and-seas
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/papua-new-guinea
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gold
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/copper
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/marine-ecosystems
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/marine-life
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/deep-sea-mining