To overcome this, Hu’s team crafted a specialized diamond-coated grinding wheel. Spinning at 1,600 revolutions per minute, ...

China has created a deep-sea cable-cutting device capable of severing the world's most fortified underwater communication and ...

In the cold, lightless Pacific Ocean deep, the seabed is scattered with metal-rich rocks coveted by miners -- and huge ...

Kiribati is reportedly in discussions with China to explore deep-sea mining opportunities, signaling a potential shift in its ...

Separately, the researchers also developed a soft gripper, which can be attached to a rigid robot. It was tested in the South ...

Some Indian mining and cement companies have approached Dutch shipbuilder Royal IHC for technical assistance as they prepare to bid for deep-sea mineral blocks up for auction, two sources with direct ...

Interest in joining the deep-sea mining rush is growing. Indonesia, the largest miner of nickel on land, notified the ISA ...

Campaigner says The Metals Company's loss of a third of its exploration area is sign of a stuttering industry.

An ISA report on Kiribati’s progress toward deep-sea mining said it had indicated it was looking for ... to the seabed after ...

The provision requires the International Seabed Authority (ISA) to develop and adopt regulations for deep-sea mining within a 2-year period. However, the ISA was unable to agree on any regulations ...