The Trump administration is expanding its deep-sea mining ambitions to the region around the Mariana Trench in the western ...

Elizabeth Klein says the Interior Department is fast-tracking seabed mining using "already bare-bones, vague, decades-old ...

The agency is reviewing a permit request from a company that aims to harvest minerals on the Pacific Ocean floor. NOAA sent a draft rule to the White House on Tuesday that would streamline permitting ...

Scientists present at the latest effort to hash out international rules for deep-sea mining say it's unclear if it's possible to restore damaged seafloor ecosystems—or how long it would take. One of ...

The country will extend seabed minerals exploration for a further five years, pushing the decision on whether to mine its ...

The path to the world’s technological future could be found on the deep ocean floor. But that path may come at a high price. The debate centers on critical minerals embedded in rocks on the seabed.

Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands are pushing back against the federal government's accelerated ...

The seabed mining company's comments follow the Cook Islands decision to extend the ongoing exploration period for a further ...

Mining and mineral resources have always been a lightning rod for economic and political power, and the modern era is no different – 2025 has seen a market acceleration in states and private companies ...