S&P forecasts a 50% surge in copper demand by 2040, driven by AI, creating a looming 10M-ton supply shortfall.

Legal experts say deep-sea mining cannot start until the ISA agrees how profits from the global seabed would be shared.

Growth in the artificial intelligence and defense sectors will boost global copper demand 50% by 2040, but supplies are ...

The administration is seeking to fast-track the pursuit of strategically important minerals such as nickel, copper and rare earth elements from the seabed in U.S. and international waters. "The United ...

Demand globally will reach 42 million metric tons per year by that 2040 mark, up from 28 million metric tons in 2025, according to S&P Global ...

Since U.S. President Donald Trump’s inauguration in January, we have witnessed an upsurge of interest and intrigue surrounding the critical minerals necessary for the renewable energy transition and ...

Drilling for minerals deep in the ocean could have immense consequences for the tiny animals at the core of the vast marine food web — and ultimately affect fisheries and the food we find on our ...

A robot the size of a small house crawls across the ocean floor like a giant’s pool cleaner, vacuuming up potato-sized rocks called polymetallic nodules. Packed with nickel, copper, manganese, and ...

U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a sweeping executive order to jump-start the controversial practice of deep-sea mining, seeking to offset China's dominant position in critical mineral supply ...