Japan will conduct test mining of rare-earth-rich mud from the deep seabed off Minamitori Island, some 1,900 kilometres ...

The Metals Company is aiming to mine polymetallic nodules from the Pacific Ocean. The Canadian company doesn't have ...

Legal experts say deep-sea mining cannot start until the ISA agrees how profits from the global seabed would be shared.

As companies race to expand renewable energy and the batteries to store it, finding sufficient amounts of rare earth metals to build the technology is no easy feat. That’s leading mining companies to ...

The federal government said it would hold hearings next month on controversial applications to mine the ocean floor.

For more than a decade, The Metals Company has poured millions of dollars into researching and developing technology for ...

The International Seabed Authority is holding an election for secretary general on Friday. The vote is a microcosm of a broader debate pitting conservationists against the mining industry. Get the ...

The U.S. government is moving closer to approving deep-sea mining in international waters, opening a contentious new front in ...

New research highlights significant ecological risks from deep-sea mining, intensifying global debate over whether securing ...

The Pacific Ocean’s vast deposits of critical minerals are essential to any plan to compete with China’s dominance of the ...

A growing number of countries are calling to halt mining on the ocean floor. The topic will take center stage at thi annual assembly of the International Seabed Authority, which governs seabed mining.

Scott Shackelford is a principal investigator on grants from the Hewlett Foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York, National Science Foundation, and the Microsoft Corporation supporting both the ...