DAILYCALLER (Paris Apodaca) - America Looks Beneath The Waves As Critical Mineral Race Heads Offshore
‘Extraordinary strategic resource’
‘Extraordinary strategic resource’
Photo Credit:G.Mannaerts, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons, unaltered. G.Mannaerts, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia By Janet Levy The U.S. must pursue deep-sea mining so that the American economy—and our defense equipment and fighter jets—are no longer dependent on our biggest rival.
Leticia Carvalho heads a global authority that’s been struggling to set rules for a decade. President Trump’s aggressive push on ocean mining makes her task more urgent.
It’s the latest twist in the controversial global race to mine the deep sea for rare-earth elements and other valuable resources.