Successful Shallow Water Test Demonstration of Eureka I
Impossible Metals tested its Eureka 1 vehicle in Ontario waters. The May 2023 demonstration retrieved seafloor rocks autonomously.
Parliament passes the Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2023
India's Parliament passed the offshore minerals amendment bill. Private firms will win offshore leases and licences only by auction.
Chatham to Push for Phosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate and Selenium to Be Added to Australia’s List of Critical Minerals
Chatham Rock's Australian units seek critical minerals status. Responses to the consultation are due by Aug. 17, 2023.
TMC Announces Corporate Update on Expected Timeline, Application Costs and Production Capacity Following Part II of the 28th Session of the International Seabed Authority
TMC now targets a post July 2024 ISA application and Q4 2025 production, needing $60 to 70 million more cash.
Congressional Leaders Urge President Biden and the Department of Defense to Consider Polymetallic Nodules for U.S. Critical Mineral Supplies and National Security
Nine members of Congress urged Biden and the Pentagon to weigh polymetallic nodules for critical mineral security.
Part 2 of the 28th Session of the International Seabed Authority Concludes
The second part of the ISA's 28th session concluded in Kingston, focusing on drafting exploitation regulations for seabed mining.
Samudrayaan Project (Lok Sabha, July 26, 2023)
Ministry of Earth Sciences reported Deep Ocean Mission AUV results. Its AUV surveyed 14 sq km at 5,271 m depth in December 2022.
The Metals Company Comments on ISA Council Decision and Intention to Deliver Final Rules, Regulations and Procedures for Exploitation
ISA Council agreed a roadmap to finish the Mining Code by 2024, after missing its July 9, 2023 adoption deadline.
Statement by the Chinese Delegation Under the Secretary-General’s Report at the Assembly of the ISA’s 28th Session
China's delegation addressed the ISA's 28th session Assembly, backing early adoption of balanced deep-sea exploitation regulations.
Eureka I Tetherless Mission nodule picks
Eureka I Tetherless Mission nodule picks: a video from Impossible Metals.