India could take the bold step of recognising the deep ocean not merely as a mineral reserve, but as a precious ecological asset whose value may exceed that of its mineral wealth ...

Deep-sea mining American Samoa: NOAA's Okeanos Explorer is mapping the same federal seafloor that BOEM plans to auction November 19, 2026, in America's first commercial deep-sea mining lease sale. An ...

The ocean's deep-sea bed is scattered with ancient rocks, each about the size of a closed fist, called "polymetallic nodules." Elsewhere, along active and inactive hydrothermal vents and the deep ...

Living resources include aquatic and marine resources. Non-living resources include oil and natural gas, sand and aggregates, ...

Ocean Discovery League (ODL) has launched the Global Deep Sea Exploration Goals, an ambitious international effort to visually explore 10,000 strategically selected locations across the deep seafloor.

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The International Seabed Authority (ISA), the U.N.-associated organization that oversees deep-sea mining activities in international waters, held a ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The United States Department of the Interior (DOI) recently announced rule changes that would accelerate deep-sea mining in U.S. waters. The move ...

You may be hearing a lot lately about critical minerals and rare earth elements. These natural materials are essential to industry and modern technology – everything from cellphones to fighter jets.

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Explorers know that the Earth’s oceans are vast, covering about 71% of the surface of the globe. According to a new study, just 0.001% of the deep seafloor has been visually observed. The deep ocean ...