Solwara 1

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The Solwara 1 Project is located at 1600 metres water depth in the Bismarck Sea, New Ireland Province. It will be the world’s first deep-sea mining project, with first production expected in 2013. The resource is high grade copper-gold resource and the world's first Seafloor Massive Sulphide (SMS) resource.

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"Mine urban waste, not oceans, say campaigners"  — Michelle Dobrovolny — SciDev — August 16, 2013

Controversial plans to mine the floor of the Pacific Ocean should not go ahead before Earth's 'urban mines' have been exploited, say campaigners.

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Solwara 1
"Deep-sea mining firms up standards as Nautilus ‘turns corner’"  — Simon Rees — Mining Weekly — August 08, 2013

Nautilus Minerals has faced some tough times over the past 12 months, its difficulties mainly related to a commercial dispute between the company and the government of Papua New Guinea (PNG) that arose in June 2012.

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Deep Seabed Mining, Solwara 1