Critical minerals such as cobalt, nickel, copper and manganese can be found in potato-sized nodules at the bottom of the seafloor. Pallava Bagla | Corbis News | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a sweeping executive order to jump-start the controversial practice of deep-sea mining, seeking to offset China’s dominant position in critical…
Donald Trump has signed a controversial executive order aimed at stepping up deep-sea mining within US and in international waters. Thursday’s order is the latest issued by the US president to try to increase America’s access to minerals used by the aerospace, green technology and healthcare sectors. The deep sea contains billions of tonnes of…
As the clean energy economy expands, finding the minerals and metals that power it becomes increasingly critical. The answer might lie with artificial intelligence. Electric cars, solar panels and hydrogen fuel cells all have one thing in common: the need for precious metals. Historically, that’s required going through the arduous process of finding the metals…
Saudi Energy Minister Abdulaziz bin Salman speaks during the annual Future Investment Initiative (FII) conference in Riyadh on October 29, 2024. Fayez Nureldine | Afp | Getty Images RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia is pushing ahead to put itself on the global critical minerals map, announcing a number of deals, investment plans and discoveries…
