Chinese deep-sea mining vehicle Pioneer II gets a test run in June 2024. Shanghai Jiao Tong University/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs.

In the early 2020s, deep-seafloor mining was advertised as a source of key metals for electric vehicle (EV) batteries. However, battery technology has moved dramatically forward with new ...

Meanwhile, more than two dozen countries, among them Canada, New Zealand, Britain, France, Spain and Germany, have favoured at least a “precautionary pause” on deep-sea mining.

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.

Nations are pursuing underwater exploration for highly sought-after rare earth minerals, but the head of the UN’s ...

Over 80 people gathered Sunday at Ala Moana Beach Park for a paddle-out ceremony opposing deep-sea mining, joining a global ...

Deep-sea mining equipment being deployed by The Metals Company during a test expedition. The company hopes to extract nodules of critical minerals from the seabed.

Despite global opposition, Trump just fast-tracked deep-sea mining The move opens the door for companies tired of waiting for permission to scrape the ocean floor.

President Donald Trump wants federal agencies to fast-track applications for deep-sea mining in an effort to make the United States a global leader in the nascent industry. Trump issued an ...

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 ...

France on Monday accused the United States of violating international law after President Donald Trump signed an order to fast-track deep-sea mining in the open ocean outside his country's territorial ...

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 ...