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The Metals Company contracts CSIRO-led consortium to develop environmental monitoring and management plan for deep-sea nodule collection

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The California Seabed Mining Prevention Act is wending its way through the legislature ( earlier post ), and the Federated States of Micronesia is joining Samoa, Fiji and Palau in calling for a moratorium on deep-sea mining. Earlier post.). However, Nauru, Tonga, Kiribati and Cook Islands have already sponsored mining projects.

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Ford Mustang was the top-selling sports car in the world in 2016; strong surge in exports

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Overall global sales increased 6% over 2015, fueled by international market growth up 101% with almost 45,000 Mustang vehicles sold outside the United States. Since launching in China in 2015, Mustang has become the best-selling sports car in the world’s biggest auto market.

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