Deep-sea mining could impact marine life stretching from the tiniest bottom dwellers to apex predators like swordfish and ...

The United States, which is not a signatory to the UN convention or an ISA member, disrupted the painstaking process this ...

An Australian study has set a new global benchmark for assessing the environmental risks of deep-sea mining. The study pro ...

Japan will begin test mining rare earth rich mud from the deep seabed near Minamitori Island in 2026, aiming to secure a ...

The International Seabed Authority (ISA) meets next week to continue debating rules for ocean floor mining in international ...

Japan will begin test mining for rare-earth-rich mud from the deep seabed off Minamitori Island, some 1,900 kilometres (1,180 ...

Critical minerals have firmly entered geopolitics, whether through Trump's tariff wars, China's export bans, or the EU's ...