On April 24, President Trump signed an executive order promoting deep-sea mining in the US and international waters, touting ...

Barriers are high to development of mines and processing plants for vital metals needed for U.S. competition with China.

In 1982, geologist Martin Hovland sat aboard a research ship owned by the Norwegian oil company Statoil (now Equinor) in the ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Norway’s plans to mine seabed minerals in Arctic waters remain in limbo after the first licensing round was delayed in December 2024.

There is currently no commercial deep-sea mining happening anywhere in the world, though companies have been pushing for years. They appear to have found a new champion in Trump.

Experts and indigenous peoples’ leaders have called for an end to rights abuses and environmental destruction driven by the ...

Here’s why Norway is taking a leading role. Photo: Loke Marine Minerals President Trump signed an executive order Thursday calling for the mining of the deep sea as part of a broader effort by ...

The U.S. deal for rights to extract minerals in Ukraine strengthened a ... That includes piping it into the rest of Europe from places like Norway and Azerbaijan, or shipping it on liquefied ...

EU's EV demand threatens forests; a new study calls for sustainable practices and innovative technologies to reduce deforestation and support Indigenous rights.

The resources needed to decarbonise the world economy lie buried beneath the Earth. There is no alternative to digging them ...