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The Trump administration is preparing an historic executive order to reassert American leadership on the new mineral frontier ...
In 1979, a deep-sea mining experiment in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) left a lasting mark on the seabed. Decades later, ...
An imminent executive order on deep sea mining could open a new resource frontier. It’s a signal to markets that the United ...
The US plan to stockpile deep-sea minerals to "counter China's dominance" appears "panicked," as the move will not only ...
Deep sea mining operations are expected to increase the negative impact on environmental indicators by up to 13 per cent, a change categorized as having “great” significance, relative to the “without” ...
The licences are held by UKSR, which was acquired in 2023 by Norway's Loke Marine Minerals from US defense contractor ...
Two parallel regulatory regimes for deep-sea mining have begun to emerge in recent years. On the one hand, the International Seabed Authority ...
"Impossible Metals’ innovative approach to selective harvesting of minerals from the deep sea will revolutionize the mining ...
In January 2025, Taiwan’s coast guard blamed a Cameroon- and Tanzania-flagged vessel crewed by seven Chinese nationals and ...
Brussels / Kiel. Led by Professor Dr Sylvia Sander of the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, a group of internationally renowned marine scientists has published a Future Science Brief on ...
A group of leading marine scientists, led by Professor Dr Sylvia Sander (GEOMAR), has published a Future Science Brief on ...