Parliament Question: Deep Sea Exploration for Minerals, Oil and Natural Gas (December 4, 2025)
India's earth sciences ministry detailed its three ISA contracts. They date to 2002, 2016 and 2025, all in the Indian Ocean.
Haiyang Dizhi 6 Returns to Guangzhou After 15th Deep-Sea Geological Survey Expedition
The survey vessel Haiyang Dizhi 6 returned to Guangzhou after a 95-day, 12,673-nautical-mile deep-sea geological expedition.
Expedition Recap – Hawaiʻi Abyssal Nodules and Associated Ecosystems
The USGS-led abyssal expedition south of Hawaii Island found no manganese nodules, an unexpected result for a modeled nodule region.
2nd Raw Material Congress
IOM representative P. Balaz attended the 2nd Raw Material Congress in Krynica-Zdrój, Poland, presenting a paper on the IOM-2024 Pacific Ocean expedition.
NOAA-Led Ocean Mapping Expedition in Cook Islands Hailed as a Resounding Success
A NOAA-led expedition mapped the Cook Islands' seabed in October. Three weeks aboard E/V Nautilus covered the nodule-rich zone.
BOEM Advances Offshore Minerals Planning Efforts in American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
BOEM advanced offshore critical minerals planning in the Pacific, completing area identification off American Samoa and seeking CNMI input.
Deep-Sea Mineral Resources Development and Utilization Forum Held at China Mining Conference 2025
A deep-sea mineral resources forum at China Mining 2025 in Tianjin drew Chinese and ISA officials and about 100 attendees.
Visit of the Director General of IOM to the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Bulgaria
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.
EMINENT Summit: Demonstrating a Complete and Responsible Value Chain for Seabed Minerals
The EMINENT consortium will host its final summit in Bergen on December 9, presenting nearly three years of research results.
8th ISA Annual Contractors Meeting
The ISA held its 8th Annual Contractors' Meeting in Goa, India, from 18 to 20 September 2025, with 16 of 21 exploration contractors attending.