The issue is highly contentious, with some member states keen to begin mining soon, while others want a moratorium or even an ...

Despite opposition investors are still looking at deep-sea mining technology.

Mining of polymetallic nodules from the seabed might lead to significant and long-lasting ecological changes -- both in the mined area, where surface sediments and the fauna living in and on it are ...

Rules for the emerging deep-sea mining sector should take a "precautionary approach" that protects the environment, the head ...

Pressure on the International Seabed Authority (ISA) to finalize and adopt regulations for deep-sea mining is increasing.

On the abyssal plains, at depths between 3,000 and 6,000 meters, polymetallic nodules are scattered across millions of square ...

It is the key ingredient of bronze, the alloy that helped create some of the world’s greatest civilizations and took humanity ...

However, one mining company disagrees, saying that, "If you do not do anything, you get accused, and if you do something, you ...

Thiruvananthapuram: The assembly on Tuesday passed a resolution demanding the Centre to immediately withdraw its amendments ...

The metals industry is intensifying its push for deep-sea mining permits despite the absence of a regulatory framework, as a key UN-established meeting approaches, with a global mining code remaining ...

has been investigating the potential environmental impacts of deep-sea mining. Previous analyses of decade-old disturbance traces in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone and the Peru Basin indicate that ...