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Companies respond to Trump's call for deep-sea mining ventures
18+ hour, 18+ min ago (407+ words) At least nine firms are chasing regulatory approval to extract critical minerals from the ocean floor, but environmental opposition and legal battles loom large The Metals Company, trading as TMC, has positioned itself at the front of the pack. The…...
Groups urge CNMI Gov. Apatang to ask for halt to deep sea mining
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (509+ words) Four-year-old Nina’I Pas Nangauta-Santos and her mother Jessica Nangauta join about a dozen Prutehi Guåhan activist group members and other supporters to express their disapproval of deep-sea mining during a peaceful protest at the ITC intersection in Tamuning on Jan....
OceanaGold launches mega-bid to extend controversial Macraes Mine until 2036
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (12+ words) The Press...
Why We Don’t Need to Mine the Deep Sea
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (204+ words) As tech changes, better solutions are emerging Several companies are trying to win approval to mine the deep sea – an untested endeavor that could wipe out marine habitats we don’t even understand yet. These corporate mining ventures are market grabs,…...
The Ground Beneath Najran Is Holding A 14-Million-Tonne Mineral Treasure
1+ week, 4+ day ago (354+ words) Community September 1, 2026 at 4:35 pm Najran’s latest big story is not happening above ground it is unfolding beneath it 👀⛏️ A new independent estimate has identified approximately 14 million tonnes of mineralised material at the Jabal Qarn project, with copper, zinc, gold and…...
The global race for rare earths reaches the ocean floor
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (224+ words) A critical mineral found on Japan's seabed has caught US attention, and the two are teaming up to see whether it can yield future benefits and reduce their dependence on China The global race for rare earths reaches the ocean…...
Bipartisan House Members Seek Public Comment on Deep-Sea Mining
1+ week, 1+ day ago (67+ words) Bloomberg Law News The Interior Department should open its comment period on two deep-sea mining lease proposals in federal waters to the public and keep it open for at least 90 days, a bipartisan group of House members said in a…...
The Pacific Is Ground Zero for Deep-Sea Mining
1+ week, 3+ day ago (151+ words) Commentary by Kathryn Paik and John Augé Published September 3, 2026 While the existence of minerals on the seabed floor has been well known for years, technological advances and increased urgency over securing essential minerals have given the topic renewed prominence in…...
Acting MMA director resigns as Marianas mining sale advances
1+ week, 3+ day ago (265+ words) The federal official who has publicly defended the accelerated timeline for seabed mining leases off the Marianas is leaving the government for Halliburton, according to the Washington Examiner, with no successor named as a proposed Dec. 16 sale date approaches and…...
OCEAN Mining elects Bob Burnett as chairman of the board
1+ week, 4+ day ago (487+ words) The Bitcoin mining pool taps the Barefoot Mining CEO to lead its board following co-founder Luke Dashjr's resignation in late August OCEAN Mining, the decentralization-focused Bitcoin mining pool, has named Bob Burnett as its new chairman of the board. The…...