A Vancouver-based mining company is looking to sidestep the international agency charged with regulating mining in ...

This is the midwater zone, a hidden ecosystem that begins 650 feet below the ocean surface and sustains life across our ...

Diplomats from more than 30 nations have criticized a proposal that could allow the start of seabed mining by 2027.

TMC also said it has requested a pre-application consultation with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

The White House is weighing an executive order that would fast-track permitting for deep-sea mining in international waters ...

Mining firms claim the deep seabed could provide a major new ... The Metals Company now says it will apply for "exploration licenses and commercial recovery permits" from the United States by ...

An abrupt announcement has rattled members of a little-known U.N. agency based in Jamaica that has protected deep ...

The International Seabed Authority has expressed concern following reports that the U.S. subsidiary of The Metals Company is ...

Here, manganese nodules found off the Southeastern U.S. in 2019. (NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research) Hundreds of ...

Matsya-6000 has completed wet tests and facilitated multiple manned dives in the Bay of Bengal. What is it? How through the ...

Deep-sea mining company TMC seeks approval from Trump admin to mine metals in Pacific sea bed, sparking concerns over international law and environment.