UK Seabed Resources set out with a team of scientists from Panama in February 2020 bound for the Clarion Clipperton Zone. Credit: Lockheed Martin
Companies that also hold exploration licences for swathes of the sea floor in the CCZ include Global Sea Mineral Resources and The Metals Company. The area is peppered with potato-sized rocks rich in cobalt, copper, nickel, and manganese – key materials for technologies driving the energy transition, such as batteries for electric cars.
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