On Thursday, April 24, President Donald Trump revealed his latest executive order (EO) aimed at securing critical mineral supply chains and countering China’s dominance in the industry. “Unleashing ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to promote mining of the deep-sea floor, a controversial way to ...

President Donald Trump is laser-focused on securing high-value critical minerals for the United States, whether through pushing to buy Greenland or demanding a share of Ukraine’s resources. But ...

While the permits could cover territory far beyond the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf, the president is also setting in motion potential seabed mining within U.S. coastal waters. Trump’s directive comes ...

You may be hearing a lot lately about critical minerals and rare earth elements. These natural materials are essential to industry and modern technology – everything from cellphones to fighter jets.

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Seeking to counter China's mineral dominance, the Trump administration recently signed a sweeping executive order to fast-track deep-sea mining within U.S. and international waters. The move is ...

In late March, The Metals Company, a Canadian deep-sea mining firm, announced that it would seek approval from US agencies to extract critical minerals in areas of the ocean floor that are beyond US ...

Meet the “ghost fish,” a phantom of the abyss. Here’s how we found the first ever proof of its existence just a few years ago. The deep sea is a part of the world that very few humans get the chance ...