PACIFIC:Tonga and Solomon Islands join undersea mining nations
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The world's leading seafloor mining company, Nautilus Minerals is expanding to Tonga and Solomon Islands. Nautilus already has exploration licences in Papua New Guinea, Fiji and New Zealand and is well postioned to be the first company in the world to mine seafloor gold and copper, commercially. The company has been granted 16 offshore exploration licences in Tonga, covering an area of around 80-thousand square kilometres of ocean. It has also won 14 exploration licences in Solomon Islands covering just over eight-thousand square kilometres.
Presenter: Jemima Garrett
Speakers: David Heydon, President and CEO of Nautilus Minerals
