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 ...

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

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

Environmental advocate Solomon Pili Kahoʻohalahala spoke to The Conversation's Maddie Bender about ocean protections amid ...

When you hear the name Alcatraz, you probably think of Alcatraz Island up San Francisco way. Or if you know something about ...

President Trump signed an order Thursday aimed at making it easier for companies to mine the ocean floor. Scientists and ...

In 1982, geologist Martin Hovland sat aboard a research ship owned by the Norwegian oil company Statoil (now Equinor) in the ...

WSJ (emphasis added) As a result, while the U.S. mines roughly 12% of the global rare ... that the president is looking to stockpile deep-sea critical metals to counter China.

Gold Fields said it has been told to cease operations and leave one of its mines in Ghana after the government rejected an application to extend the company’s lease. The Johannesburg-based firm ...

Gold Fields is set to cease operations at its Damang gold mine in Ghana following the government's decision not to renew the mining lease. The mining company had sought a 30-year extension to the ...