Govt to mine Indian Ocean for gold

Panaji: The Central government is all set to exploit 10,000 sq km of the Indian Ocean seabed for minerals including gold, silver and platinum. According to a top scientist, the earth sciences ministry is finalising a contract with the International Seabed Authority (ISA) to formally enable India exploit 10,000 sq km of the Indian Ocean seabed for minerals including gold, silver and platinum. The Goa-based NCAOR had been designated as the lead agency for this programme by the Union Earth Sciences ministry.