Trump is right to accelerate licenses for commercial underwater operations, but they should be within America’s 200-mile ...

In this issue: diving into deep-sea mining; exploring plans for an REE refinery in France; how mines are transforming water ...

On April 24, President Trump signed an executive order promoting deep-sea mining in the US and international waters, touting ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to promote mining of the deep-sea floor, a controversial way to get critical minerals that are used in a wide range of electronics and ...

Seaweed absorbs rare minerals and elements from seawater as it grows. A new initiative from Blue Evolution, called Orca Minerals, aims to harvest the materials.

Types of deep-sea mining. Amelia K. Bates / Grist The United Nations body in charge of overseeing mineral extraction ... and wildlife samples were obtained from deep in the ocean as part of ...

Workers disembark from a research vessel that returned from the Clarion Clipperton Zone of the Pacific Ocean, where soil, water, and wildlife samples were obtained ... the sea floor. The minerals ...

Some have questioned the economic case for the industry given the challenges of operating machinery in such extreme environments and the swings of mineral markets. “Deep-sea mining is a high ...

In the global race for critical minerals, one little-known international ... than a decade to draw up regulations for a future deep-sea mining industry. Those efforts continued this week as ...

President Donald Trump is trying to fast track a brand new, highly controversial industry – mining critical minerals in the deep sea. Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing the ...

Deep-sea miner The Metals Company said it is eying a U.S. path to extract minerals from the bottom of the ocean, a week after President Trump pushed for increased mineral production in the U.S ...