Conservationists say retrieving mineral-rich rocks will destroy sea life. Environmental studies show conflicting results.

The deep-sea mining gamble holds no financial miracle. Rather, it is a sinking investment that is quite literally costing the ...

A recent executive order from U.S. President Donald Trump to invest in deep sea mining operations could have dire ...

"The thing that people have missed is that there is zero chance that this will not happen," Gerard Barron, CEO of The Metals ...

Deep-sea mining’s rise raises urgent legal, ethical, and environmental questions as demand for critical minerals grows in the ...

Large swathes of the deep-sea floor contain nodules of the critical minerals cobalt ... claims about their ability to operate profitably under such difficult conditions. "I've operated heavy ...

Breaching settled international law, Mr Trump’s order applies to international waters beyond American jurisdiction as well as ...

An executive order to fast-track seabed mining was issued just days before a hearing on the potential for extracting critical ...

Under the Treaty, any governmental or private party wishing to prospect, explore, or exploit deep-sea mineral deposits must obtain authorization from the Authority. The Authority and these parties ...

In response to TMC's application for a license to mine under U.S. domestic ... The practice of deep-sea mining involves using machinery to remove minerals and metals — such as cobalt, nickel ...