As demand for cobalt, nickel, and other critical minerals surges, governments and companies are eyeing the deep ocean floor.
President Trump’s April executive order aims to accelerate U.S. deep-sea mining, stockpile critical minerals, and reduce reliance on China for rare earths and battery metals. Companies like TMC The ...
Deep sea mining has been off limits thus far, both because it's awfully hard, and because governments haven't yet firmed up regulations around extracting minerals offshore. That might soon change, as ...
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A deep-sea mining test carved up the seabed. Three years on, we're seeing devastating impacts
Hundreds of animals were recently discovered at the bottom of the eastern Pacific, but that was before a deep-sea mining ...
This Deep-Sea Mining Stock Has Soared 500% in 2025. Here's 1 Reason Why Investors Are Diving In.
President Trump's recent move could be a huge boon for The Metals Company. TMC is a deep-sea mining company. It is diving into the Clarion Clipperton Zone area of the Pacific Ocean to explore and ...
Scientists warn against ‘unthinkable’ deep sea mining plans that will ‘destroy’ ocean: ‘No recovery’
The world’s oceans are on the brink of a major disaster if controversial plans to start deep sea mining in international waters go ahead as early as next year, an expert has warned. Dr. Sandor Mulsow, ...
An underwater gold rush may be on the horizon — or rather, a rush to mine the seafloor for manganese, nickel, cobalt and other minerals used in electric vehicles, solar panels and more. Meanwhile, ...
Norway has closed the door to deep-sea mining in its waters until at least 2029, stopping an industry that had been on the ...
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