On January 21, 2026, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (“NOAA”) published a final rule consolidating the ...

China has successfully tested its first domestically developed robot capable of conducting three-dimensional drilling ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States has begun talks with the Cook Islands for research on seabed mineral exploration and development, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday. The Cook Islands ...

On January 21, 2026, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) published a final rule revising its regulations governing deep ...

The Trump administration is accelerating the permitting timeline for deep-seabed mining applications. The National Oceanic ...

TMC Inc. shares jumped in after-hours trading following NOAA's updated regulations for deep seabed mineral exploration.

Final rule establishes a consolidated application and review process for exploration licenses and commercial recovery permits under the Deep ...

TMC shares are trading higher Thursday. NOAA accelerated its permitting timeline for deep seabed mining applications and TMC ...

President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday issued a new rule to fast-track deep-sea mining in international waters, ...

Application is the first consolidated exploration license and commercial recovery permit application submitted under NOAA’s new consolidated ...

The ABMLs will collect in situ environmental data to help build long-term datasets on benthic ecosystems in the region. An array of sensors will continuously collect data critical to understanding the ...

"We are on Day 1. A lot more needs to be done." ...