BOEM Proposes Rule Changes to Support Critical Mineral Exploration Essential for National Security
BOEM proposed rule changes to speed critical mineral exploration on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf, opening a comment period.
BOEM Potential Critical Minerals Sales and Bidder Qualifications
BOEM detailed its process for potential competitive lease sales of Outer Continental Shelf areas for critical seabed minerals.
NOAA to map critical mineral deposits in deep waters off American Samoa
NOAA will spend about $20 million to map over 30,000 square nautical miles of critical mineral deposits off American Samoa.
BOEM Initiates Process for Potential Mineral Lease Sale Offshore Virginia
BOEM began the process for a potential Virginia offshore mineral lease sale after a request from Odyssey Marine Exploration.
Norway Freezes Arctic Seabed Mining Plans After Budget Deal
Norway froze all Arctic seabed mining licensing rounds through 2025 in a budget deal with the Socialist Left Party.
BOEM Advances Offshore Minerals Planning Efforts in American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
BOEM advanced offshore critical minerals planning in the Pacific, completing area identification off American Samoa and seeking CNMI input.
U.S. and Cook Islands Deepen Ties with Focus on Seabed Minerals
The U.S. and the Cook Islands launched a new seabed mineral research partnership, timed to the islands' 60th anniversary.
Tonga Considers New Deep Sea Mining Deal with The Metals Company
Tonga is weighing a new deep sea mining deal with The Metals Company (NASDAQ: TMC), expanding their 2021 Clarion Clipperton Zone pact.
U.S. Intervention on Agenda Item 8 International Seabed Authority Assembly, 30th Session
The US told the ISA Assembly's 30th session it remains unbound by UNCLOS seabed mining rules, a position held consistently since 1982.
Nauru Eyes Big Payout as It Backs U.S. Deep Sea Mining Route
Nauru signed a new deal with The Metals Company (NASDAQ: TMC) worth up to US$515 million, backing the US route to seabed mining.