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SEA FLOOR DEPOSITS like these manganese nodules offer an abundant
source of minerals. They appear to be growing at a rate faster than
industry could use them but so far the cost of recovering them has
prevented any extensive exploitation
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EXTRACTION OF UMNIUM dissolved in sea water is possible with a
chemical absorbent, hydrated titanium oxide. Using this chemical,
solutions can be obtained in which the concentration of uranium
is increased ten thousand—fold