Critical minerals are found in several forms in the ocean, from potato-size nodules to brine pools. They are also in some of ...

Mining of polymetallic nodules from the seabed might lead to significant and long-lasting ecological changes -- both in the mined area, where surface sediments and the fauna living in and on it are ...

The African Finance Corporation and the Federal Government, through the Solid Minerals Development Fund, have signed an investment agreement to jointly finance three strategic projects, including a $1 ...

The Federal Government and the African Finance Corporation have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding to jointly fund three strategic projects in Nigeria’s mining sector, including a $1.3 ...

Poland will use antipersonnel as well as anti-tank land mines to defend its eastern border against the growing threat from Russia, Poland’s deputy defense minister told The Associated Press on Friday ...

I spent years preparing to dive into the deepest place on earth. Only a handful of people have traveled into the depths of the Mariana Trench, nearly 7 miles below the ocean surface. As a geologist ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. President Donald Trump has been voicing interest in exploiting Greenland’s mineral ...

This story was originally published by Grist and is republished here by permission. President Donald Trump is considering allowing companies to lease more than 113 million acres of waters off Alaska ...

A tiny mining town in western North Carolina was among those battered by Hurricane Helene — and the damage could have serious implications for the massive tech-industry supply chain that relies on it.

Hecla Mining is a silver-focused precious metals miner. The rally in gold and silver has been a boon to the company's financial results. Like most precious metals miners, Hecla doesn't just produce ...

NOAA plans to scour more than 30,000 square nautical miles of waters off American Samoa to figure out the possibilities there for deep sea mining. The agency announced Thursday the area will be ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is pressing ahead on Wednesday with an effort to encourage U.S. exploration of the deep sea by accelerating permitting for companies hunting for ...