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Clarion-Clipperton Zone
July 30 , 2024
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- India will apply for licences to explore for deep-sea minerals in the Pacific Ocean.
- India plans to focus on the Clarion-Clipperton Zone.
- It is a vast plain between Hawaii and Mexico.
- It is known to hold large volumes of polymetallic nodules containing minerals like manganese, nickel, copper, and cobalt.
- International Seabed Authority (ISA) has issued 31 deep-sea exploration licences, including two for India in the Indian Ocean.
- But, it is yet to allow mining because the 36-member body is still working on the regulations.
- China, Russia, and some Pacific Island nations have already secured exploration licences for the Pacific Ocean.
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