THE OCEAN'S MINERALS

OCEAN FLOOR MINING

• Ocean floor mining is very expensive.
• It is very easy to mine on the contenintal shelf.
• Only wealthy industrial nations can mine on the ocean floor.

COMMON OCEANIC MINERALS

• Diamonds
• Manganese nodules
• Gold
• Silver
• Copper

The Pacific Ocean profits of minerals should be shared with multiple countries. These countries include the USA, Canada, Mexico, and the west coast of South America.

The Atlantic Ocean profits of minerals should be shared with multiple countries. These countries include, the USA, Canada, Mexico, the east coast of South America, the west coast of Africa, and the west coast of Europe.

MINING RIGHTS OF NATIONS

• Some people think that,