The shock discovery that metallic nodules could be producing oxygen in the deep sea made headlines last year – now the team behind it is launching a new project to confirm and explain the findings ...

New Zealand is considering withdrawing its support for an international ban on deep-sea mining, the country's resources ...

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A major legal challenge in deep-sea mining is the jurisdictional ambiguity between international waters and areas within national Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) —which extend up to 200 nautical miles ...

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First Solar agreed to refrain from using minerals mined from the deep sea, an early win for shareholder environmental ...

Shares of The Metals Company (Nasdaq: TMC) surged in January amid growing anticipation of support for deep-sea mining under the Trump administration. TMC, in partnership with the Republic of Nauru ...

The Dutch contributing partners of the international MiningImpact3 consortium have been awarded 1.4 million euros by the Dutch Research Council (NWO).

Portugal’s parliament has approved the drafting of a moratorium on deep sea mining in territorial waters to 2050.

In October 2023, parliament approved a PAN bill imposing a moratorium on deep sea mining in Portuguese waters until 2050. But ...