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Two companies announced on Wednesday their intentions to acquire offshore seabed acreage on the Norwegian continental shelf for mineral exploration, marking the potential inception of a controversial new mining industry Norway is poised to become the first nation to commence commercial production of metals like copper, cobalt, zinc, and rare earth elements (REE) from its continental shelf, which are crucial for transitioning away from oil and gas
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