Whereas at present minerals such as zinc, limestone, brytes, and above all sand and gravel are already being recovered from inshore areas, much work is being directed at methods for recovering the large quantities of manganese and phosphorite nodules.
Nangona kwelixesha sikulo izimbiwa ezifana nezinku, ilitye lekalika brayithi, nezinye ezingentla isanti, nohlalutye sezifumanekile kwiindawo ezingekho lunxwemeni umsebenzi omninzi uthunyelwe ngandlela ithile yokufumana imanganizi fosiforalyiti eninzi.