Lockheed appeared to exit the sector in 2023, when it sold its UK-based deep-sea mining subsidiary, UK Seabed Resources, to ...

US defence group says there is ‘large interest’ in its eastern Pacific licences as companies vie for critical minerals ...

The U.S. push to mine international waters for metals defies global efforts to control and protect these fragile ecosystems.

The Metals Company, based in Canada, created a U.S. subsidiary to mine Clarion Clipperton, and received a major boost in ...

President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order that supports deep sea mining in both United States and international ...

As islands in the Pacific Ocean basin, American Sāmoa and Hawaiʻi have strong connections across marine ecosystems and cultures. While Hawaiʻi has banned seabed mining in state waters, which extend ...

Key points The deep sea is one of Earth's most fragile and least understood environments.A group of scientists led by CSIRO ...

Deep-sea mining could impact marine life stretching from the tiniest bottom dwellers to apex predators like swordfish and ...

“We’re here to paint a giant message to remind [the Metals Company] that the ocean is the sacred commons of humanity,” said ...

Japan will try to mine the seabed in its Exclusive Economic Zone. Like the United States, India and Australia, Japan wants to ...

The International Seabed Authority (ISA) meets next week to continue debating rules for ocean floor mining in international ...

Greenpeace staged a dramatic demonstration outside Germany’s parliament on Monday, using a towering 10-meter octopus model to call for an immediate s ...