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MEDIA RELEASE: PNG PM Silent on Environmental Risks of the Solwara 1 Deep Sea Mine
Last December the Deep Sea Mining Campaign sent a letter to Papua New Guinean Prime Minister, Peter O’Neill. The letter outlined specific environmental concerns about the Solwara 1 mine and requested that documents relating to the approvals process of Nautilus Minerals Solwara 1 deep sea mine be made publicly available. The campaign is still awaiting [...]
Read moreWill Deep-sea Mining Yield an Underwater Gold Rush?
National Geographic News Meghan Miner | 1 February 2013 A mile beneath the ocean’s waves waits a buried cache beyond any treasure hunter’s wildest dreams: gold, copper, zinc, and other valuable minerals. Scientists have known about the bounty for decades, but only recently has rising demand for such commodities sparked interest in actually surfacing it. [...]
Read moreEnvironmental Uncertainties Halt Deep Sea Mining
Inter Press News Agency Catherine Wilson | 17 December 2012 SYDNEY, Dec 17 2012 (IPS) – The world’s first deep sea mineral (DSM) mining venture in the Bismarck Sea off the northern coast of Papua New Guinea in the southwest Pacific has come to a halt after two years of development. While the mining company [...]
Read moreNautilus is feeling the heat – more financial woes
Below are the links to Nautilus statement recently released that many of you have probably seen – they are cancelling underwater construction contracts, sacking 60 staff, it also should be noted that Nautilus shares have dropped 77% in the past year. They are under huge financial pressure! NAUTILUS STATEMENT: Nautilus Minerals terminates equipment build [...]
Read moreDr John Luick and the Deep Sea Mining campaign dismiss Nautilus defence of EIS
On 6 November 2012, the Deep Sea mining campaign released a new report authored by Oceanographic expert, Dr. John Luick. The report found that the Nautilus minerals Solwara 1 EIS seriously downplays the risks facing local communities and the marine environment in Papua New Guinea. Download Nautilus statement defending the EIS, below is Dr. [...]
Read moreWarning on deep sea mining
Starza Paul | The National November 12, 2012 Deep sea mining should be given more consideration before mining starts, the National Research Institute’s Dr Nalau Bingeding says. Bingeding made the comment last Friday in Port Moresby amid speculation by landowner groups, public, politicians and other concerned institutions that deep-sea mining was still not safe for [...]
Read moreABC News: Oceanographer questions analysis of PNG seafloor mine data
ABC | Radio Australia November 8 2012 An Australian scientist has raised further concerns about the environmental impact statement for the world’s first seafloor mine off New Ireland in Papua New Guinea. The Canadian company, Nautilus Minerals, is set to begin mining operations at the Solwara One Project next year, despite concerns from people in [...]
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