Submersible taps vast mineral deposits in South China Sea
By China Daily | China Daily | Updated: 2013-07-05 07:02
A robotic arm of Jiaolong readies to take a sample of the iron-manganese deposits on Wednesday that the deep-sea manned submersible first discovered during its ongoing experimental voyage in the South China Sea. Xinhua |
Jiaolong, the manned deep-sea submersible, is helping the country tap a treasure of iron-manganese deposits that were first discovered in the South China Sea on Wednesday.
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