It was the first successful commercial mining test by a Vancouver startup called The Metals Company (TMC), led by CEO Gerard Barron, and a milestone in its bid to excavate the deep sea. It seemed to ...

How would mining affect deep-sea wildlife? Could mining the ocean actually make climate change worse? At present, there’s no consensus on whether deep-sea mining would be better or worse for the ...

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

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

Greenpeace activists protest against Norway's plan to allow deep sea mining as Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre arrives at the Paris Peace Forum in 2023. Photo: Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt/AFP The ruling ...

Jakarta: Opponents of deep sea mining have suffered a serious setback when they failed to take a first step toward an international moratorium on the controversial practice. Until now, those in ...

Thiruvananthapuram: The Left government in Kerala on Tuesday made it clear that the Centre's move to initiate deep-sea mining along the state's coast cannot be allowed at any cost and the concern ...

This decision follows a shareholder proposal led by corporate responsibility non-profit As You Sow, which raised concerns about the environmental impact of deep sea mining and its potential inclusion ...

New Zealand backed a ban on deep-sea mining under former progressive prime minister Jacinda Ardern in 2022, citing the risk of "irreversible" damage in poorly understood ecosystems. However Jones ...

New Zealand is considering withdrawing its support for an international ban on deep-sea mining, the country's resources minister told AFP on Tuesday. Resources Minister Shane Jones said ...