US opens vast Pacific seabed to mining
Washington is planning to auction off deep-sea mining leases near the Northern Mariana Islands later this year, advancing the Trump administration’s push to develop domestic…
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Deep-sea mining threatens 60% of vent species: IUCN
More than 60% of the rare mollusc species living around deep-sea hydrothermal vents face extinction from proposed seabed mining, prompting the International Union for Conservation…
TMC, Allseas strike first seabed nodule mining deal
The Metals Company (NASDAQ: TMC) has signed a commercial agreement with offshore engineering giant Allseas to develop and operate what the companies say would be…
TMC pushes US seafloor mining hub as loss widens
Deep-sea mining hopeful The Metals Company (Nasdaq: TMC) reported a wider annual loss for 2025 as it advanced plans for a United States-based polymetallic nodule processing…
Deep Sea Minerals seeks Pacific exploration license
Deep Sea Minerals (CSE: SEAS) said it’s seeking the right to explore for polymetallic nodules in the Pacific Ocean. The application, submitted to the United…
Deep-sea mining debate reaches critical global moment
Ocean governance is entering a decisive moment as governments weigh whether to allow deep sea mining in international waters or impose a global moratorium while…
Japan to test mining rare earths from deep seabed mud
Japan will conduct a month-long test to extract rare-earth-rich mud from the deep seabed near the remote Minamitorishima Island, marking a first-of-its-kind effort to continuously…
Study spotlights deep-sea mining’s impact on species
The largest study yet on the ecological impacts of deep-sea mining – commissioned by its leading proponent, The Metals Co. (Nasdaq: TMC) – has found…
Trump moves to fast-track deep-sea mining push
United States President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order on deep-sea mining that aims to pave the way for offshore resource extraction and…
NGO sues Norway over deep-sea mining plans
Environmental activists have once again turned to the Norwegian courts, this time suing the government over its plans for seabed mineral exploration, which they claim has…
The deep sea mining debate is ‘gone’ — it’s happening, says The Metals Company CEO
Despite opposition from environmental groups, the CEO of The Metals Company (TMC) — which has exclusive access to the Nori Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) polymetallic project…
Mining’s biggest future challenges will be meeting sustainability expectations – and adapting to the metaverse
We present the winner of the 2022 Northern Miner Scholarship, part of the Young Mining Professionals Scholarship Fund. Entrants were asked to write an essay…