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Pacific island of Nauru sets two-year deadline for deep-sea mining rules - Reuters
2:53am PDT - June 29th, 2021 tonga - ReutersThe tiny Pacific island nation of Nauru has requested approval for deep-sea mining plans for a subsidiary of The Metals Co, giving the U.N. International Seabed Authority (ISA) two years to decide on rules for the new and controversial industry.