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Donald Trump signed an executive order toexpedite deep sea mining
US President Donald Trump has asked federal agencies to speed up the process for issuing permits for mining in the seafloor in both the US and international territory. It will use the “Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act,” a US law from 1980. There is no deep-sea mining currently being done in the world, however, companies have long eyed ocean floor as a potential source of metals.
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