The bed of the northeast Pacific Ocean is covered with a "carpet" estimated to be worth a staggering ten million dollars. These manganese nodules—the bumpy carpet—are rich not only in manganese but in the key strategic minerals: copper, nickel and cobalt. NOVA examines the debate about who owns them and who has the right to exploit their use. |
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Title: | Cashing in on the Ocean | |
Air Date: | February 1, 1979 | |
Runtime: | 60 min | |
Genres: | History Nature | |
MISKO_KAWN : Wrong ep.