WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States has begun talks with the Cook Islands for research on seabed mineral exploration and development, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday. The Cook Islands ...

Americans have a reputation for being bad at world geography, and the current U.S. administration is no exception, particularly when it comes to correctly identifying what is – and is not – part of ...

Since taking office on January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump has issued a slew of executive orders and other directives aimed at expediting certain land use authorizations and approvals on ...

On April 24, 2025, the Trump Administration issued an Executive Order aimed at fast-tracking deep-sea mining. The Executive Order on Unleashing America’s Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources ...

Defense manufacturer Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) is in early talks with undersea mining companies to open access to two dormant seabed exploration licenses it has held since the 1980s The move signals ...

Determination of substantial compliance marks a key step in the U.S. regulatory process for exploration and commercial recovery of polymetallic ...

The Cook Islands should be allowed to “make their own choices” and “have a right to their own future development” in terms of seabed mining, according to former Australian Prime Minister Scott ...

An imminent executive order on deep sea mining could open a new resource frontier. It’s a signal to markets that the United States is finally prepared to unlock private investment in a long-dormant ...

Final rule establishes a consolidated application and review process for exploration licenses and commercial recovery permits under the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act (DSHMRA) Updated ...

TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. (OMEX) (NASDAQ: OMEX), an ocean exploration leader engaged in critical mineral resource development, today announced the successful ...

China has successfully tested its first domestically developed robot capable of conducting three-dimensional drilling and real-time in-situ monitoring inside deep-sea seabed strata, marking a notable ...