Countries have debated for decades whether to allow mining on the ocean floor, a potential trove of critical minerals. Now, a ...

Mining companies and the Trump administration want the metals to boost manufacturing. Environmentalists and some countries ...

Scientists and campaigners have long insisted that future industrial-level mining will threaten marine ecosystems. Risks ...

Canadian miner The Metals Company said on Thursday it had formally initiated a process under the U.S. Department of Commerce to apply for exploration licenses and permits to extract minerals from the ...

TMC the metals company formally initiated a process with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to apply for ...

Marine ecosystems in the deep ocean show little sign of recovery even decades after experimental mining, according to new ...

Countries have debated for decades whether to allow mining on the ocean floor, a potential trove of critical minerals. Now, ...

Scientists returned to a 1979 Pacific Ocean mining test site, revealing long-term sediment changes and mixed impacts on ...