A Canadian firm has won approval to begin exploring the deep seabed off Tonga for high grade copper, gold, zinc and silver deposits – in what could become one of Tonga’s biggest mining operations. Nautilus Minerals Tonga, which has been registered locally, will begin surveying the sea beginning in May.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Speaker: Paula Taumoepeau, country manager for Nautilus Minerals Tonga.
