Eco Minerals Announces Exclusive Deep-Sea Exploration Partnership with Impossible Metals
Eco Minerals and Impossible Metals signed an exploration MOU. It makes Deep Sea Vision the exclusive partner, subject to equipment availability.
Deep-sea sulfide minerals can spontaneously heat and combust when exposed to air
USGS finds some deep-sea sulfide rocks can heat up and catch fire. Marcasite-rich Escanaba Trough samples combusted during lab processing.
A previously undocumented process of hydrothermal manganese mineralization
USGS finds a new way manganese deposits form under the seabed. Samples off American Samoa averaged 51% manganese by weight.
Deep Sea Minerals Corp. Welcomes Continued U.S. Efforts to Map Offshore Critical Mineral Resources
Deep Sea Minerals welcomed NOAA's continued offshore mapping efforts. NOAA began a new expedition near American Samoa on September 24, 2026.
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.
TMC Announces Appointment of Liam Mallon, Former President of ExxonMobil Upstream, to its Board of Directors
TMC named ex-ExxonMobil Upstream president Liam Mallon to its board. He will lead its Sustainability and Innovation Committee; Brendan May steps down.
GoldCoast Resource Corp. to Commence Trading on the OTCQB Venture Market
GoldCoast Resource shares begin trading on the OTCQB Venture Market. Trading as GCRFF started September 29, alongside its CSE listing under GCR.
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.
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.