The path to the world’s technological future could be found on the deep ocean floor. But that path may come at a high price. The debate centers on critical minerals embedded in rocks on the seabed.

Nowadays, there is a growing global demand for rare earth elements and critical minerals such as nickel, manganese and lithium due to their importance in the production of components that support ...

When I set sail on the MV NorSky in the summer of 2008 to probe the depths of Manus Basin off the coast of Papua New Guinea, ...

TMC The Metals Company (NASDAQ: TMC) is a money-losing start-up in the mining industry. However, it is a particular focus that sets it apart from other miners, as it aims to build and operate a ...

The Metals Company (NASDAQ: TMC) stock is up a massive 520% year to date as of this writing, making it one of the top three best-performing mining stocks of the year. TMC is a deep-sea mining company.

Deep-sea mining targets mineral deposits on the ocean floor, typically at depths of 3,000–6,000 meters. Most attention focuses on polymetallic nodules—potato-sized rocks lying on abyssal plains—and on ...

A new study indicates that deep-sea mining could threaten at least 30 species of sharks, rays and chimaeras, many of which are already at risk of extinction. The authors found that seabed sediment ...

Greenpeace International activists protest against deepsea mining company Global Sea Mineral Resources, a subsidiary of the Belgian company DEME, in the Pacific Ocean in 2021. (Photo by Marten van ...