Giant robots ready for mining in depth

A research-ROV device made ready to photograph the seabed. The photo has been taken from the R / Vessel Polar Star in Paradise Bay, the Antarctic peninsula. photo: Wikipedia, credit: Hannes Grobe, AWI

By 2019 an Australian mining company begins to grind through the deep sea bedrock in pursuit of gold.

Three giant mining vehicles will be sent to work 1 600 meters below sea level.

At the Australian company Nautilus Minerals, which is behind the groundbreaking technology, it is now preparing to launch an extensive mining operation outside Papua New Guinea.

The underworld is hidden in gold

Geological studies have shown that the bedrock is rich in gold, copper, zinc and other precious metals that have become rare in the country over time.

The Australian vehicles are remotely controlled so no people need to dive down to the icing cold and the extremely high pressure on the seabed.

Technique means the start of a long-awaited revolution in the mining industry, and companies around the world are ready to use the seabed's taxes.