Barron

TMC's CEO Gerard Barron has previously said he hopes to begin mining by the end of the year.

Along with Colorado’s Travis Hunter, who is expected to be among the first players chosen, Jahdae Barron of Texas, Will Johnson of Michigan and Trey Amos of Mississippi are among the top cornerback prospects, according to Pro Football Focus.

“We don’t want what’s still surviving to die before the rest of us can rebuild and get back,” said Barron, a former business professor at UC Irvine.

Lisa Barron, who lost her home above La Costa Beach, said she came to John’s Garden for a sandwich to help bolster a place she has come to love.

Mr Barron acknowledges that his firm's machinery might affect lifeforms living on or around the nodules.