I wonder how much of this is due to just looking for it. From the article they were forced to seek other sources after a trade dispute, and were able to find pl

I wonder how much of this is due to just looking for it. From the article they were forced to seek other sources after a trade dispute, and were able to find plenty on the seafloor. Is that luck, or an indication of how readily available these metals are on the sea floor? I know other companies/countries are looking for sea floor deposits, but I don't think we've reached the point where it makes economic sense to mine there yet.