It’s the latest twist in the controversial global race to mine the deep sea for rare-earth elements and other valuable ...

For aggressive investors who can stay invested for five years or longer, there are a few under-the-radar mining stocks that ...

Japan is accelerating a decade-old plan to extract rare earths from the deep seabed, an ambitious initiative given extra ...

This story was originally published by Grist with the headline Indigenous concerns surface as Trump calls for seabed mining in Alaskan waters on Feb 5, 2026.

While the Trump administration frames deep-sea mining as a ‘core national security and economic interest,’ dozens of ...

The Metals Company, a prominent seabed-mining company, applauded the change and filed a new application more than doubling the area it hopes to mine.

Final rule would speed process companies must go through to receive exploration licenses and commercial recovery permit ...

Japan is spending five weeks mining the seafloor. It is a technological milestone — and a stress test for how nations balance ...

A deep-sea mining test shows ecosystem damage can begin immediately, with more than one-third of seafloor animals lost in a single pass.

Federal officials Tuesday said they're considering a mineral lease off Alaskan shores. It's part of a fast-paced and ...

Invisible clouds of sediment created by underwater mining spread for miles, putting ocean floor ecosystems at risk.

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management wants to gauge support for what would be the first Alaska Outer Continental Shelf ...