Along certain parts of the ocean floor lies a bounty of rare minerals and metals, critical components for batteries, electric ...

No country should bypass international laws to authorise resource exploration in the seabed, China's foreign ministry said on ...

The International Seabed Authority has raised concerns over The Metals Company’s bid to bypass multilateral oversight by ...

At least one company has found a work-around to international opposition to deep-sea mining: The Trump administration.

The US feels otherwise. “Under the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act, US companies can apply for exploration licenses ...

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

Trump's deep-sea mining order is likely to stipulate that the U.S. aims to exercise its rights to extract critical minerals ...

Trump orders probe into critical mineral import tariffs for defense, energy, and technology sectors, due to US' reliance on ...

The International Seabed Authority, established 30 years ago by an agreement now ratified by more than 160 nations, has jurisdiction over seabed mining in international waters, outside the coastal ...

The International Seabed Authority isn’t close to setting rules on harvesting minerals more than a decade after talks on how ...

The International Seabed Authority has expressed concern following reports that the U.S. subsidiary of The Metals Company is seeking deep-sea mining permits from the U.S. instead of waiting for the ...