Why are minerals important to people?


Minerals are important to people because, they are used for houses, roads, paint and other material that we use every day.


What minerals are found in the world’s ocean?


Gold is one mineral mined under the ocean along with other precious mineral people want these mineral because they mine them and people want them.


Why are these minerals so valuable?


Minerals are valuable, because many people want them, and we used them in jewelry and it cost money to get extract, and they can get money by selling them, to other people. Because they are pretty and shiny.


Who should have the right to receive them or the profits?


Poor countries, that do not have enough money to afford them and they should use the money to use: shelter, food , helping their community, sell the minerals to get more money n their country. Poor nations should get the profits so they can catch up with the wealthy nations.


What are the problems with mining in the ocean?


The problem is that it is very expensive and people that do mine in water and they are fighting for who can mine where.


Who owns the ocean’s mineral?


Nobody really owns the oceans mineral but wealthy countries acts like they do. Nobody really needs minerals, under water because we really don’t need them, we can find them in land and like this we prevent from polluting the ocean.


What are the rights?


In 2003 157 nations had assigned the Law of the Sea profits have to be shared with other nations, also sometimes they can be some argues about the under water minerals, so to prevent fights they compromise, sometimes the compromise, is sharing the profits with one direct nation.




Do you agree with them?


We do not agree with the rights, because we think it is not necessary to pollute the ocean just to get a few minerals, and a lot of Nations do not leave the ocean as clean as they find it, of course the profits are not shared equally when they should be.


PROPOSAL


Our proposal is we don’t think we should mine in ocean water, because the profits are not shared equally the ocean is polluted, and we can find the same minerals on land, of course not every nation can afford it. Our group members discussed a lot about, the fairness of the digging of the minerals, for example why do the wealthy nations don’t share their profits with the poor nation, that need help?
Children without education, countries in war, and Nation issues.
They all need help!!!!!!!!!


QUESTIONS


1. Why do people want to mine the ocean, if they can find the minerals on land, and it is less expensive?



2.Why don’t they share the profits with poor nations, that need help?

3. Where does minerals go?


4. What are they used for?

5. Why do the wealthy nations don’t share their profits with the poor nation, that need help?
Children without education, countries in war, and Nation issues?