Before delving into the economics of deep seabed mining, it would be useful to understand where the demand is coming from.

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

China should shore up alliances with pro-seabed mining countries to control and extract the wealth of critical resources in ...

Over the last decade and a half, deep-sea mining has captured worldwide attention as a potential source for the minerals like ...

Emerging commercial technologies can enable mining operations on Earth, the seabed, and the Moon, reducing America's dependence on China for critical minerals.

Norway has shelved plans to open a vast ocean area at the bottom of the Arctic for commercial-scale deep-sea mining.

Shares in Norwegian sea bed mining start-up Green Minerals fell by 36% on Monday after the government scrapped a first licensing round for deep-sea mining in return for support for its annual budget.

Local environmental groups are urging the government to conduct a comprehensive survey to determine public support for seabed ...

UK’s underwater industry, including offshore energy, aquaculture, defence, telecoms and seabed minerals, supports over 51,000 ...

This discrepancy arises because deep seabed minerals don't belong to any jurisdiction and thus cannot be similarly taxed. To obtain exploration licenses for deep seabed mining, UNCLOS requires ...

It is what scientists call a polymetallic nodule, created over millennia as minerals accumulate on the seabed. Packed full of cobalt, nickel and manganese, these ancient formations are now ...