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

Unleashing America’s Energy Independence Through Seabed Minerals Throughout the 1970-1990s, America was a pioneer in deep-sea ...

Deep-sea mining endangers rare species, threatening biodiversity in the ocean's depths and raising critical questions about ...

The order seeks swift permits for mining nickel, cobalt and other minerals from the sea floor. Critics say it threatens both ocean life and global agreements.

On Thursday, President Trump signed an executive order that aims to permit, for the first time, industrial mining of the ...

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

The Metals Company USA has submitted applications for a commercial recovery permit and two exploration licenses for seabed ...

The nodules contain critical materials ... 60 days “to expedite the process for reviewing and issuing seabed mineral exploration licences and commercial recovery permits in areas beyond national ...

Nothing could be harder, except maybe going into space." Deep-sea organisms often make use of mineral nodules to anchor themselves on the sea floor. Ocean conservation groups argue that mining the ...

TMC USA has been evaluating U.S. locations for nodule processing since 2019, in order to reshore critical mineral processing and related mid-to-downstream industries to America. Gerard Barron ...