M. Ravichandran, the top scientist at India’s Ministry of Earth Sciences, said his ministry will work closely with India’s mining industry as it readies to apply next year for exploration …
On land, China has used its power to drive mining and build processing infrastructure at a scale and pace unfathomable in Western markets. But polymetallic nodules in the deep sea …
The effects of mining for polymetallic nodules and other EV battery metals in the deep sea are becoming clearer now that scientists are devoting studies to this so-called “sustainable mining” …
This month, a small group of diplomats is meeting to hash out a plan that could affect the future of nearly half of Earth’s surface—including regions containing metals that are …