International law doesn’t allow deep-sea mining, but Trump admin may permit it

Markets with Madison: Meet Waihi mine’s owner

OceanaGold’s global president & CEO explains why it’s intent on mining underneath land that’s home to an endangered species, despite controversy and a high cost to get to it.

Trump Administration to Usher in Oceanic Era of Mineral Extraction - Real News Now

Over 30 nations’ diplomats have expressed concerns about a suggestion that could initiate deep-sea mineral extraction by 2027. The innovative move pertains to a chartered vessel from The Metals Company, the Maersk Launcher, which was seen in Mexican waters in 2021. The mission of this renowned company is to assess the practicality of extracting precious metals from the ocean floor, metals crucial for the fabrication of batteries for electric veh…

Trump-Era Pivot on Seabed Mining Draws Global Rebuke

Nearly 40 nations, big and small, have voiced opposition to a plan by a Wall Street-backed mining company to team up with the Trump administration to circumvent international law and start seabed mining in the Pacific Ocean with a U.S. permit. The widespread furor reflected a rare alignment from countries as varied as China, Russia, India, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Indonesia, France, Argentina, Uganda and the small island nations of Mauri…

New research shows impact of seabed mining on environment

Seabed mining companies want to harvest polymetallic nodules from the deep ocean floor to access critical metals like copper, cobalt and nickel for the green revolution. But how will mined sites recover? Researchers lead by the U.K.’s National Oceanography Centre, have re-explored a 5000m deep test-mine from 1979 to shed light on this question.  The site which they returned too was in the Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ), a huge area of Pacific Oce…

Mining company seeks Trump support to shortcut access to seabed metals - West Hawaii Today

The long-running battle over whether to allow Pacific Ocean seabed mining took an unexpected turn Thursday when a company disclosed it had been confidentially negotiating a plan with the Trump administration to circumvent a United Nations treaty and obtain authorization from the United States to start mining in international waters.

Extraction of raw materials on the seabed is incompatible with UN targets – according to a WWF study. Meanwhile, a North American company plans to conduct deep-sea mining in the US.