The Metals Company wants to be the first firm to commercially mine the seafloor. The study it funded suggests that mining ...

An ocean-mining company has funded some of the most comprehensive scientific studies to date, and peer-reviewed results have ...

A new report reveals the results of a study exploring biodiversity in a region targeted for seabed mining—capturing baseline ...

One of the most attractive targets for deep sea mining advocates is the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ), a continent-sized ...

By Eleni MatheouNowadays, there is a growing global demand for rare earth elements and critical minerals such as nickel, ...

(NewsNation) — After President Donald Trump loosened regulations for mining the ocean floor, companies are preparing to take part in what could be a deep-sea minerals boom. NewsNation went behind the ...

The path to the world’s technological future could be found on the deep ocean floor. But that path may come at a high price. The debate centers on critical minerals embedded in rocks on the seabed.

The Trump administration announced this past week that it has entered talks with the Cook Islands to research and develop seabed mineral resources. The Polynesian archipelago is one of only a handful ...

An imminent executive order on deep sea mining could open a new resource frontier. It’s a signal to markets that the United States is finally prepared to unlock private investment in a long-dormant ...

The U.S. Department of the Interior said Tuesday that it’s beginning the process of selling deep-sea mining leases after a request from startup Impossible Metals (previously Impossible Mining). The ...

On April 24, President Trump issued another questionable executive order, this one calling for deep-sea mining in both federal and international waters. The former is within his control; the latter ...

An investigation into the biodiversity of a deep-sea mining exploration zone before and after the trial of a deep-sea mining machine finds that the number of animals within the mining tracks decreased ...