Mankind has mined the earth’s surface for thousands of years. Now there’s a furious race to find even more metal that will ...

In bid to fully harness the economic potential in the country's maritime sector, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and ...

By Elizabeth Claire Alberts A deep-sea mining operation that recently took place off the coast of Papua New Guinea (PNG) has ...

Perhaps more significant than the risks we know would result from seabed mining are those we haven’t yet learned about; the deep sea remains little understood, and many scientists say our ...

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has reaffirmed the country's commitment to diversifying its economy by leveraging its vast ...

Researchers from Boston University have made a startling discovery: rocks are producing "dark oxygen" in a region currently ...

And on Tuesday a Nauru-backed company told AFP it would forge ahead with contentious plans to start industrial deep-sea ...

Enlarge / Following the 2022 Hunga volcano eruption, a nearby hydrothermal vent was seen coated with a white mat of bacteria and surrounded by a thick layer of ash. The vent usually supports animal ...

By Godwin Oritse STAKEHOLDERS and environmentalists in Nigeria have warned against the negative impact of Deep Seabed Mining, ...

An online opinion poll on deep sea mining has been criticised by the government regulator responsible for overseeing seabed ...

Researchers say the polymetallic nodules that mining companies hope to harvest from the deep-ocean seafloor may be a source ...