El capital toca fondo: representaciones de la minería en aguas profundas como frontera de recursos

• Sebastián Rodríguez Leiva ^[1]
  1. [1] Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

     Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

     Santiago, Chile

     
• Localización: Estudios Fronterizos, ISSN-e 2395-9134, ISSN 0187-6961, Nº. 26, 2025
• Idioma: español
• DOI: 10.21670/ref.2509167
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Capital hits bottom: deep-sea mining representations as a resource frontier
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  • español

    Este artículo tiene como objetivo analizar los discursos centrales presentes en narrativas sobre la minería en aguas profundas, para comprender qué representaciones se están constituyendo del fondo del océano y sus minerales. Con una metodología basada en el análisis cualitativo de contenido aplicado a literatura gris, incluidos medios de comunicación y redes sociales publicados en el periodo de junio de 2021 a junio de 2024, los resultados muestran que los temas sobre economía azul, gobernanza y biodiversidad se conectan con dinámicas de la frontera de recursos como la necesidad de explotar otras fuentes, gobernar los recursos y presentar al fondo del océano como una zona de oportunidad. Se reconoce que pueden faltar algunas temáticas, la muestra ilustra las características de las posiciones más dominantes y recurrentes sobre minería en aguas profundas. Estos hallazgos permiten nutrir la discusión conceptual y abrir interrogantes sobre la creación de nuevos espacios de extracción a nivel global.

  • English

    This article aims to analyze the central discourses present in narratives about deep-sea mining, to understand what representations are being constituted of the ocean floor and its minerals. With a methodology based on qualitative content analysis applied to grey literature, including media and social networks published in the period from June 2021 to June 2024, the results show that the themes of blue economy, governance and biodiversity are connected to resource frontier dynamics such as the need to exploit other sources, govern resources and present the ocean floor as a zone of opportunity. Although it is recognized that some issues may be missing, the sample illustrates the characteristics of the most dominant and recurrent positions on deep-sea mining. These findings allow to nurture the conceptual discussion and open questions about the creation of new extraction spaces at a global level.

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