Deep-sea mining targets mineral deposits on the ocean floor, typically at depths of 3,000–6,000 meters. Most attention focuses on polymetallic nodules—potato-sized rocks lying on abyssal plains—and on ...

But it isn’t doing it alone; for a month starting this week, it will deploy two oblong neon submersibles as the project’s ...

There is a lot of good news taking shape around The Mining Company, which is focused on building a deep-sea mining business.

As demand for critical minerals surges around the world, countries are debating whether to mine the untapped deep-sea reserves of cobalt, copper and manganese, miles below the surface. But a growing ...

Scientific studies show substantial reductions in deep-sea biodiversity following mining tests, with impacts potentially lasting decades. Governments are split between environmental caution and the ...

Asteroid mining has shifted from science fiction to business plan, with serious money and engineering talent now chasing metals and water locked inside near‑Earth rocks. The promise is simple but ...

The Metals Company is attempting to build a deep-sea mining operation. It has a vested interest in highlighting every positive development. When The Metals Company received word that its application ...

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When I set sail on the MV NorSky in the summer of 2008 to probe the depths of Manus Basin off the coast of Papua New Guinea, I believed in the promise of deep-sea mining. As an early-career deep-sea ...

A veritable gold rush appears to be opening up, not in the dusty hills of California but in the deep seabeds of the Pacific Ocean — one that’s being driven by an insatiable global demand of critical ...