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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

who have explicitly stated their interest in Antarctic mineral resources.” The new station, called Taishan, will be built at East Antarctica’s Princess Elizabeth Land, between the state’s ...

The two sides agreed to work together on initiatives to strengthen supply chains and local value chains by fostering mutually beneficial partnerships and understandings in mining and minerals ...