Mining companies and the Trump administration want the metals to boost manufacturing. Environmentalists and some countries ...

A seabed mining company has asked the Trump administration for approval to harvest the ocean floor for critical metals in ...

Countries have debated for decades whether to allow mining on the ocean floor, a potential trove of critical minerals. Now, ...

MANILA - The Philippine government’s submission of the “Talampas ng Pilipinas” chart to the International Seabed Authority ...

The International Seabed Authority (ISA) Council, despite challenges, proceeded with its agenda and elected H.E. Ambassador Duncan Muhumuza Laki (Uganda) as President of the Council for its thirtieth ...

This was how Sen. Tolentino described the submission by the PH government of the ‘Talampas ng Pilipinas’ chart to ISA.

After more than a decade of negotiations, a new round of talks to finalize a code to regulate deep-sea mining in ...

NEW YORK, March 28, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - A Canadian mining firm seeking to become the first company allowed to excavate seabeds in international waters said Thursday it will seek US authorization, as ...

"Deep-sea exploration rights under International Seabed Authority regulations" was originally created and published by Mining Technology, a GlobalData owned brand. The information on this site has ...

It's an industry that has divided Pacific Island nations and met pushback from environmentalists. Deep-sea mining — heralded by some as a way to power the global shift to renewables — is ...

Pressure on the International Seabed Authority (ISA) to finalize and adopt regulations for deep-sea mining is increasing. While some ISA member states are hoping to see progress soon, a growing ...

Countries have debated for decades whether to allow mining on the ocean floor, a potential trove of critical minerals. Now, a ...