Trump has effectively fired the starting gun for an international free-for-all on extracting minerals from the ocean floor.

Scientists warn, "Any plume or discharge caused by mining could easily enter the extraordinary habitat," highlighting the ...

The quest to exploit deep-sea mineral resources — and debates over benefits and harms — is intensifying in D.C. and ...

This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Network, where Elizabeth Claire Alberts is a fellow. Mere ...

The Metals Company, which has been trying for years to exploit battery materials strewn across the ocean floor, announced ...

Undersea explorer The Metals Company (TMC) has submitted the first-ever application for a commercial recovery permit to mine ...

The ocean's deep-sea bed is scattered with ancient rocks, each about the size of a closed fist, called "polymetallic nodules.

Deep-sea mining firm The Metals Co asked the Trump administration on Tuesday to approve its plans to mine the international ...