Latest News for: Seabed exploration

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Riches and risks on the ocean floor

Deccan Herald 23 May 2025
... is quite well established, but exploration and extraction from the Seabed are necessary as the demand surges ... The mission aims to develop indigenous technologies for seabed exploration and extraction.
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Millions of Deep-Sea “Golden” Eggs Discovered Near Underwater Volcano off Canada

Greek Reporter 22 May 2025
giant golden eggs blanketed the warm seabed ... Du Preez also shared a video of the expedition, showing a robotic arm gently lifting one of the glowing eggs from the seabed ... least explored habitats.
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New Caledonia's political future 'not a Pacific problem' - 'It's our own', says Ponga

RNZ 20 May 2025
"It's our own problem ... The Cook Islands, a self-governing nation in "free association" with New Zealand, signed a comprehensive strategic agreement with Beijing, including a five-year agreement for seabed mineral exploration and research ... "'I'm Kanak.
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Donald Trump’s deep-sea mining order condemned as ‘militarisation’ of Pacific

Cook Islands News 15 May 2025
NOAA has been directed to, within 60 days, "expedite the process for reviewing and issuing seabed mineral exploration licenses and commercial recovery permits in areas beyond national jurisdiction under the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act.".
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Trump’s deep sea mining order condemned as ‘militarisation’ of Pacific

RNZ 15 May 2025
NOAA has been directed to, within 60 days, "expedite the process for reviewing and issuing seabed mineral exploration licenses and commercial recovery permits in areas beyond national jurisdiction under the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act.".
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Experts blast U.S.' unilateral deep-sea mining order

ECNS 13 May 2025
The order called for an expedited process to review and issue licenses for seabed mineral exploration and commercial recovery in areas beyond national jurisdiction.
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The Metals Company to raise $37M for seabed exploration

Mining 12 May 2025
TMC) has lined up C$51.75 million ($37 million) for seabed exploration ... About two weeks ago, TMC filed applications for a commercial recovery permit and two exploration licences under the US seabed ...
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Former PM Puna joins deep-sea mining company board

Cook Islands News 10 May 2025
CIIC is looking forward to Puna’s contributions to CSR, “as the Cook Islands advances its vision for responsible, science-based exploration and management of its seabed mineral resources”.
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Trump is obsessed with critical minerals. There’s a new, dangerous place he’s seeking them

CNN 08 May 2025
The International Seabed Authority, a UN-backed regulator, has issued 30 exploration licenses to companies, the majority of those in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone ... The International Seabed Authority sharply criticized Trump’s order.
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99.999 per cent of the deep seabed remains unexplored by humans

New Scientist 08 May 2025
Deep-sea submersibles have been diving for decades, but records show that we have still only explored a tiny area of the deep seabed, which makes up the majority of Earth's topography ... .
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Cook Islands environment group calls on govt to speak out against US Trump’s deep seabed ...

RNZ 06 May 2025
NOAA has been directed to, within 60 days, "expedite the process for reviewing and issuing seabed mineral exploration licenses and commercial recovery permits in areas beyond national jurisdiction under the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act.".
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Trump eyes deep-sea mining sparking concern from regulators

SAFETY4SEA 06 May 2025
seabed mining licenses, calling it “the next gold rush.” However, these resources lie under the jurisdiction of the International Seabed Authority (ISA), a UN-affiliated body.
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Saudi Arabia and US to sign mining deal

Mining 06 May 2025
Saudi Arabia is also exploring lithium imports from Chile for domestic processing ... The kingdom is also exploring the mineral-rich seabed of the Red Sea, with plans to process extracted resources at the Yanbu industrial complex.
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UAE maintains environmental sustainability via pioneering initiatives

Kuna 06 May 2025
These include announcing the first-of-its-kind marine exploration journey to conduct a comprehensive survey of the seabed in territorial waters aboard the research vessel "Jeon." The ...
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Undersea Mining: Wave of the Future or Spoiler of Earth’s Last Untouched Frontier?

The Epoch Times 05 May 2025
... accelerate the approval process for the exploration and extraction of minerals by deep-sea mining. “Vast offshore seabed areas hold critical minerals and energy resources,” the order reads.

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