Mining companies and the Trump administration want the metals to boost manufacturing. Environmentalists and some countries ...

Countries have debated for decades whether to allow mining on the ocean floor, a potential trove of critical minerals. Now, ...

Finding and disposing of underwater mines on the sea floor is one of the US Navy's hardest and most dangerous tasks. Robots ...

Other mining operations target phosphates used as fertilizer in industrial agriculture. So far companies haven't been willing to heavily invest in such a difficult and costly undertaking, but the ...

In the cold, lightless Pacific Ocean deep, the seabed is scattered with metal-rich rocks coveted by miners—and huge numbers ...

The mining industry is pushing regulators to finalise rules that could open the way for extraction in parts of the vast ...

Experience the mesmerizing moments of underwater gold mining in this satisfying journey. The rhythmic motions of the miners, combined with the gentle underwater ambiance, create a soothing ...

The world's oceans harbor a cultural heritage of sunken ships, remains of those lost in the transatlantic slave trade and ...

Underwater extraction must "not come at the expense of Africa's existing mining economies and their sustainable development ...

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

Countries have debated for decades whether to allow mining on the ocean floor, a potential trove of critical minerals. Now, a Canadian startup says it will move ahead, whether or not rules are in ...