Rich Resource for Military Use in Antarctica

I have read a piece of  news about rich resources in  Antarctica, tungsten is one of them. 

Russia has devised a long-term strategy for the exploration of Antarctica. International exploration efforts in Antarctica, the Earth’s only continent not outlined by state borders, is regulated by the 1959 Antarctic Treaty. In view of the continent’s vast economic potential an ever more number of countries see their presence on the continent as essential both for research purposes and politically. Experts expect Russia’s new strategy to pave the way for the country regaining the lead in tapping the resources-rich continent.

Antarctica has no government and is considered politically neutral. Its status is regulated by the 1959 Antarctic Treaty which set aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve. Nevertheless, various countries claim sovereignty in certain regions of the Earth’s southernmost continent. Norway, Australia, Britain, Argentina, Chile, France, New Zealand and the United States have staked out claims to Antarctica and the adjacent islands, and China has been doing extensive research around the South Pole.

The attractiveness of the Antarctic continent is easily understood given that the Arctic seas and the continent’s bowels and shelf abound in biological and mineral resources. According to Russian scientists, certain areas in Eastern Antarctica are known to be rich in iron ore, coal, tungsten, manganese, copper, metal, titanium, apatite, lazurite, mica, boron, gold, silver, diamonds and platinum. Vast sedimentary basins on the Antarctic continental shelf and in the adjacent regions are known to contain up to 70 billion tons of hydrocarbons. However, the 1991 Protocol for the protection of the Antarctic ozone prohibits mineral mining in the region.

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