Deep sea mining may end US reliance on China, enviro concerns remain

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Deep sea mining may end US reliance on China, enviro concerns remain

The quest for a truly American-made electric vehicle (EV) faces a significant hurdle: the dependency on imported minerals, with China controlling the lion's share of the supply. However, a growing new industry that involves sourcing these essential materials from the ocean floor could potentially shift this narrative. The Metals Company (TMC) is one of the groups at the forefront of deep sea mining, with an aim of extracting polymetallic nodules…