Finnish study pans NZ shallow seabed mining plans

Researchers from the University of Helsinki say shallow water mining, such as the proposed iron-sand project off the Taranaki coast is being wrongly touted as relatively eco-friendly.The peer-reviewed research paper by scientists Laura Kaikkonen and Elina Virtanen, published on Sept 13, mentioned the proposed mining in the South Taranaki bight seabed as an example of harmful mining practices.The authors stated that mining at depths shallower than 200 metres had been touted as less destructive than terrestrial mining and less risky than mining i...