US and New Zealand Commit US$60 Million to a Cook Islands Port, and Washington Ties It to Marine Minerals
Washington and Wellington will pay for a Cook Islands port upgrade. The US$60 million Penrhyn deal is tied to seabed minerals.
End of Summer Review: Nodules Reach the Federal Register, the Companies Raise
NOAA opened both of TMC's seabed applications to public comment. GoldCoast listed, TMCR closed US$165 million, DOE eyed nodules.
Impossible Metals Removes the Midwater Plume and Models Seabed Discharge at 46 Kilograms an Hour
The Eureka collector hovers, so it makes no midwater plume at all. Modeling puts its seabed discharge at 46 kilograms an hour.
Nautilus Minerals: The Complete History of the First Seafloor Mining Company
Nautilus raised more than US$500 million and never mined a thing. It won the first deep sea mining lease, then went bust in 2019.
Impossible Metals Eureka II Underwater Vehicle Recovers Itself From the Ocean, Fully Autonomously
Eureka II found its ship and hooked on with nobody at the controls. Impossible Metals ran the trial over two weeks off Halifax.
DOE Official Names Deep-Sea Nodules as Possible Feedstock for a $100 Million US Cobalt Refinery
A new US cobalt refinery could one day take deep-sea nodules. A DOE official said so of the US$100 million Jervois plant.
Green Minerals 1H 2026 Webcast
Green Minerals reported a US$3.1 million loss for the first half. Norway's 386 blocks and Japan's 2028 target also came up.
Inside China’s Deep-Sea Mining Program
China holds five of the ISA's 32 seabed exploration contracts. Nodules, sulphides and crusts, across three state contractors.
American Ocean Minerals Presents Solid Gold Nodule to President Trump at American Mining Roundtable
A solid gold nodule was handed to President Trump at the roundtable. Chairman Tom Albanese made the presentation at the State Department.
A Message from CEO Michael Nikiforuk: GoldCoast Resource Corp.’s CSE Listing (CSE: GCR)
GoldCoast's chief executive marks the company's CSE listing on video. Nikiforuk makes the case for Ghana's drowned river channels.