The Metals Company, which has been trying for years to exploit battery materials strewn across the ocean floor, announced ...

The ocean's deep-sea bed is scattered with ancient rocks, each about the size of a closed fist, called "polymetallic nodules.

A Canadian company seeks US permits to mine the seafloor, sparking controversy for bypassing the UN's International Seabed ...

International Seabed Authority criticises Trump's move to fast-track deep-sea mining, citing UNCLOS and global governance ...

Deep-sea mining firm The Metals Co asked the Trump administration on Tuesday to approve its plans to mine the international ...

In this week's Current Climate newsletter, Trump has ignited a new fight over seabed mining; America’s only rare-earth mine ...

President Donald Trump has issued an order aimed at opening America's waters to deep sea mining. Here's what the impact could ...

The measure directs the Commerce Department to speed up reviewing and issuing permits for exploration and commercial recovery ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to promote mining of the deep-sea floor, a controversial way to get critical minerals that are used in a wide range of electronics and ...

President Donald Trump is trying to fast track a brand new, highly controversial industry – mining critical minerals in the deep sea. Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing the ...

Deep-sea mining concerns the extraction of minerals from the ocean floor at depths of 200 metres or more. While it has never ...