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Trump signs executive order boosting deep-sea mining industry
President Trump signed an executive order to boost the U.S. deep-sea mining industry for critical minerals. Supporters say deep-sea mining could boost the U.S. economy and reduce reliance on land-based mines, while environmental groups warn of biodiversity loss. The move comes amid U.S. efforts to decrease reliance on China for critical minerals.
Trump's deep-sea mining order is likely to stipulate that the U.S. aims to exercise its rights to extract critical minerals ...
But no sooner had Kahoʻohalahala departed Jamaica than he heard the news: The Metals Company, a Canadian seabed mining company, announced it was working with the Trump administration to ...
Along certain parts of the ocean floor lies a bounty of rare minerals and metals, critical components for batteries, electric ...
Image A nodule in the office of the International Seabed Authority in Jamaica in 2021.Credit...Ashley Gilbertson for The New York Times Anticipating that mining would eventually be allowed ...
Michael Henry - Minister of Transport & Mining, David D’Addario DADA Holdings and Noranda CEO and Audley Shaw - Minister of Finance and Public Service, shake hands. Jamaica’s bauxite industry ...
ISA delegates meet at its headquarters in Kingston, Jamaica, in July 2015. The agency formed in 1994 but has yet to set rules for deep-sea mining, in part because of environmental concerns. (David ...
Governments most interested in developing deep-sea mining industries in their waters include the Cook Islands, Norway and Japan. The 36-member ISA council met again in Kingston, Jamaica ...
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