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We believe the key to a sustainable future may lie in the deepest part of the ocean 

CIC is focused on mineral and environmental research relating to polymetallic nodules in the deep abyssal plain of the Cook Islands EEZ.
The critical minerals found there could provide an important resource for the Cook Islands people and the world. 

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Nodules in the Deep Ocean

Polymetallic nodules are located on the ocean floor and are crucial for a sustainable future, providing essential metals for clean energy and reducing reliance on land-based mining.

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About the
Cook Islands

The Cook Islands is a nation rich in stunning landscapes, lovely people, and an expansive ocean that holds valuable polymetallic nodules on its seabed.

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"The sea represents as much to the people of small Pacific Islands as the land...the discovery and extraction of minerals from the seabed around our Islands may become a possibility. In the event of that possibility becoming a reality, it would be only fair and just for the Cook Islands to receive the benefits from the seabed."

Sir Albert Henry

First Prime Minister of the Cook Islands

- 3rd Law of the Sea Conference, 1974

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