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.
Who Loses if Deep Sea Mining Works
An analysis of who loses if deep sea nodule mining reaches scale, threatening the pricing power of land based metal producers.
UK Marine Aggregates: A Model for Offshore Mineral Development
The UK's marine aggregates industry, overseen by the Crown Estate, offers an established model for offshore mineral development.
Alaska’s Forgotten Offshore Gold Lease Sale
The U.S. federal government's 1991 offshore gold lease sale off Nome, Alaska, drew zero bids and the ~147,000-acre auction was canceled.
Offshore Diamonds: Decades of Commercial Seabed Mining
Offshore diamond mining off Namibia, run mainly by Debmarine Namibia, has operated commercially for decades using specialized vessels.
Alaska’s Offshore Mining Revival & the Case for Federal Leasing in 2027
Alaska's century of nearshore gold and platinum mining underpins the case for a potential 2027 BOEM federal offshore lease sale.
Who Controls the Seabed? UN vs. U.S. Deep-Sea Mining Battle
An overview traces the bifurcated regulatory battle over deep-sea mining authority between the UN's ISA and the US's own legal pathway.
Bankruptcies in the Deep-Sea Mining Industry
No company has launched commercial deep-sea mining as of 2025; Deepsea Ventures and Nautilus Minerals both went bankrupt.