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Seabed mining approved in New Zealand despite environmentalists’ concerns

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | August 11, 2017 | 7:02 am Precious Metals Asia Australia Gold Iron Ore Silver 

New Zealand’s Environmental Protection Authority approved Trans-Tasman Resources’ application to mine iron sands from the seabed of South Taranaki Bight, located 22 kilometres to 36 kilometres offshore from Patea. The approval means that Trans-Tasman is now allowed to recover resources...

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