Use robots to explore the mysterious source of vast minerals at the bottom of the ocean

Scientists from the University of Bergen, Norway, are using robots to explore 2.500m deep seabed between Norway and Greenland, with the ambition of finding answers to the mystery of the ocean's bottom source.

Answering the reporter, scientist Thibaut Barreyre said that the ocean floor of Earth is the area that has so far belonged to the "blind spot" of mankind. It can be said that humans are more knowledgeable about the surface of the Moon and Mars than about the part of our planet that is alive.

Earth's ocean floor is the area that has so far belonged to the "blind spot" of mankind.

To overcome this, an international team of scientists is using technology that includes self-propelled robots and submarines operated by operators to explore deep seabeds where there is potential for copper, tin and big gold.

Besides searching for minerals, the team also hopes the discovery will help answer the question of why some waters have minerals while others do not, how many minerals exist. at the bottom of the sea and how the exploitation of this resource will affect the environment.

In addition to minerals, the team also believes that the ocean floor area they explore is likely to contain a variety of rare earths, including those used in making smartphone screens, camera lenses. and radiographs.

This project started last year and is expected to last for 5 years.