The US feels otherwise. “Under the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act, US companies can apply for exploration licenses ...

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' ...

Executive order under consideration by the Trump Administration to open up the deep sea to mining would be economic folly and flout international consensus, experts say The US government is reportedly ...

At least one company has found a work-around to international opposition to deep-sea mining: The Trump administration.

This is the midwater zone, a hidden ecosystem that begins 650 feet below the ocean surface and sustains life across our ...

India has extended an auction of deep-sea blocks containing critical minerals used in electric vehicle batteries and other products until May 1, a spokesperson at India's Ministry of Mines said on ...

“It’s better down where it’s wetter,” crooned Sebastian, the Disney crab, to the Little Mermaid. The sentiment is enthusiastically shared by a group of investors who have bet millions on extracting ...

The International Seabed Authority has raised concerns over The Metals Company’s bid to bypass multilateral oversight by ...

An experiment from 1979 to mine the deep sea has provided a rare opportunity to see ... which makes them an appealing prospect for mining companies. The main issue is they are located some 5,000 ...