China Plans Deep Sea Mining of Copper, Nickel, Cobalt, Silver, and Gold in International Waters posted on July 15, 2010 The demand for metals used in the production of electronic devices, such as cellular phones and laptop computers, has pushed China to the deep sea. Searching for copper, nickel, cobalt, silver and …Continue Reading about China Plans Deep Sea Mining of Copper, Nickel, Cobalt, Silver, and Gold in International Waters →