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Thursday 2 October 2014 | Published in Environment
Gerald McCormack, Director of the Natural Heritage Trust. The Cook Islands' exclusive economic zone contains 10 billion tonnes of manganese nodules like those inset, according to a geological assessment. 14050616
Environmental factors from any potential seabed mining activities in the Cook Islands were the focus of a presentation held at the University of the South Pacific last night.
Environmental factors from any potential seabed mining activities in the Cook Islands were the focus of a presentation held at the University of the South Pacific last night.
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