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

Trump's deep-sea mining order is likely to stipulate that the U.S. aims to exercise its rights to extract critical minerals ...

A Vancouver-based mining company is looking to sidestep the international agency charged with regulating mining in international waters after lengthy negotiations it says have gone nowhere. The Metals ...

An abrupt announcement has rattled members of a little-known U.N. agency based in Jamaica that has protected deep international waters for more than 30 years.

Countries have debated for decades whether to allow mining on the ocean floor, a potential trove of critical minerals. Now, a Canadian startup says it will move ahead, whether or not rules are in ...

A deep-sea mining company is turning to President Donald Trump to help it extract battery materials. The company that has ...

Head of United Nations seabed authority warns move would be 'violation of international law' and undermine multilateral ...

Delegations from 36 countries are attending a council meeting of the U.N.'s International Seabed Authority in Kingston, Jamaica this week to decide whether mining companies should be allowed to ...

Jamaica — were expected to meet Friday to decide how to respond to the plans from the mining company. “This seems a totally improper move by the Metals Company,” said Georgina Maria Guillen ...

The International Seabed Authority has expressed concern following reports that the U.S. subsidiary of The Metals Company is seeking deep-sea mining permits from the U.S. instead of waiting for the ...