As demand for cobalt, nickel, and other critical minerals surges, governments and companies are eyeing the deep ocean floor.

Rare-earth elements help power our everyday electrical devices, and that’s because most batteries are made with minerals like lithium, nickel, cobalt and graphite. As of now, China has the largest ...

U.S.-led plans to mine the deep seabed have gained momentum since President Donald Trump signed an executive order that ...

Israel on Wednesday published a draft law that aims to boost state revenues from a concession for extracting minerals from ...

After dropping more than 50% from its mid-October highs, The Metals Company (NASDAQ: TMC) hit a critical rebound at the end ...

Countries are still debating whether to mine the seafloor for minerals, but exploratory efforts have already begun.

For all of humanity’s ventures to outer space, we’ve yet to see 99.999% of the deep-sea floor. In the latest subaquatic news, ...

Machines mining minerals in the deep ocean have been found to cause significant damage to life on the seabed, scientists ...

Researchers found that eroded lava rubble beneath the South Atlantic can trap enormous amounts of CO2 for tens of millions of ...

One of the most attractive targets for deep sea mining advocates is the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ), a continent-sized ...

Norway on Wednesday postponed the first licenses to permit deep-sea mining in its Arctic waters for four years, a delay ...

Norway has closed the door to deep-sea mining in its waters until at least 2029, stopping an industry that had been on the ...