The Metals Company
ISA launches inquiry into deep sea mining firm
The International Seabed Authority Council has launched an inquiry into "non-compliance" by deep sea mining front-runner The Metals Company.
Nauru's pathway to deep sea mining
Laws over international deep sea mining are being thrashed out at a meeting in Jamaica, but the process has so far taken over a decade and we don't even have a draft set of rules
Tiny Nauru is causing big waves over mining
Laws over international deep sea mining are being thrashed out at a meeting in Jamaica, but the process has so far taken over a decade and we don't even have a draft set of rules Audio
Deep sea mining frontrunner set to sidestep UN oversight , pivots to US route
The Metals Company, which has been supported by Nauru and Tonga, has confirmed it won't apply for a mining licence through the International Seabed Authority. Audio
Mining company and campaigners clash over deep sea mining's role
The Metals Company is being accused by environmental groups of changing its corporate branding from fueling the green transition to supporting security and defence. Audio
The Metals Company: 'It's just the regulatory hurdles' holding back deep sea mining
Deep sea mining involves extracting potato size rocks called nodules - which are packed full of valuable metals - from the seafloor many kilometres deep. Audio
