President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday issued a new rule to fast-track deep-sea mining in international waters, ...

The Trump administration will effectively cut in half the process companies must negotiate before mining the deep seabed ...

When the United States recently escalated its confrontation with Venezuela—carrying out strikes in Caracas and capturing ...

NOAA is prepared to release a framework for mining companies to secure exploration licenses and commercial recovery permits in international waters. Critics ...

Tokyo has begun a seabed mining trial near Minamitori Island as it seeks to cut reliance on Chinese rare earth supplies.

Seabed mining could become one of the defining environmental battles of 2025. Around the world, governments are weighing up whether to allow mining of the ocean floor for metal ores and minerals. New ...

NOAA is weighing two applications from The Metals Co. to explore for minerals in international waters despite pushback from ...

Research commissioned by Greenpeace, showing that deep sea mining in the Cook Islands is unlikely to make any money, is being ...

The Trump administration said Wednesday that it will consider selling leases to extract minerals from the seabed off the South Pacific island of American Samoa, a potential first step in a wider ...

Any renewable energy source a country can support will become a hub for investment. Countries are researching not only solar energy but also the minerals ...

Tokyo hopes the plan to mine as much as 16 million tonnes of rare earths will help reduce its reliance on China, but will it ...