China bids for rights to search seabed
By Wang Qian | China Daily | Updated: 2012-09-06 07:53
China may gain the exploration rights to search for metallic mineral resources in certain West Pacific Ocean seabeds in 2013 if the International Seabed Authority approves its application, Chinese authorities said on Wednesday.
According to the China Ocean Mineral Resources Research and Development Association, on July 27 it applied to the ISA, a United Nations body that oversees mining in international waters, to search an area of about 3,000 square kilometers in the West Pacific Ocean.
ISA confirmed the application on Aug 31 on its website.
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