The survey will take place in an area of 30,000 square miles being considered for mining that is adjacent to the Rose Atoll ...
President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday issued a new rule to fast-track deep-sea mining in international waters, ...
Among the investors are some of the world's largest financial institutions-- including Deutsche Bank, UBS, Credit Suisse, Credit Agricole and BNP Paribas-- according to DW's analysis of company ...
Final rule would speed process companies must go through to receive exploration licenses and commercial recovery permit ...
Invisible clouds of sediment created by underwater mining spread for miles, putting ocean floor ecosystems at risk.
The Trump administration is accelerating the permitting timeline for deep-seabed mining applications. The National Oceanic ...
On January 21, 2026, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) published a final rule revising its regulations governing deep ...
The Metals Company, a prominent seabed-mining company, applauded the change and filed a new application more than doubling ...
For more than a decade, The Metals Company has poured millions of dollars into researching and developing technology for mining seafloors at extreme depths, funding scientific studies to evaluate the ...
A Trump administration push to begin deep-sea mining is gathering momentum — and stirring alarm in United States Pacific territories.
Guam Del. James Moylan insists island voices deserve a seat at the table before federal agencies open Pacific waters to ...