The Metals Company

The Metals Company explores the Clarion Clipperton Zone 4km deep. A box core round trip takes about three hours.

Nauru Minister Rennier Gadabu explains the DeepGreen partnership. Nauru was the first developing nation to join the ISA.

DeepGreen CEO Gerard Barron warns the green transition could backfire. EV demand could top one billion vehicles by 2040, up from six million today.

DeepGreen's Stone defends deep-sea mining's environmental case. Rising wind, solar and wave use is driving demand for battery metals.

Gerard Barron and Cary Krosinsky call climate change top threat. They point to 500,000 marchers in Montreal as proof.

DeepGreen CEO Gerard Barron addresses seabed mining responsibility. He says a central regulator is needed to hold operators accountable.

DeepGreen CEO Gerard Barron explains ocean mining to a child. He says it could spare rainforests and end child labor in mining.

DeepGreen's Hellman splits environmentalists into two camps. She likens it to early EV doubts and stresses nodules set a precedent.

DeepGreen trainee Glorie Baciyunjuze compares ocean and land mining. She says Congo mining used child labor, unlike the controlled ocean chain.

Geologist Rick Miller details Leap Energy's Box Corer program. It targets 126 box cores from 4,200 to 4,500 meters deep.