The deep seabed is one of the newest and possibly most rewarding frontiers that has challenged mankind in its quest for knowledge and material accomplishment. Resources of the deep seabed promise to make an enormous contribution to the world's resource base if their potential is realized. Nowadays, the resources of the deep seabed of immediate interest are in the shape of manganese nodules which lie on the surface of the ocean floor and contain numerous metals-copper, nickel, cobalt, manganese, etc.
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