Along certain parts of the ocean floor lies a bounty of rare minerals and metals, critical components for batteries, electric cars and other electronics. But mining for them in the deep sea is a ...

The Metals Company is applying for permission from the Trump administration to mine for nickel and cobalt beneath a remote ...

Recent advances in technology have made deep-sea mining more feasible. But removing the nodules - which also requires pumping ...

The bottom of the world's ocean contains vast supplies of precious metals and other resources, including gold, diamonds, and cobalt. Now, as the first deep-sea mining project ramps up, nations are ...

Deep-sea mining equipment being deployed by The Metals Company during a test expedition. The company hopes to extract nodules of critical minerals from the seabed.

The ocean even has rare earth metals that power next-generation electric car batteries. And uranium, that’s a critical fuel source for nuclear power plants. You know, those plants produce almost ...

The International Seabed Authority is working to set regulations for deep-sea mining as companies engaged in the clean energy transition clamor for more minerals. That transition will be a central ...

In 2022, the United States produced 42 million tons of salt which values at around $2.5 billion, the U.S. Geological Survey, Mineral Commodity Summaries reported.Salt made from brine is largely ...

PNNL researchers are mining minerals from the sea for vital energy independence research By Steven Ashby Special to the Herald. July 24, 2023 5:00 AM.

Which ocean is the saltiest? Of the world’s five ocean basins — Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern and Arctic — the Atlantic has the highest salinity, says the National Weather Service.