‘Hidden Gem’ Arrives in Rotterdam to be Transformed into Nodule Collection Vessel for The Metals Company
The 228 meter Hidden Gem drillship arrives in Rotterdam to be converted into TMC's nodule collection vessel.
EV batteries made from deep-sea rocks dramatically reduce carbon
A peer-reviewed study found EV batteries from deep-sea polymetallic nodules can cut carbon impact by up to 90% versus land ores.
The Metals Company to Trade on Nasdaq in Bid to Develop Planet’s Largest Estimated Resource of Battery Metals
TMC began trading on Nasdaq after its SPAC merger with SOAC closed, delivering $137.5 million in gross cash proceeds.
Sustainable Opportunities Acquisition Corp. Announces Filing of Definitive Proxy Statement/Prospectus and Date for Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders Relating to Proposed Business Combination with DeepGreen Metals Inc.
SOAC set a September 3, 2021 shareholder vote on its proposed business combination with DeepGreen Metals Inc.
DeepGreen Metals Appoints Chief Sustainability Officer and Chief Accounting Officer Ahead of Proposed Business Combination with Sustainable Opportunities Acquisition Corp.
DeepGreen Metals hired a Chief Sustainability Officer and Chief Accounting Officer ahead of its planned merger to become TMC.
Expedition 4A: Deploy Marine Monitoring Equipment
Key points CSA Ocean Sciences deployed three moorings in NORI’s exploration area, the longest reaching about 4,000 meters, with the others at 500 meters and 32 meters, to track seasonal water conditions. A 24-bottle water sampling carousel is lowered to about 4,200 meters, collecting…
DeepGreen Trainee: Mekhala Rathnamali
Key points Mali, a graduate from Sri Lanka with a degree in Fisheries and Marine Sciences, was accepted to the DeepGreen training program subsidized by DeepGreen. As a research assistant at University of Ruhuna’s Department of Oceanography, she joined Crew 6B to conduct initial surveys…
DeepGreen: The Journey So Far
Key points DeepGreen deployed marine monitoring instruments on moorings throughout the water column in the Clarion Clipperton Zone to establish an environmental baseline. In 2019 the company measured the polymetallic nodule resource in its contract areas and derived its first metal from…
Expedition 6A: Biological Sampling
Key points ERIAS Group biologist Adrian Hellman leads the biology team collecting samples during Expedition 6A in the Clarion Clipperton Zone. Water collected above box cores is sieved through a 32 micron sieve to retain small animals living near the seabed, while visible organisms like…
