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

A British company holding two Pacific Ocean exploration licences is up for sale after its Norwegian parent went bankrupt ...

Holt, one of Magellan’s offshore managers, said the aim was to test the physical requirements and environmental impacts of ...

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

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

No country should bypass international laws to authorise resource exploration in the seabed, China's foreign ministry said on Monday, following a report of U.S.

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

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

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

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