Deep sea mining has been off limits thus far, both because it's awfully hard, and because governments haven't yet firmed up ...

When Solomon Kahoʻohalahala arrived in Jamaica in mid-March to attend a meeting of the International Seabed Authority, he ...

An abrupt announcement has rattled members of a little-known U.N. agency based in Jamaica that has protected deep ...

An abrupt announcement has rattled members of a little-known U.N. agency based in Jamaica that has protected deep ... Sea, which is ratified by more than 165 nations — but not the United States.

The Metals Company seeks US approval to begin deep-sea mining in international waters, bypassing the International Seabed ...

Executive order under consideration by the Trump Administration to open up the deep sea to mining would be economic folly and flout international consensus, experts say The US government is ...

Canadian Company Seeks US Permission to Start Deep-Sea Mining as Outcry Ensues SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — An abrupt announcement rattled members of a little-known U.N. agency based in Jamaica ...

Countries have debated for decades whether to allow mining on the ocean floor, a potential trove of critical minerals. Now, a ...

The Metals Company seeks US approval to start deep-sea mining, bypassing the International Seabed Authority. The move has ...

The Metals Company argued that the United States’ seabed mining code would ... about the formal license application process for deep-sea mining. It said such applications are reviewed for ...