In 1976, the treaty nations signatories decided to impose a moratorium on the exploration and exploitation of Antarctic minerals, taking a precautionary approach to protecting the region.

However, the ban on mineral extraction until at least 2048 also addressed a problem concerning economic equity," Roberts notes. Countries outside the Antarctic Treaty feared they would be excluded ...

has started a geological and geophysical study along with an assessment of the mineral resource potential of the Antarctica and its peripheral seas as part of the 64th Russian Antarctic Expedition ...

Approximately 0.3% of Antarctica is perpetually ice free, with the largest single area being the McMurdo Dry Valleys in Victoria Land. These glacially carved valleys are thought to be some of the ...

(PTI) New Delhi: India and Chile will soon begin talks on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) focusing on a wide range of sectors like critical minerals, Antarctica and digital ...