Environmental groups fear deep-sea mining order

Debate intensifies over deep-sea mining in U.S. House hearing

While some start-up companies are celebrating the move, some environmentalists oppose its development.

Close exploration of mineral extraction may enable a better understanding of the impact of deep-sea mining

The ocean's deep-sea bed is scattered with ancient rocks, each about the size of a closed fist, called "polymetallic nodules." Elsewhere, along active and inactive hydrothermal vents and the deep ocean's ridges, volcanic arcs, and tectonic plate boundaries, and on the flanks of seamounts, lie other types of mineral-rich deposits containing high-demand minerals.

Trump admin chose to ‘streamline’ permitting for a Utah mining project

President Donald Trump issued a March executive order to increase American mineral production to protect national security.

Testimony of Impossible Metals CEO and Co-Founder Oliver Gunasekara Before the House Natural Resources Committee on “Exploring the Potential of Deep-Sea Mining to Expand American Mineral Production”

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This "law of the country" is one of the strictest in the world.

Deep-sea mining threatens sea life in a way no one is thinking about, and Trump’s order could clear the way for operations soon

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