Why might the U.S. be interested in deep-sea mining, and what are the environmental risks? Here's what you need to know.

Impossible Metals, a pioneering US-based deep-sea mining company, has submitted a request to commence a leasing process for ...

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

The US plan to stockpile deep-sea minerals to "counter China's dominance" appears "panicked," as the move will not only ...

In January 2025, Taiwan’s coast guard blamed a Cameroon- and Tanzania-flagged vessel crewed by seven Chinese nationals and ...

The Trump administration is drafting an executive order to enable the stockpiling of deep-sea metals to counter China's ...

Deep-sea mining firm Impossible Metals said on Tuesday that it has asked U.S. federal officials to launch a commercial auction for access to deposits of nickel, cobalt and other critical minerals off ...

Deep sea mining operations are expected to increase the negative impact on environmental indicators by up to 13 per cent, a change categorized as having “great” significance, relative to the “without” ...

Seabed nodules rich in key metals such as nickel, cobalt, copper and manganese are crucial for the battery and defence ...

A US company, Impossible Metals, aims to initiate deep-sea mining off American Samoa, seeking regulatory approval while ...

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India has extended an auction of deep-sea blocks containing critical minerals used in electric vehicle batteries and other ...