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White and Case break down the legal complexities behind mining the seabed

Munira Rajkotwalla
3D visualisation of polymetallic nodules under the sea floor.

3D visualisation of polymetallic nodules under the sea floor. | Credits: Love Employee via Shutterstock

Critical minerals have firmly entered geopolitics, whether through Trump's tariff wars, China's export bans, or the EU's growing defence anxieties.  With the growing importance of minerals, alternative...

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