If the U.S. wants to secure critical minerals it should invest in mining and processing facilities on home soil rather than the seafloor.

Just to be clear, deep-sea mining is not a new proposition, but it is one steeped in contention. In 2019, Mining Technology reported on mounting international concern surrounding proposals to mine ...

The Trump administration is considering a first-of-its kind mining project at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. But deep-sea mining has raised major environmental questions.

Deep-sea mining in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean could harm ocean life including whales and dolphins, new research shows ...

The French Swiss artist—whose practice focuses on the Arctic, the oceans and the history of the Earth—finds connections with ...

Never has the ocean been the focus of so much investor and political attention as it was in Nice earlier this month. But, ...

There is currently no commercial deep-sea mining happening anywhere in the world, though companies have been pushing for years. They appear to have found a new champion in Trump.

Deep sea mining may soon begin as The Metals Company pushes to extract battery minerals from the ocean floor—despite environmental concerns and legal hurdles.

Any country can allow deep-sea mining in its own territorial waters, roughly up to 200 nautical miles from shore, and companies are already lining up to mine U.S. waters.

Green Minerals AS, a Norwegian deep-sea mining company, has recently launched a significant Bitcoin treasury initiative, valued at $1.2 billion. The company initiated this strategy on June 25, 2025, ...

The Trump administration is considering a first-of-its kind mining project at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. But deep-sea mining has raised major environmental questions.