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

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Impossible Metals, a deep-sea mining startup, submitted a formal request to the Department of the Interior to sell leases to ...

On April 24, President Trump signed an executive order promoting deep-sea mining in the US and international waters, touting ...

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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.

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The latest U.S. deep sea mining applications seek to commercially exploit or explore 200,000 square kilometres of the Pacific Ocean.The Metals Company A Vancouver-based mining company says it has ...