US President Donald Trump wants to mine the seafloor. And while the industry has its supporters, scientists say hunting for ...

There is growing alarm over climate and ecological risks of deep-sea mining, even as companies like Impossible Metals ...

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

Thousands of feet underwater lie potentially lucrative treasure troves of copper, cobalt, nickel, zinc, manganese and other minerals that are vital for computer chips, modern batteries and other ...

Clean energy technologies like solar panels, wind turbines, and batteries contain critical minerals like nickel, lithium, cobalt, copper, and manganese, and concerns are growing over whether we ...

These vents, which release mineral-rich hot water ... protecting the fragile deep-sea ecosystems from undue harm. This underwater station is more than just a scientific endeavor—it represents ...

An underwater volcano in the Pacific Northwest ... As sea water passes through the cracks of volcanic rock, it picks up minerals that spout from the vents, creating plumes of black smoke.

A high-tech re-examination of tailings from NSW mines could play a role in the global drive to loosen Beijing’s stranglehold on critical minerals.