Surface mining
The Clipperton Fracture Zone is host to the largest untapped deposit nickel resource; Polymetallic nodules or Manganese nodule sit on the seafloor. These nodules require no need for drilling or typical Surface mining techniques.The composition of nickel, cobalt, copper and manganese make up nearly 100% of the nodules, and generates no toxic tailings. Polymetallic nodules in the Clipperton Fracture Zone are currently being studied to produce battery metals.