New Caledonia bans ‘dangerous’ seabed mining for half a century
New Caledonia last week imposed a 50-year ban on deep-sea mining across its entire maritime zone – a rare and sweeping move that places the French Pacific territory among the most restrictive in
Miner applies to exploit deep sea under controversial Trump executive order
Seabed miner The Metals Company said Tuesday it has submitted an application for a US license to mine an area of the Pacific Ocean administered by a United Nations-affiliated
Pacific nation of Kiribati explores deep sea mining deal with China
The company at the vanguard of plans to mine deep sea metals used in electric vehicle batteries has surrendered a third of its Pacific Ocean exploration area after a breakdown in cooperation with the island nation of
