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

A mining-machine test on the deep-ocean floor resulted in species diversity declining by roughly 32% in the tracks of the ...

The last Czech black coal shaft will shut at the end of January, closing the door on more than 250 years of deep mining and ...

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

Tokyo set to make world’s first attempt to continuously lift rare-earth-rich mud from a depth of around 6,000m ...

The rush to mine the deep ocean is no longer a distant possibility. It’s here, thanks to global demand for minerals like cobalt and nickel rising, meaning governments and corporations are eyeing the ...

Guam lawmakers heard urgent pleas Wednesday to halt federal plans for deep-sea mining near the Marianas Trench, with Speaker ...

After Norway made its decision, Greenland’s government has stated its intention to ban deep-sea mining in its territorial ...

On April 24, 2025, President Trump signed a far-reaching executive order aimed at accelerating the development of deep-sea mining for critical minerals beneath both United States and international ...

Protesters gathered at the ITC Building intersection in Tamuning on Monday to again oppose plans for deep-sea mining near the ...

The drilling vessel is backed by Japanese government funding, and will spend a month collecting rare earth sludge along a ...