epipelagic
You are in the Epipelagic zone which extends down 200 meters
You dredged some sand that can be sold for construction purposes.
sand
A prized tuna just swam by.
tuna
You dredged some silt and mud that can be sold for construction purposes.
silt
You found a seabed with mineral rich sands with ilmenite and diamonds mixed in.
seabed
ilmenite
mesopelagic
You are in the Mesopelagic zone which extends from 201 - 1000 meters
swordfish, shrimp, and hatchet fish are swiming around
hatchet
shrimp
swordfish
bathypelagic
You are in the Bathypelagic zone which extends from 1000-4000 meters. This is where the ocean becomes pitch black and at a constant near freezing temperature, 39F. The pressure is now 5850 pounds per square inch. By comparison, an alligator, which has the strongest bite force known to man, is only at 2000 pounds per square inch.
An angular fish just swam by
angular fish
There is a giant squid
squid
A tripod fish loves the deep water
tripod spiderfish
Active and extinct hydrothermal vents begin here and go down to 3700 meters. Their sulfide deposits contain minerals that can be mined.
hydrothermal vents
"You found some gold - there is an estimated $150 trillion worth of gold down here so keep mining!"
gold
You found silver!
silver
You found copper!
copper
You found manganese!
manganese
You are at 1 mile deep
You found some lead!
You found cobalt!
cobalt
You found more lead!
You found zinc!
zinc
You found more lead!
You found lithium!
lithium
You found more gold!
gold
You found more silver!
silver
You found more zinc!
zinc
You found more cobalt!
cobalt
You found more lithium!
lithium
You found more manganese!
manganese
You found a huge trove of copper, nickel, cobalt, iron, manganese, and rare earth elements
iron
copper
cobalt
manganese
nickel
You found nickel!
nickel
You found more gold!
gold
You found titanium!
titanium
You found more nickel!
nickel
You found more silver!
silver
You found rare earth elements!
You found more copper!
copper
You found more titanium!
titanium
You found more rare earth elements!
You found more zinc!
zinc
You found platinum!
platinum
You found more cobalt!
cobalt
You found more rare earth elements!
You found more platinum!
platinum
You found more manganese!
manganese
You are at 2 miles deep
You found more gold!
gold
You found more nickel!
nickel
You found more platinum!
platinum
You found more zinc!
zinc
You found more platinum!
platinum
You found more rare earth elements!
This is generally where most deep sea mining stops, but mining can go as deep as 6500 meters.
More titanium !
titanium
More zinc!
zinc
abyssopelagic
You are in the Abyssopelagic Zone which extends from 4000 to 6000 meters.
More nickel!
nickel
More zinc!
zinc
More copper!
copper
More gold!
gold
You are at 3 miles deep
More cobalt!
cobalt
You've reached the bottom of the Clipperton Fracture Zone, a region in the central Pacific where 19 deep sea mining exploratory licenses have been granted by the International Seabed authority to search for potato sized polymetallic nodules.
More cobalt!
cobalt
More titanium!
titanium
More copper!
copper
More manganese!
manganese
More rare earth metals!
hadalpelagic
You are in the Hadalpelagic Zone which extends from 4000 meters to the bottom of the ocean. The pressure is immense at 8 tons per sq / in, yet life (single celled plankton) has been found here.
More nickel!
nickel
More lithium!
lithium