In addition, Norway, Japan, the Cook Islands, and Papua New Guinea are considering deep-sea mining in their own waters. They’re looking for three kinds of resources. First, there are ...

NEW DELHI – A new study has found that deep-sea mining conducted more than 40 years ago in the Pacific Ocean continues to affect marine ecosystems, raising concerns over its lasting ...

The announcement comes a month after President Trump signed an executive order directing the administration to jumpstart the deep sea mining process. Large-scale deep sea mining has never been ...

The U.S. Department of the Interior said Tuesday that it’s beginning the process of selling deep-sea mining leases after a request from startup Impossible Metals (previously Impossible Mining).

We need your help to stay independent Subscribe today to support Salon's progressive journalism Many of the minerals involved in proposed deep sea mining operations are located on black ...

This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. In 2013, a ...

In 2013, a deep sea mining company named UK Seabed Resources contracted marine biologist Diva Amon and other scientists from the University of Hawaii at Manoa to survey a section of the seafloor ...

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.

Protesters project a slide opposed to deep-sea mining on the side of the Hidden Gem deep-sea mining vessel, in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Feb. 8, 2022 (Sipa photo by Charles M. Vella via AP Images).

Where are the data to validate your assertion that deep-sea mining will be better for the environment than mining on land (“Race to the bottom”, May 3rd)? Large-scale land-based mining ...

Several developments last month are likely to shape the future of the controversial deep-sea mining industry. A congressional hearing on the subject highlighted the widely touted promise of seabed ...