October 21, 2021
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The demand for minerals—specifically, strategic metals such as cobalt, nickel, copper, and manganese—has been steadily increasing with population growth and changing consumption patterns in the developing world. Certain lab-based alloys can substitute minerals but pose limitations, so mining activities will inevitably continue. Several countries have started restricting cheap, detrimental mining activities, leading to a higher interest in using deep seabed minerals.
