Why might the U.S. be interested in deep-sea mining, and what are the environmental risks? Here's what you need to know.

Along certain parts of the ocean floor lies a bounty of rare minerals and metals, critical components for batteries, electric ...

An imminent executive order on deep sea mining could open a new resource frontier. It’s a signal to markets that the United ...

Mine on land and you threaten areas of incredible biodiversity with trees that sequester carbon, which is why some have set their sights on the seafloor. There are vast fields of “deep sea potatoes” ...

Imagine a place on our planet so vast, so mysterious, that it has no owner. Picture a realm teeming with bizarre life forms, ...

The mountain range is central to the origin story of several tribal nations and has become an international symbol of the ...

The US feels otherwise. “Under the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act, US companies can apply for exploration licenses ...

Deep-sea mining firm Impossible Metals said on Tuesday that it has asked U.S. federal officials to launch a commercial auction for access to deposits of nickel, cobalt and other critical minerals off ...

Deep sea mining operations are expected to increase the negative impact on environmental indicators by up to 13 per cent, a change categorized as having 'great' significance, relative to the 'without' ...

New York (AFP) – A Canadian deep-sea mining pioneer, The Metals Company, is charting a new course to land the controversial ...

An imminent executive order on deep sea mining could open a new resource frontier. It’s a signal to markets that the United ...

Nations are currently negotiating a “road map” that would govern any potential deep-sea mining in international waters. If the U.S. were to move forward with plans to support mining in the ...