New solution tap mineral source has been discovered.There is a new "gold rush" as mining the sea bed can yield good results. In deep seas vents have naturally formed which gush out mineral rich water and heat from inner earth. Deposits of copper, cadmium, mercury and gold are found here in good concentrations. Many countries have already made submarines attached with drilling mechanism, ready to drill for natural resources. Keenly interested nations like America and Great Britain have made the machines which are ready to go. But licences have been granted to countries like China, Russian and Belgium, as they have paid for it. International Sea-bed Authority of the UN sells these licences. Deep sea engineering has grown very fast, as the race to get to the resources underneath the sea has begun. Is sea free for all? Its mineral resources are for those who have the equipment to get them(and buy licence to mine it)So if we do not design our deep sea subs, or develop drilling technology, we will lag behind. As it is we are lagging behind in industrialization. We are behind developed nations because we did not catch up with the latest developments.We should not do it again.We should not lag behind in this new quest to conquer the sea and its riches.
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