A major legal challenge in deep-sea mining is the jurisdictional ambiguity between international waters and areas within national Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) —which extend up to 200 nautical miles ...

New Zealand is considering withdrawing its support for an international ban on deep-sea mining, the country's resources ...

First Solar’s pledge aligns with the Global Moratorium on Deep Sea Mining, which has been signed by more than 30 governments and 60 companies, including Apple, Google, Rivian, Salesforce and Samsung.

The imminent presidency of Donald Trump looks set to boost the fortunes of deep-sea-mining as support for harvesting the world’s ocean floors for critical minerals grows, both in Congress and ...

"Portugal Lawmakers Take Step Toward Deep-sea Mining Ban", 31 January 2025. ...Deep-sea mining has come to the forefront in ...

First Solar agreed to refrain from using minerals mined from the deep sea, an early win for shareholder environmental ...

UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — Firms investing heavily to explore the seabed for valuable minerals have criticised long delays in crafting deep-sea mining rules, urging an international ...

If it adopts the measure, Portugal will become "the first European country to write into law a ban on such activity until ...

Firms investing heavily to explore the seabed for valuable minerals have criticized long delays in crafting deep-sea mining rules ... mineral resources in those zones. The ISA's Council, which ...