The June issue of MINE magazine is out now, with articles focusing on deep-sea mining, critical minerals development, crushing and grinding, and more. A month after US President Donald Trump ...

On April 24, President Trump signed an executive order promoting deep-sea mining in the US and international waters, touting the industry’s potential to boost the country’s economic growth and ...

4 Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction Accessible at ...

As Interest in Deep-Sea Mining Grows, Scientists Raise Alarms About the Possible Ecological Consequences Gathering minerals such as nickel, cobalt, manganese and lithium from the seabed could ...

Despite growing interest in deep-sea mining, much of the deep ocean, particularly the midwater zone, remains poorly understood. A 2023 study in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone found that 88% to 92% of ...

It is therefore fitting, or else darkly ironic, that the day also saw the unveiling by China of a new deep-sea testing site – the nation’s first such institution, located about 200 kilometers ...

This map shows the locations of deep-sea dives carried out between 1958 and 2024. Expeditions have focused on a small number of places, mainly around the United States, Japan and New Zealand.

Deep-sea mining has emerged as a rapidly developing frontier in global resource extraction, driven by the increasing demand for minerals essential for green technologies. Minerals such as nickel ...