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Pramila Pramila
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6 years ago
Which areas of the deep oceans are most promising for mining metals and why?
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Environment: The Science Behind the Stories, Canadian Edition

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Hydrothermal vents are most promising because they emit dissolved metals, such as gold, silver, and zinc, resulting from underground volcanic activity. These metals are then deposited on the ocean floor near those vents and therefore are present there in much higher concentrations than in other parts of the ocean floor.
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