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.

The Trump administration wants to allow deep-sea mining for critical minerals near the American territories of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. Residents are worried about environmental impacts.

Even as opposition grows and the U.S. territory maintains a moratorium on seabed mining, NOAA began a $20 million survey of ...

The resolution, drawn up by 3rd District Supervisor Justin Cummings, states that “deep-sea mining remains an unproven, ...

When the United States recently escalated its confrontation with Venezuela—carrying out strikes in Caracas and capturing President Nicolás Maduro—the moves were framed as political intervention. But ...

Norway has temporarily halted its deep-sea mining plans by postponing the first licensing round until at least 2029, following a political agreement with the Socialist Left Party for the state budget.

Kim Dong-sub, president of Korea National Oil Corporation, left the company on the 24th and expressed discomfort toward the government and ruling party, which are putting the brakes on the East Sea ...