The minerals that are being targeted form a critical part of the sea floor, and the sea floor is what life attaches to in the ...

The world's oceans, both international waters and those under national jurisdiction, are rich in minerals and metals.

The head of submarine mining pioneer The Metals Company told AFP he had "no doubt" the Canadian firm would be the first to to ...

The seabed is legally designated as the“common heritage of mankind,” but in practice, it has become a hotly contested ...

The minerals that are being targeted form a critical part of the sea floor, and the sea floor is what life attaches to in the ...

The crucial conference in France comes after Trump ordered the US to pursue deep-sea mining with potentially damaging ...

With the prospect of deep-sea mining once again hitting the headlines, opposing parties remain locked in a bitter dispute.