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The global energy sector from a subsurface perspective

Seabed Minerals

First commercial recovery permit for seabed mining on the horizon

Mariël Reitsma
The national Oceanic and At­mospheric Administration (NOAA), an agency within the US Department of Com­merce, recently updated regulations regarding seabed mineral exploration and commercial recovery. The updated framework allows US…

A greenprint for deep sea copper exploration

Ronny Setså
The Semenov hydrothermal fields along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 13° N, the same lati­tude as Senegal and Nicaragua, boast the world’s largest known Sea­floor Massive Sulphide (SMS) deposits, with a…

Deep-sea mud trial extraction to begin in 2026

Ronny Setså
Japan is set to launch test mining of a unique deposit of rare earth element (REE)-rich deposits in an area off the Minami-Torishima Island (Marcus Island) in the Pacific Ocean,…

World’s first deep-sea mineral reserves declared

Ronny Setså
The metals Compa­ny’s (TMC) Au­gust release marks a milestone in its history, as well as for the global marine minerals industry. The technical summary of the pre-fea­sibility study (PFS) for…

American Samoa offshore minerals planning advances

Ronny Setså
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed Area Identification offshore American Samoa, marking the first time US waters have reached this stage in the federal seabed minerals…

Crushing report on TMC’s deep-sea mining plans

Ronny Setså
“We believe the economics of TMC’s operations are not viable and that the company will be a repeat of Nautilus. We expect Gerard Barron to leave the ship when this…

A pragmatic approach to seabed mining

Henk Kombrink
“I do obviously worry about the ecosystems down at the seafloor,” says biologist Annemiek Vink from the Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (BGR) in Hannover when we meet on Teams.…

A new seabed minerals frontier emerges

Ronny Setså
American Samoa is emerging as a new potential frontier for seabed minerals, joining global players like Japan, India, and Norway in the race to commence seafloor mineral extraction. In April,…