Close to 170 member states and the European Union gathered in Jamaica on 17 March 2025, for a two-week-long negotiation on ...

In the cold, lightless Pacific Ocean deep, the seabed is scattered with metal-rich rocks coveted by miners—and huge numbers ...

Rules for the emerging deep-sea mining sector should take a "precautionary approach" that protects the environment, the head ...

China’s deep-sea mining deal with the Cook Islands risks leaving the United States behind in critical minerals essential for energy, defense, and tech.

Several countries united with campaign groups Monday to call for caution in regulating the divisive practice of deep-sea ...

Campaigner says The Metals Company’s loss of a third of its exploration area is sign of a stuttering industry.

Pacific nation Kiribati says it is exploring a deep-sea mining partnership with China, dangling access to a vast patch of ...

Pacific nation Kiribati says it is exploring a deep-sea mining partnership with China, dangling access to a vast patch of Pacific Ocean harbouring coveted metals and minerals. Beijing has been ...

“Sound science must underpin all decisions related to the deep seabed,” she told an ocean meeting in Tokyo by video link. The world paid little attention when the ISA, created in ...

"Sound science must underpin all decisions related to the deep seabed," she told an ocean meeting in Tokyo by video link. The world paid little attention when the ISA, created in 1994, quietly began ...

The issue is highly contentious, with some member states keen to begin mining soon, while others want a moratorium or even an outright ban on seabed exploitation. Deep-sea mining in international ...

The plan is being led out of Guangzhou, a gigantic port city northwest of Hong Kong on the Pearl River that leads to the South China Sea. There are a few components to the project, but the jewel in ...