Ha I wish I was that much of a big player
What's going to happen when they start scooping it off the bottom of the ocean?
You mean after they invent a profitable way to "scoop" a metal from underneath a mile of water and haul it up when it is a few pennies per ton of ore? After that?
you will be surprised at human ingenuity when resources get shortjust watch how quickly electric cars become incredibly efficient when oil runs out