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Critics says that the infrastructure needed for deep-sea mining is too costly. Credit: The Metals Company. Victor Vescovo, a high-profile undersea explorer and co-founder of

The study offers a new angle to a fierce and ongoing debate about the mining of the sea floor. Credit: aquapix via Shutterstock. Research has

The steel industry could be looking at a cleaner future thanks to “green steel” plants. Credit: Mehmet Cetin via Shutterstock Steel production releases more emissions

BHP has called for Vale to be involved in the lawsuit. Credit: JHVEPhoto via Shutterstock. Mining giants BHP and Vale faced off in a London

Farmland flooded following the Fundão dam collapse. Credit: Paulo Pampolin via Shutterstock. Mining giants BHP and Vale will appear in front of the UK High

Leaders meet to discuss ISA regulations on deep-sea mining. Credit: Deep Sea Conservation Coalition. The UN-affiliated International Seabed Authority (ISA) is meeting for talks in

Polymetallic nodules are found at depths of 3,500–5,000m. Credit: The Metals Company. The Prime Minister of the Cook Islands, Mark Brown, has announced that the

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has been accused of being incapable of “doing her job properly” by the Greens. Credit: Sebastian Reategui via Shutterstock. The Australian

Norge Mining has completed exploration at the site. Credit: Norge Mining. A Norwegian miner has completed the exploration of a phosphate deposit that it claims