OCEAN MINING EXPLAINED This illustration explains briefly the full cycle process of ocean diamond mining To increase the net present value (NPV) of Namibia’s marine diamond mining sector, four ...

Deep-sea mining allows access to necessary materials for green technology, but it could pose a threat to marine life on the ocean floor. Business Insider Subscribe Newsletters ...

Sand is among the most used natural resources on Earth, second only to water. It's an essential component of cell phones, concrete, glass, cosmetics, roads, and many other modern conveniences.

Digging for minerals in the Pacific’s graveyard: The $20 trillion fight over who controls the seabed “The soul of our ancestors, when they leave this world, they go into the deep.” ...

At this stage, 17 deep-sea mining contractors hold exploration contracts in the CCZ, which spans more than three million square kilometres of the Pacific Ocean — equivalent to the size of India.

Companies want to deep sea mine — even without a rulebook Countries have debated for decades whether to allow mining on the ocean floor, a potential trove of critical minerals.

Deep-sea mining remains controversial and has yet to be approved in either federal waters or internationally. But the industry is seeing opportunity. As president, Biden pushed the U.S. to get ...

The order seeks swift permits for mining nickel, cobalt and other minerals from the sea floor. Critics say it threatens both ocean life and global agreements.

Along certain parts of the ocean floor lies a bounty of rare minerals and metals, critical components for batteries, electric cars and other electronics. But mining for them in the deep sea is a ...

President Donald Trump is trying to fast track a brand new, highly controversial industry – mining critical minerals in the deep sea.

Rare metals on deep sea and ocean floors miles below the surface produce "dark oxygen," and mining these minerals could cause potentially harmful changes to the marine ecosystem, according to new ...