Webinar: Mining the Seabed – Potential Impacts on Supply Chains and Global Geopolitics
RAND researchers examined seabed mining's impact on supply chains. Cobalt demand could rise 14-fold by 2040, risking DRC royalty revenue.
Interior Launches First Offshore Mineral Lease Near American Samoa
The Interior Department launched its first offshore mineral lease evaluation near American Samoa in more than three decades.
Green Minerals Q1 2025 presentation
Green Minerals raised 11 million crowns in an oversubscribed issue. The raise cuts cash burn 80% and extends runway to about 5 years.
MOBY Robotics | Autonomous Ocean Robots for Clean Critical-Mineral Recovery
MOBY Robotics uses AI ocean robots to collect seafloor nodules. It says costs are a fraction of land-based mining.
TMC and PAMCO Successful Smelting Campaign
TMC and PAMCO completed a smelting campaign in February 2025. It produced a high-grade nickel-copper-cobalt alloy and manganese silicate.
Webinar: Deep Dive into the Updated Techno Economic Model
Impossible Metals detailed its V6 techno-economic model in a webinar. The model shows a $1.3 billion project with $5.7 billion NPV.
Guest Post: “The Elements of Deep Sea Mining” Podcast Episode with Eric Young & Oliver Gunasekara
Oliver Gunasekara detailed Impossible Metals' Eureka 3 robot design. It plans ocean tests next year and mining by 2028, pending ISA approval.
Eureka II Ocean Testing in 2024 off Florida Coast
Eureka II Ocean Testing in 2024 off Florida Coast: a video from Impossible Metals.
Presentation Summarizing the BGR EIS Regarding Testing Impossible Metals’ Eureka III pilot collector
Impossible Metals and BGR delayed the Eureka 3 collector test. The pilot test moves from early 2026 to 2027 or 2028.
Webinar: On shore Processing of Seabed Minerals
SGS piloted high-pressure acid leaching on CCZ nodules in a webinar. It achieved 99% nickel recovery and mid-90s cobalt and copper recovery.