Bahrain, now the first Middle Eastern country to back deep-sea mining, could potentially fund a metals refinery in the future ...

A push to extract minerals from the depths of the Pacific Ocean is gaining momentum. Here is how it works and why it has become a global flashpoint.

That tension between urgent mineral demand and largely invisible deep-sea life sits at the heart of the deep-sea mining dilemma, as described by deep-sea biologist Adrian Glover of London’s Natural ...

President Donald Trump had issued an executive order to jump-start the nascent deep-sea mining industry three months earlier.

(NewsNation) — After President Donald Trump loosened regulations for mining the ocean floor, companies are preparing to take part in what could be a deep-sea minerals boom. NewsNation went ...

The Polynesian archipelago is one of only a handful of countries worldwide that has begun permitting this type of exploration called deep-sea mining. Now, deep-sea mining is not regulated.

The Polynesian archipelago is one of only a handful of countries worldwide that has begun permitting this type of exploration called deep-sea mining. Now, deep-sea mining is not regulated.

The Polynesian archipelago is one of only a handful of countries worldwide that has begun permitting this type of exploration called deep-sea mining. Now, deep-sea mining is not regulated.

The Polynesian archipelago is one of only a handful of countries worldwide that has begun permitting this type of exploration called deep-sea mining. Now, deep-sea mining is not regulated.

The Polynesian archipelago is one of only a handful of countries worldwide that has begun permitting this type of exploration called deep-sea mining. Now, deep-sea mining is not regulated.