Emerging commercial technologies can enable mining operations on Earth, the seabed, and the Moon, reducing America's ...

THE composition of the deep-sea concretions known as manganese nodules is of considerable interest. Nodules obtained from different locations on the ocean floor contain widely varying percentages ...

People living in the Pacific nation are divided on whether to push ahead with deep-sea mining for polymetallic nodules.

The Japanese discovery was the result of an underwater survey conducted between April and June, covering over 100 sites along ...

In a proposal submitted to the Jamaica-based International Seabed Authority (ISA), the Chinese company said it plans to ...

TOKYO: A state-owned Chinese company plans to conduct a large mining experiment in international waters in the Pacific Ocean, ...

New monitoring station in Antarctica opened by China will provide continuous observations of atmosphere to aid understanding ...

India's Mines Ministry launches first-ever auction of 13 offshore mineral blocks to boost domestic availability and reduce ...

Norway stopped deep-sea mining due to political pressure and environmental concerns. Japan's aspirations and global ...

Offers include sand blocks in Kollam, lime mud in Porbandar, and polymetallic reserves near Great Nicobar Island ...