The talks, in Jamaica, are before the International Seabed Authority (ISA), the only organization that can legally approve ...

With the backing of the US government, a Canadian company is poised to sidestep UN laws and start vacuuming what it deems ...

Trump Just Fast-Tracked Deep Sea Mining, Despite Global Opposition The move opens the door for firms tired of waiting for permission to scrape the ocean floor.

President Trump’s interest in deep-sea mining and exercising U.S. sovereignty by doing so, even with the country not being a signatory party to UCLOS, are both perfectly legal. Seabed mining ...

Lockheed Martin re-enters deep-sea mining in lucrative Pacific Ocean zone, negotiating partnerships for access to valuable ...

The US defense giant holds two licenses in the mineral-rich Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the eastern Pacific ocean.

As deep-sea mining accelerates to meet green tech demands, unresolved legal gaps, environmental risks, and ethical concerns highlight the urgent need for stronger global oversight and regulation.

The cost assumptions for deep-seafloor mining don’t appear to account for inflation and changes in interest rates.

America is taking on China in the race to the bottom of the sea, hoping that new mining techniques will help break Beijing’s ...

On April 24, 2025, President Trump signed a far-reaching executive order aimed at accelerating the development of deep-sea mining for critical minerals beneath both United States and international ...

A 1970s mining test, reviewed by the National Oceanography Centre, showed that while some deep-sea creatures recovered after mining, larger animals did not return to the test site.

Seabed mining doesn’t normally attract much media attention, but President Donald Trump’s executive order (EO) on the topic, issued on April 24, changed that in a hurry.