The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate recently announced that the Norwegian continental shelf contains a huge amount of seabed minerals – https://bit.ly/3wzUmui
The detailed report (https://bit.ly/3HGtCia) shows an abundance of critical minerals such as copper, zinc, cobalt, lithium and Rare Earth Elements (REE), in addition to huge quantities of other metals such as gold and silver.
The Norwegian Parliament will later this year decide if parts of Norway’s continental shelf shall be opened up for exploration for Deep Sea Minerals