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The deep blue sea might soon become a mining frontier
Deep sea mining has been off limits thus far, both because it's awfully hard, and because governments haven't yet firmed up ...
Grist on MSN1d
The deep-sea mining industry got tired of waiting for international approval. Enter Trump.
When Solomon Kahoʻohalahala arrived in Jamaica in mid-March to attend a meeting of the International Seabed Authority, he ...
7 offshore mining blocks in Nicobar approved, Parl told
The information is significant also in view of the fact that the Great Nicobar Holistic Development Project is also coming up ...
The New Energy Security Threat Is the Coming Shortage of Critical Minerals
A summit in Washington once dedicated to the danger of imported oil now focuses on the growing need for the critical minerals ...
Metals Company to apply for permits under U.S. mining code for deep-sea minerals
TMC, the metals company (TMC), announced Thursday that its subsidiary The Metals Company USA has formally initiated a process with NOAA under ...
Tmc outlines $19.9M funding and advances U.S. regulatory pathway
Discover TMC the Metals Company’s strategic pivot to a U.S.-based regulatory pathway under DSHMRA, aimed at expediting production.
The Metals Company to Apply for Permits under Existing U.S. Mining Code for Deep-Sea Minerals in the High Seas in Second Quarter of 2025
Following successful mining tests by U.S. consortia and pioneering environmental impact assessment by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...
Earth.com9d
Deep-sea mining impacts marine life for decades
Marine ecosystems in the deep ocean show little sign of recovery even decades after experimental mining, according to new ...
Boise State Public Radio9d
There's no rulebook for deep-sea mining. Companies want to push forward anyway
Countries have debated for decades whether to allow mining on the ocean floor, a potential trove of critical minerals. Now, ...
Grist10d
Digging for minerals in the Pacific’s graveyard: The $20 trillion fight over who controls the seabed
“The law of the sea basically colonized [Pacific peoples’] ocean,” said Frank Murphy, a resident of French Polynesia who ...
thecooldown14d
Company sends powerful message with ban on controversial material: 'Testaments to the company's dedication'
Advocacy group As You Sow suggests that it's possible to do both by leaning on less destructive mineral sources, such as recycling. "First Solar can confidently make a commitment to keep seabed ...