Among the investors are some of the world's largest financial institutions-- including Deutsche Bank, UBS, Credit Suisse, ...

While the Trump administration frames deep-sea mining as a ‘core national security and economic interest,’ dozens of ...

Invisible clouds of sediment created by underwater mining spread for miles, putting ocean floor ecosystems at risk.

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

The Metals Company, a prominent seabed-mining company, applauded the change and filed a new application more than doubling ...

The deep ocean covers most of the planet. Gerard Barron wants his company to be the first to mine it. That’s been his dream since 2001, when Barron’s then-tennis partner asked him to invest in a first ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration finalized new regulations Wednesday that consolidate deep-sea mining ...

The Metals Company is applying for permission from the Trump administration to mine for nickel and cobalt beneath a remote patch of the Pacific... This company wants to be the first to mine the ocean ...