Instead of continuing to dig tunnels or pits, some scientists are looking to a promising yet challenging source of minerals: ...
Countries have debated for decades whether to allow mining on the ocean floor, a potential trove of critical minerals. Now, a ...
A deep-sea mining company is turning to President Donald Trump to help it extract battery materials. The company that has ...
“The law of the sea basically colonized [Pacific peoples’] ocean,” said Frank Murphy, a resident of French Polynesia who ...
The Metals Company said it would apply for permits under a 1980 U.S. law, after President Trump signed an executive order calling for an increase in U.S. mineral production.
After all, the minerals we need aren’t just buried underground. As the basic building blocks of much of the world’s matter, ...
The White House is weighing an executive order that would fast-track permitting for deep-sea mining in international waters ...
The White House considers an executive order to fast-track deep-sea mining permits, bypassing the UN review. This effort aims ...