加拿大公司的目标是首先开采深海矿物,面对环境关切。 Canadian company aims to be first to extract deep-sea minerals, facing environmental concerns.

加拿大Metals Company(TMC)公司认为,这将是第一个从深海提取有价值的矿物的公司,旨在到2030-2031年实现全面生产。 Canadian company The Metals Company (TMC) believes it will be the first to extract valuable minerals from the deep sea, aiming for full-scale production by 2030-2031. 由CEO Gerard Barron领导的TMC公司寻求美国颁发商业采矿许可证,以便从太平洋提取镍和富钴结核。 TMC, led by CEO Gerard Barron, seeks a commercial mining permit from the US to extract nickel and cobalt-rich nodules from the Pacific Ocean. 然而,环境科学家警告说,深海采矿可能损害海洋生态系统,并促成气候变化。 However, environmental scientists warn that deep-sea mining could harm ocean ecosystems and contribute to climate change.