Willem Marks

And in this kind of deposit, they're looking primarily for copper, bit of gold, bit of silver. The rock that forms the bed there of the sea floor is rich in these metals because essentially it's come out of the Earth's crust. And then the second concern is about what happens as this material travels to the surface.

And in this kind of deposit, they're looking primarily for copper, bit of gold, bit of silver. The rock that forms the bed there of the sea floor is rich in these metals because essentially it's come out of the Earth's crust. And then the second concern is about what happens as this material travels to the surface.

If you're working with a mile-deep ocean or a two-mile-deep ocean, or even deeper in some cases, there's the scale of that material falling out even gradually over that distance. And then once you have currents, it could potentially blanket large areas of the ocean floor elsewhere.

If you're working with a mile-deep ocean or a two-mile-deep ocean, or even deeper in some cases, there's the scale of that material falling out even gradually over that distance. And then once you have currents, it could potentially blanket large areas of the ocean floor elsewhere.

If you're working with a mile-deep ocean or a two-mile-deep ocean, or even deeper in some cases, there's the scale of that material falling out even gradually over that distance. And then once you have currents, it could potentially blanket large areas of the ocean floor elsewhere.

And that has the potential, scientists say, to then choke marine life, whether that's coral or other forms of plants or animals.

And that has the potential, scientists say, to then choke marine life, whether that's coral or other forms of plants or animals.

And that has the potential, scientists say, to then choke marine life, whether that's coral or other forms of plants or animals.

They had environmental scientists on board who every time they sent this device up and down from the surface to the seafloor, they would put out these devices and it allows them to test what's happening in the seawater at different depths beneath the ship. And the intention of these environmental scientists was to figure out exactly how damaging this may or may not be.

They had environmental scientists on board who every time they sent this device up and down from the surface to the seafloor, they would put out these devices and it allows them to test what's happening in the seawater at different depths beneath the ship. And the intention of these environmental scientists was to figure out exactly how damaging this may or may not be.

They had environmental scientists on board who every time they sent this device up and down from the surface to the seafloor, they would put out these devices and it allows them to test what's happening in the seawater at different depths beneath the ship. And the intention of these environmental scientists was to figure out exactly how damaging this may or may not be.

So this will all be part of the kind of examination, the data analysis this company does, in theory, alongside regulators and government officials from Papua New Guinea to decide whether this is something that can move forward.

So this will all be part of the kind of examination, the data analysis this company does, in theory, alongside regulators and government officials from Papua New Guinea to decide whether this is something that can move forward.

So this will all be part of the kind of examination, the data analysis this company does, in theory, alongside regulators and government officials from Papua New Guinea to decide whether this is something that can move forward.

Well, to be totally honest, I found it to be pretty messy. No one really seemed to know the fact that the vessel was there. I went looking back in the capital, Port Moresby, for some answers and a bit of a better understanding about how this entire industry was shaping up and being regulated in Papua New Guinea.

Well, to be totally honest, I found it to be pretty messy. No one really seemed to know the fact that the vessel was there. I went looking back in the capital, Port Moresby, for some answers and a bit of a better understanding about how this entire industry was shaping up and being regulated in Papua New Guinea.

Well, to be totally honest, I found it to be pretty messy. No one really seemed to know the fact that the vessel was there. I went looking back in the capital, Port Moresby, for some answers and a bit of a better understanding about how this entire industry was shaping up and being regulated in Papua New Guinea.

I tried to chase down the head of the country's environment agency, but I eventually got hold of a man called Jerry Gary on Zoom. He runs the mining regulatory authority for Papua New Guinea, and he told me that any mining vessel that was operating in Papua New Guinea's territorial waters would definitely have officials from his agency on board to monitor what they're doing.

I tried to chase down the head of the country's environment agency, but I eventually got hold of a man called Jerry Gary on Zoom. He runs the mining regulatory authority for Papua New Guinea, and he told me that any mining vessel that was operating in Papua New Guinea's territorial waters would definitely have officials from his agency on board to monitor what they're doing.

I tried to chase down the head of the country's environment agency, but I eventually got hold of a man called Jerry Gary on Zoom. He runs the mining regulatory authority for Papua New Guinea, and he told me that any mining vessel that was operating in Papua New Guinea's territorial waters would definitely have officials from his agency on board to monitor what they're doing.