President Trump signed a far-reaching executive order aimed at accelerating the development of deep-sea mining for ...

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

Interior reports that on April 8, 2025, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) received a formal request for a lease ...

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.

If the U.S. wants to secure critical minerals it should invest in mining and processing facilities on home soil rather than ...

The Trump administration says it will consider selling leases to extract minerals from the seabed off the South Pacific island of American Samoa.

Impossible Metals is testing a robot that can retrieve minerals with AI-powered cameras to protect marine life.

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

The Interior Department on Tuesday said it’s begun the process of evaluating a possible offshore mineral lease sale in U.S.

The Trump administration is taking a step toward potentially allowing companies to trawl for minerals under the ocean floor ...

And while there’s a fixed stock of minerals in soil, currents in the ocean continually replenish supply. The rest of the seaweed also has value—as nutrients, pigments, or carbon that can be ...