But it isn’t doing it alone; for a month starting this week, it will deploy two oblong neon submersibles as the project’s ...
Conservationists say retrieving mineral-rich rocks will destroy sea life. Environmental studies show conflicting results.
The deep ocean covers most of the planet. Gerard Barron wants his company to be the first to mine it. That's been his dream since 2001, when Barron's then-tennis partner asked him to invest in a first ...
The new deep-sea atlas underscores Beijing’s interest in ocean mining, its military ambitions and its claims to disputed ...
Gerard Barron, CEO of The Metals Company, wants his firm to be the first to commercially mine the ocean floor. He applauded a recent executive order signed by President Trump, which promotes deep-sea ...