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A new survey conducted in collaboration with The Nippon Foundation and the University of Tokyo has found the seabed around Minami-Tori-shima island harbors around 610,000 metric tons of cobalt and 740,000 metric tons of nickel.
As reported by Nikkei Asia, 230 million tons of the rare minerals were discovered between April and June after a team surveyed 100 seabed sites using remotely operated underwater vehicles.
According to the report, the researchers guided these probes to depths of 5,200 to 5,700 meters before confirming that a field of dense manganese nodules lay on the seabed around 1,200 miles from Tokyo.
The report said that the magnesium nodules, which contained cobalt and nickel, are thought to have formed over millions of years as metals transported in the ocean attach themselves to fish bones and stuck to the seabed.
Interestingly, these manganese nodules were initially discovered in a 2016 survey and experts claimed that multiple had formed around teeth belonging to the Megalodon.
The experts said that the prehistoric shark, thought to have lived around 23 to 3.6 million years ago, is commonly known as the largest to have ever lived.
As reported by Nikkei Asia, 230 million tons of the rare minerals were discovered between April and June after a team surveyed 100 seabed sites using remotely operated underwater vehicles.
According to the report, the researchers guided these probes to depths of 5,200 to 5,700 meters before confirming that a field of dense manganese nodules lay on the seabed around 1,200 miles from Tokyo.
The report said that the magnesium nodules, which contained cobalt and nickel, are thought to have formed over millions of years as metals transported in the ocean attach themselves to fish bones and stuck to the seabed.
Interestingly, these manganese nodules were initially discovered in a 2016 survey and experts claimed that multiple had formed around teeth belonging to the Megalodon.
The experts said that the prehistoric shark, thought to have lived around 23 to 3.6 million years ago, is commonly known as the largest to have ever lived.
