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.

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 ...

"This is a lengthy process, but I believe our government will initiate the process." Businesses and activists left in limbo as government weighs controversial deep-sea plan: 'The last true wilderness ...

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 ...

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.

The end-use of these minerals are wide-ranging and include ... Russia and Britain, among others. "Norway, which had previously considered seabed mining within its national waters, has now aligned ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order to help foster and facilitate the exploration, extraction and processing of minerals from the seabed. The order describes the resources as key to U ...

One good thing that came from the spat between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky last week at the White House was that it seemed to put a minerals deal between the U.S. and Ukraine in jeopardy.