There’s increasing interest in deep-sea mining, but the impacts that this will have on the animals that live in the depths ...

The agreement covers the design, construction, and operation of a large-scale system for recovering polymetallic nodules from the ocean floor. ・Allseas will fund a significant portion of development ...

TMC the metals company Inc. recently signed a Contract for Development Work and Commercial Production with Allseas to build and operate what it describes as the first commercial deep-sea polymetallic ...

Critical minerals targeted for deep-sea mining in the region are largely intended for advanced military drones and artificial ...

TMC the metals (NasdaqGS:TMC) has signed a development and commercial production deal with Allseas for what is described as the first commercial deep sea nodule collection system. The agreement ...

Deep-sea mining hopeful advances commercial plans with offshore production system targeting 3M tonnes annually.

Deep-sea mining is an industry with few publicly traded players. This week, American Ocean Minerals announced it is merging with Odyssey Marine Exploration (NASDAQ: OMEX) in a reverse takeover that ...

Environmental questions plague deep-sea mining ambitions, but US bodies say the sector needs an adaptive management approach.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Environmental systems scientist at the University of Delaware. As with other polarized issues such as nuclear energy, there has ...

Deep sea mining has been off limits thus far, both because it's awfully hard, and because governments haven't yet firmed up regulations around extracting minerals offshore. That might soon change, as ...

The deep ocean, once a realm of pure scientific curiosity, is now the center of a high-stakes race between conservation and commerce. With NOAA finalizing streamlined regulations in January 2026 and ...