California-based company Impossible Metals asked the Trump administration earlier this month to auction off mining leases for ...

Mining of these rock-like nodules was the topic of discussion of experts and industry representatives gathered in Tempe on ...

President Trump signed an executive order to boost the U.S. deep-sea mining industry for critical minerals. Supporters say ...

President Donald Trump is trying to fast track a brand new, highly controversial industry – mining critical minerals in the ...

President Trump signed an order Thursday aimed at making it easier for companies to mine the ocean floor. Scientists and environmental groups say it could harm a fragile ecosystem.

The executive order will help private deep-sea mining companies to access mineral-rich nodules on the sea floor.

The practice of deep-sea mining involves using heavy machinery to remove minerals and metals from the seabed, where they ...

NEW DELHI – A new study has found that deep-sea mining conducted more than 40 years ago in the Pacific Ocean continues to affect marine ecosystems, raising concerns over its lasting ...

In late March, The Metals Company, a Canadian deep-sea mining firm, announced that it would seek approval from US agencies to extract critical minerals in areas of the ocean floor that are beyond ...

A handful of firms are waiting for Norway to issue the first deep sea mining licenses. File photo of deep-sea mining protestors. Photo by Kenzo Tribouillard/ AFP Companies are raring to explore the ...

The industry has already suffered a false start. Norway's parliament had voted massively in favour of deep-sea mining, experts had concluded there were significant resources to be extracted ...

Companies are raring to explore the Arctic seabed off Norway, which could become the first country in Europe to allow deep-sea mining -- much to the dismay of environmentalists. The industry has ...