In the cold, lightless Pacific Ocean deep, the seabed is scattered with metal-rich rocks coveted by miners—and huge numbers ...

In the cold, lightless Pacific Ocean deep, the seabed is scattered with metal-rich rocks coveted by miners -- and huge ...

Kingston, Jamaica -The 30th Session of the International Seabed Authority, which starts today in Kingston, Jamaica is the first of new ...

Pressure on the International Seabed Authority (ISA) to finalize and adopt regulations for deep-sea mining is increasing.

In stark contrast with Carvalho’s science-driven approach, delegates are being forced to address The Metals Company's (TMC) threat to submit the world’s first ever deep sea mining application for the ...

Life Under Water is back for a second season after an incredibly successful first season which won a Bronze Climate award at ...

Deep-sea mining in international waters involves taking minerals like nickel, cobalt and copper — crucial for renewable energy technology — from the sea floor. But researchers and ...

After more than a decade of negotiations, a new round of talks to finalize a code to regulate deep-sea mining in international waters begins Monday in Jamaica, with hopes high for adoption this year.

Rules for the emerging deep-sea mining sector should take a "precautionary approach" that protects the environment, the head of the body drafting regulations for the practice told AFP Friday. At stake ...

The CIA leased a ship for real deep-sea mining, according to Jones. He found an old photograph of the roughly eight-metre- (26-feet-) wide machine used to harvest nodules. His team visited the ...

After more than a decade of negotiations, a new round of talks to finalize a code to regulate deep-sea mining in international waters begins Monday in Jamaica, with hopes high for adoption this year.