MOBY Robotics Signs MOU to Advance Subsea Robotics in Vietnam
MOBY Robotics signed an MOU to bring its subsea robots to Vietnam. The September 23 deal covers seabed mapping and critical minerals.
Mithril Minerals Selected as Breakthrough Energy Fellow
Mithril Minerals joined Breakthrough Energy's 2026 Fellows Program. The startup will build a near-full-scale ocean collector robot for testing.
Cobalt Blue Contracted to Undertake Preliminary Economic Analysis for Glomar’s US Polymetallic Refinery
Cobalt Blue will deliver PEA workstreams for Glomar's Project Infinity. It will be paid US$150,000, with the PEA targeted for Q4 2026.
Deep Sea Minerals Corp. Welcomes U.S. Department of the Interior Comments on Deep Sea Mineral Permitting
Deep Sea Minerals welcomed Burgum's comments on US seabed permitting. Its NOAA application covers about 147,368 km2 in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone.
Midwater Release Less Up Less Down
Key points TMC releases return water from its nodule collection system at a depth of 2,000 meters, a level chosen because most fisheries and zooplankton live in the top 1,000 meters of the water column. The company says discharging at 2,000 meters bypasses roughly 95% of marine life, with…
Deep Sea Minerals, Westwin Sign Non-Binding Letter of Intent to Evaluate U.S. Processing of Polymetallic Nodules
Deep Sea Minerals signed a letter of intent with Westwin Elements. They will study U.S. processing of nickel, cobalt, copper and manganese from nodules.
MOBY Robotics Wins ABS Approval in Principle for Commercial-Scale Platform
MOBY Robotics secured ABS Approval in Principle for its MPP. The 25-ton MPP raises SmartLift and can run for decades without returning to port.
Chatham Rock Phosphate Progress Report & Private Placement Announcement
Chatham Rock Phosphate expects to relist on the NZX within weeks. It opened a NZ$0.05 private placement that is expected to close October 16.
The Metals Royalty Company Celebrates U.S. EXIM Bank Chairman’s Visit to the Mesabi Iron Ore Mine and Provides Commissioning Update
EXIM's chairman visited the Mesabi mine, where TMCR holds a royalty. The plant was 99.25% complete on August 31, with first output due in Q4 2026.
How nodules reach the surface
Key points In 2022, Allseas’ pilot system collected nodules from the seafloor and lifted them through a 4-km riser to the surface; the companies have since refined the design and reduced its environmental footprint. The collector is divided into three systems: pickup, processing, and…
Burgum Says US Deep-Sea Mining Permits Could Come Within Months
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum told the G20 energy ministerial in Houston on September 14, 2026 that US deep-sea mining permits could be issued within months. At least six companies have already applied to NOAA or asked Interior for a lease sale.