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See What Deep-Sea Mining Actually Looks Like, Over 2 Miles Down

A mining company sent an advanced ship to try to pluck valuable minerals from the deep ocean. Here’s how it worked.

The US is About to Launch the First Ever Deep Sea Mining Lease Sales

The landscape of American resource extraction is shifting from the terrestrial to the abyssal as federal agencies prepare for a historic pivot in maritime policy. A deep sea mining...

Inside the quest to mine the bottom of the sea

An unusual ship, the Hidden Gem, set sail in late 2022 to test a daring idea: how to mine valuable minerals on the ocean floor. The post Inside the quest to mine the bottom of the...

US prepares to auction leases for seabed mining blocks in federal waters

This is part 1 of a two-part series examining the U.S.’s efforts to begin deep-sea mining in federal waters. Part 1 explores the process behind proposed lease sales in U.S. federal...

UKSR to Embark on 4th Mission to Survey Deep Sea Minerals

Glomar Minerals, Inc., an American seabed minerals company, announced that its wholly owned subsidiary UK Seabed Resources Limited (UKSR) will embark on its fourth major exploratio...

Companies join deep-sea mining rush as regulators fast-track permits

Since Trump signed an executive order promising to create a deep-sea mining industry from scratch, businesses have rushed to gain access to seabed minerals.

Extraction does not equal control: New report warns deep seabed mining risks worsening global insecurity

A WWF-backed report warns that mining the ocean floor may create new economic, ecological, social and governance vulnerabilities that would further worsen global insecurity, challe...

A Bay Area financial analyst wants a piece of this mineral-rich seabed surrounded by 3 Pacific nations

As President Trump pushes seabed mining, the bid by an American startup reveals the limits of island nations' control over their neighboring waters.

Takeaways from AP’s report on deep-sea mining

Since President Donald Trump signed an executive order to create a deep-sea mining industry, businesses have raised millions from investors, and stock prices have soared

Deep Beneath the Pacific, Japan Hunts for a New Source of Rare Earth Metals

The discovery of vast seabed deposits near Minamitorishima offers strategic opportunities for Japan, but poses significant technical challenges

Japan to develop deep-sea drone in hunt for rare earths

Experts say ‘bare bones’ US laws are unfit to regulate nascent deep-sea mining industry

This is part 2 of a two-part series examining the U.S.’s efforts to begin deep-sea mining in federal waters. Part 2 examines the regulations that would govern the industry. Part 1...

Previously Unexplored Arctic Seamount Reveals Potential New Species in Deep-Sea Mining Zone

Learn how likely new Arctic deep-sea species could help researchers map fragile sponge gardens and hydrothermal vents before mining plans return.

Trump’s push for deep-sea mining spawns new companies and fast-tracked rules

Since President Donald Trump signed an executive order to create a deep-sea mining industry, businesses have raised millions from investors, and stock prices have soared

As economic case for deep-sea mining weakens, industry should halt urgency to begin operation (commentary)

Why do we need deep-sea mining? Given the potential consequences for the health and biodiversity of the ocean, that seems a vital question to answer before any commercial mining st...

India and Sri Lanka’s Deep Sea Mining Deadlock

Regional geopolitical tensions and a legal stalemate are constraining both countries' cobalt ambitions in the Afanasy Nikitin Seamount.

Deep Sea Mining and the Logic of Contracting Around the Commons

A non-binding U.S.-Japan agreement on deep-sea mining highlights the weaknesses and vulnerability of the International Seabed Authority. The post Deep Sea Mining and the Logic of...

Africa must act before deep-sea mining becomes a new battleground

Deep-sea mining is no longer just an environmental or economic issue – it is also an emerging maritime security challenge. The post

Greenpeace stages record deep-sea protest against seabed mining

Greenpeace used a robot more than 2,300 metres below the ocean surface to unfurl a “Listen to the Science” banner in protest against deep-sea mining.

How One Company Plans to Mine the Bottom of the Sea

A look at the quest to mine the bottom of the ocean for valuable minerals, the connection between light pollution and allergies and more climate news.

Japan Accelerates Deep-Sea Rare Earth Development Near Minamitori Island to Cut Dependence on China

Japan is advancing a strategic project to extract rare earth elements (REEs) from deep-sea mud deposits in its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) near Minamitorishima (also called Minam...

Brunswick County could become home to the first U.S. deep-sea minerals plant

Brunswick County could become home to the first U.S. deep-sea minerals plant

Brunswick County could become home to the first U.S. deep-sea minerals plant

Brunswick County could become home to the first U.S. deep-sea minerals plant

Pre-Exploitation Litigation: Cases No. 34 and 35 and the Timing of Deep-Sea Mining Governance

On 5 June 2026, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) announced two new proceedings before its Seabed Disputes Chamber (SDC). Nauru Ocean Resources Inc. (NORI)...