Deep Sea Rare Minerals, Inc. Completes Pre-FEED Study and Announces Plan to Advance to Next Engineering and Design Phase for Polymetallic Nodule Collection System

MOUNT PLEASANT, SC / ACCESS Newswire / March 19, 2026 / Deep Sea Rare Minerals, Inc. ("DSRM" or the "Company") today announced completion of a pre-front-end engineering and design ("pre-FEED") study, ...

Mining the ocean floor: 5 deep-sea sources of critical minerals essential to technology, and the fragile marine life at risk

You may be hearing a lot lately about critical minerals and rare earth elements. These natural materials are essential to ...
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Nodules in the deep sea may be a source of ‘dark oxygen’

Strewn across the Pacific Ocean’s seafloor, potato-sized rocks called nodules are a treasure in the deep sea. Not only are they rich in critical minerals needed for clean energy technologies, but the ...

Countries are negotiating rules to mine the deep sea. The U.S. is pushing ahead alone

With growing interest in mining critical metals from the seafloor, countries are now negotiating international rules. The Trump administration is forging ahead on its own, speeding up environmental ...
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Gary Griggs, our ocean backyard | Deep-sea mining off California?

Two weeks ago, I wrote that 50 or 60 years ago a common perception was that the ocean was the new frontier, and in the future ...
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'Nodules' documentary explores mystery of deep-sea mining damage off South Carolina

This work was supported by the Pulitzer Center. On July 22, 2024, a team of researchers released a shocking discovery: Deep-sea rocks appear to be producing oxygen in the blackness of the ocean’s ...
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TMC surges after declaring first-ever deep sea nodule reserves with $23.6B combined NPV

TMC the metals company (NASDAQ:TMC) +16.3% pre-market Monday after saying it released a technical report summary of the pre-feasibility study for its proposed NORI-D Polymetallic Nodule Project in the ...
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In a seafloor surprise, metal-rich chunks may generate deep-sea oxygen

These nodules can act like batteries that split seawater into hydrogen and oxygen In an unexpected twist, metal-rich nodules found on the seafloor are generating oxygen, new research suggests. This ...
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Deep-Sea ‘Nodules’ May Produce Oxygen, Study Finds

An international team of researchers recently discovered that some 13,000 feet below the ocean’s surface, oxygen may be produced through natural electrolysis. The group found that small lumps called ...
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The battle over mining mineral-rich deep sea 'nodules'

Graphic showing the three different types of seabed zones being explored for potential mining Graphic showing the three different types of seabed zones being explored for potential mining A ...
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The battle over mining mineral-rich deep sea 'nodules'

They might look like pebbles strewn across the seafloor, but to the unique animals of the ocean deep, polymetallic nodules are a crucial habitat. To the mining firms vying to extract them, on the ...