This story was originally published by Grist with the headline Indigenous concerns surface as Trump calls for seabed mining in Alaskan waters on Feb 5, 2026.

Trans-Tasman Resources has formally responded to the Fast Track Expert Panel’s draft decision declining its seabed mining ...

Trans-Tasman Resources has withdrawn its Fast-track application to mine the seabed in the South Taranaki Bight. That is the ...

Campaigners and community groups are describing the withdrawal of a seabed mining proposal in the South Taranaki Bight as a major win for the moana and environmental protection – but leaders say the ...

It’s the latest twist in the controversial global race to mine the deep sea for rare-earth elements and other valuable ...

It's outdated evidence that has sunk the Taranaki consent application, as the fast-track panel refuses to ‘kick the can down ...

The fast-track approvals panel has declined plans to mine the Taranaki seabed in a draft decision. Trans-Tasman Resources ...

Seabed mining could become one of the defining environmental battles of 2025. Around the world, governments are weighing up whether to allow mining of the ocean floor for metal ores and minerals. New ...

Would-be seabed miners have abandoned their fast-track bid to mine in South Taranaki waters, saying they can’t change the minds of the panel that rejected their application. An expert panel turned ...

The Trump administration said Wednesday that it will consider selling leases to extract minerals from the seabed off the South Pacific island of American Samoa, a potential first step in a wider ...

Far beneath the waters surrounding Sri Lanka lies a largely unseen frontier, a deep seabed that may contain cobalt, nickel and rare earth elements essential to modern technologies, from smartphones to ...

Seabed mining could become one of the defining environmental battles of 2025. Around the world, governments are weighing up whether to allow mining of the ocean floor for metal ores and minerals. New ...