The ocean's deep-sea bed is scattered with ancient rocks, each about the size of a closed fist, called "polymetallic nodules.

Mineral mining experts spoke at the Society of Environmental Journalism conference in Tempe on April 25 to share insights on ...

Billionaire investor Thomas Kaplan is nearing a long-held ambition: control of a big gold deposit in Alaska.

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at establishing American "dominance" in deep-sea mining in ...

On Thursday, President Trump signed an executive order that aims to permit, for the first time, industrial mining of the ...

During remarks on the Senate floor Tuesday, Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) spoke about control over critical mineral supply chains.

Mining experts discussed the importance of domestic mineral mining for U.S. sustainability and security at a journalism conference in Arizona. Panelists emphasized the need for "social license ...

The U.S. and Ukraine signed a new deal giving America priority access to Ukraine’s minerals and helping fund Ukraine’s ...

Kazakh geologists have discovered a rare earth metal deposit with estimated resources of more than 20 million metric tons at ...

Trump has signed an executive order intended to accelerate offshore mining and open new opportunities for extracting critical ...

President Donald Trump issued a March executive order to increase American mineral production to protect national security.