In the 17-minute

Audio Interview

, Dr.

Bernhart

discusses these questions:

• Why is deep-sea mining a topic of interest?
  
• Can you explain what deep-sea mining is, and where it’s happening, or better: will it happen?
  
• What have been the roadblocks so far, why is it not happening already?
  
• If you compare deep-sea mining with land-mining, what is the environmental impact?
  
• How fast will it happen, and how much minerals can be harvested, and what are the key challenges and hurdles?
  
• What is the long-term outlook?