Interoceanmetal

During the IOM-2024 expedition, researchers recovered what is likely the largest polymetallic nodule found in the IOM exploration area.

IOM's 86th Council met in Szczecin from 18 to 22 May 2026, covering the 2027 budget, the ISA contract extension and seabed law.

IOM expert Peter Baláž gave a lecture on deep-sea polymetallic nodule exploration methods and expedition results at the Czech Geological Survey on May 6, 2026.

A new peer-reviewed study in the Journal of Environmental Radioactivity examines the exhalation of radon-222 from polymetallic nodules and its radiological implications.

IOM's 85th Council approved the 2026 budget, filed for a third ISA contract extension and re-appointed its Director General.

IOM representative P. Balaz attended the 2nd Raw Material Congress in Krynica-Zdrój, Poland, presenting a paper on the IOM-2024 Pacific Ocean expedition.

IOM Director General Tomasz Abramowski met Bulgaria's Minister of Energy Zhecho Stankov in Sofia on 29 September 2025 to discuss deep-sea exploration matters.

The ISA held its 8th Annual Contractors' Meeting in Goa, India, from 18 to 20 September 2025, with 16 of 21 exploration contractors attending.

New scientific publications cover deep-sea mining impact assessment methods and xenophyophore mitogenome research from the Clarion-Clipperton Zone.

Three 2025 papers assess critical metals, geochemistry and benthic genomics in Interoceanmetal's Clarion-Clipperton nodule claim.