Inside China’s Deep-Sea Mining Program
China sponsors five of the 32 exploration contracts administered by the International Seabed Authority, ISA, the largest share of any single state.…
NOAA Publishes Notice of Intent in the Federal Register to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for TMC USA’s USA-B Exploration License Application
NOAA opens an Environmental Impact Statement process for TMC USA's 122,000 square kilometre USA-B exploration licence bid.
TMC Provides Second Quarter 2026 Corporate Update
TMC posted a $60.1 million second quarter loss and about $143 million in liquidity as NOAA reviews its U.S. seabed applications.
Eco Minerals Appoints Christopher Bauer as President of Deep Sea Vision, a Wholly Owned Subsidiary
Eco Minerals named Christopher Bauer president of its subsea survey subsidiary Deep Sea Vision, effective August 1, 2026.
Deep Sea Minerals Corp. Welcomes Growing U.S. Focus on Deep-sea Mining at American Mining Roundtable
Deep Sea Minerals backed the deep-sea mining push at Trump's American Mining Roundtable, where US$3 billion in financing was announced.
Sandpiper Marine Phosphate Project – Environmental Clearance Certificate Issued for Mining Licence ML 170
Namibia grants NMP a clearance certificate for ML 170, valid three years, with mining still not cleared to start.
Goldcoast Resource Corp. Commences Trading on the Canadian Securities Exchange Under Symbol “GCR”
Goldcoast Resource begins trading on the CSE under GCR, taking its 10,000 sq km offshore Ghana gold package public.
Eco Minerals Announces Procurement of Kongsberg HUGIN Superior Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
Eco Minerals buys a 6,000 metre rated Kongsberg HUGIN Superior AUV for its Deep Sea Vision unit, expanding Pacific survey work.
American Ocean Minerals Appoints Paul Warmé as Chief Financial Officer
American Ocean Minerals names Paul Warme CFO, adding 25 years of mining finance from BlueScope, Iluka and Rio Tinto.
Violent Protest by Mining Community Groups in the Belitung Region
PT Timah declares an emergency after miners burn its Belitung supervision office and tin ore warehouse. No fatalities reported.
AOM Chairman Presents Solid Gold Nodule to President Trump at American Mining Industry Roundtable
AOM Chairman Tom Albanese presents President Trump a solid gold nodule at a State Department critical minerals roundtable.