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The Trump administration is preparing an historic executive order to reassert American leadership on a new mineral frontier: the deep ocean floor ... they now hold the most ISA exploration ...

President Donald Trump is trying to fast track a brand new, highly controversial industry – mining critical minerals in ... one of the most high profile deep-sea mining companies, announced ...

William Brangham: Along certain parts of the ocean floor lie a bounty of rare minerals and metals, critical components for batteries, electric cars and other electronics. But mining for them in ...