Why might the U.S. be interested in deep-sea mining, and what are the environmental risks? Here's what you need to know.

Impossible Metals, a pioneering US-based deep-sea mining company, has submitted a request to commence a leasing process for ...

Companies are raring to explore the Arctic seabed off Norway, which could become the first country in Europe to allow ...

The US feels otherwise. “Under the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act, US companies can apply for exploration licenses ...

A US company, Impossible Metals, aims to initiate deep-sea mining off American Samoa, seeking regulatory approval while ...

Deep-sea mining firm Impossible Metals said on Tuesday that it has asked U.S. federal officials to launch a commercial auction for access to deposits of nickel, cobalt and other critical minerals off ...

India has extended an auction of deep-sea blocks containing critical minerals used in electric vehicle batteries and other ...

highlighted the importance of focusing on deep-sea mining. He said: “China increasingly views the deep seabed as a front line in economic and military competition with the US.” A strategic ...

Talks at the International Seabed Authority (ISA) in Jamaica recently stalled, with many nations supporting a mining moratorium due to ecological concerns. Critics warn that deep-sea mining could ...

The International Seabed Authority isn’t close to setting rules on harvesting minerals more than a decade after talks on how ...