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Deep-Sea Mining Firm Faces Legal Challenges over Trump’s Controversial Policy

INTERNATIONAL WATERS, CLARION-CLIPPERTON ZONE, PACIFIC OCEAN, JUL 22 – The Metals Co. aims to start mining critical minerals in disputed international waters despite opposition from nearly all countries bound by the Law of the Sea treaty, risking legal and environmental challenges.

Two months ago, President Donald Trump took an extraordinary step toward issuing permits to mine vast tracts of the ocean floor in international waters where valuable minerals are abundant. It was a boon to The Metals Co., an ambitious startup that had already spent more than a half-billion dollars preparing to become the world’s first commercial seabed miner. Within days of Trump’s executive order, the company submitted its application to the f…

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There is still no set of rules for the extraction of mineral resources in international waters. At the Council meeting of the International Seabed Authority, ISA, in Jamaica's capital, Kingston, no agreement was reached on uniform standards. The discussions are now continuing in the General Assembly of the Organization, which will continue until 25 July.

·Germany
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On Monday, the International Seabed Authority warned those interested in mining minerals on the high seas outside international law.

·Montreal, Canada
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"The abysses are not for sale." It was by these words that the Head of State Emmanuel Macron had introduced, in Nice, the 3rd United Nations Conference on the Ocean, held from 9 to 13 June. A message addressed to Donald Trump. In April, the President of the United States had instructed to

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Radio-Canada broke the news in Montreal, Canada on Monday, July 21, 2025.
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