Original upload date: Wed, 12 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMT
Archive date: Sun, 09 Jan 2022 15:38:10 GMT
2 thousand 670 tons of tellurium were found in the mountain below the Atlantic Ocean
A discovery made 500 miles from the Canary Islands gave excitement to the world of science.
According to the BBC,
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the discovery of the Canary Islands at a distance of 500 kilometers revealed that the underwater mountain was "surprisingly rich".
Scientists at the British National Oceanic Science Center say that the samples they have taken from the mountain are observed to have the density of telluride about 50,000 times higher on land.
It was stated that the samples included the wind turbine and the rare elements used in electronics.
Team Leader Bram Murton said he hoped to find plenty of minerals in the mountains below the sea, but he did not expect to face a discovery at this density.
Murton, who calculated 2 thousand 670 tons of products in the mountain, said that your total supply in the world corresponds to one in 12.
While Tellur is used in advanced solar panels, the question of whether discovery, renewable energy can encourage mining in the controversial seabed is raising questions.
