Business

We review COMRC's "A Deadly Moratorium" report, which calls for NGOs and corporations to rethink their approach to a moratorium on deep-sea mining

Deep Reach Technology is one of the world's leading specialist offshore engineering firms. Steven talks about their work in deep-sea mining, developing digital twins, and work in offshore wind.

Offshore diamond mining is a huge industry in South Africa and Namibia, with a number of production support vessels operating

Green Minerals writes about how subsea minerals encompass more than just Cobalt, and why Copper is critical

Following dozens of interviews with experts in deep-sea mining, we believe that deep-sea mining is inevitable, and that the major mining companies need to get onboard or miss out.

Scott Vincent from the Critical Ocean Minerals Research Center speaks about the environmental impacts of deep-sea mining, and comparisons to terrestrial mining

21 different countries hold subsea mineral exploration licences via the International Seabed Authority. Here's the 9 most active (with a few surprises!)

A variety of different countries are exploring for subsea minerals in their Exclusive Economic Zones. This is a list of the 11 most interesting to watch!

Subsea minerals have been sampled in the EEZs of many Pacific Nations, indicating that deep-sea mining industries may be possible in many different states.

An overview of how nations can successfully develop a subsea mineral licence regime, based upon observations of the Cook Islands

Mine site valuation depends upon various geological and operational factors, and it fundamentally determines the value of a deep sea mining company. We explain how to evaluate a mine site via an interactive calculator

Critical mineral supply and production are of increasing concern to the US and Europe, yet the subsea holds abundant volumes of these minerals. Here's how subsea mining can ease critical mineral tensions.

Public interest in deep sea mining is growing rapidly. Whilst there is a lively debate around environmental consequences, data indicates the public is more interested in other aspects

Marine Technology Society presentation given on January 24th, 2024 by Phillip Gales, about the challenges of presenting accurate facts about deep sea mining, especially to a business / financial audience

Our list of the top ten deep sea mining companies to watch in 2024

Whilst the US and China fight over critical minerals supply chain, we believe that Europe has stolen the lead in deep sea mining and now leads this industry.

2023 has seen some significant advances in deep sea mining. Major players entered the fray, including Norway, Transocean and Loke; progress continued at TMC / NORI-D and in the Cook Islands; whilst the ISA disappointed by missing the July 9th deadline for enacting regulations.

Deep sea mining requires the coordination between multiple different business, industries and players. This business ecosystem diagram illustrates how each component interacts in order to successfully mine deep sea minerals.