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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Governor Pulaali’i N. Pula released an official statement last Friday, May 23, 2025, concerning American Samoa’s position on deep sea mining. His statement speaks of the venture being a “a unique opportunity to explore new economic pathways that could bring growth,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — United States President Donald Trump's latest executive order aimed at boosting the deep sea mining industry is a "contemporary militarization of the Pacific region yet again", says an advocate for ocean conservation and protection.
Trump signed the Unleashing America's...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Depending on the perspective, seabed mining is seen as an economic boon or an ecological disaster.
In a press release issued this week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is betting on President Donald Trump’s executive order signed last week...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An ocean conservation non-profit has condemned the United States President's latest executive order aimed at boosting the deep sea mining industry.
President Donald Trump issued the "Unleashing America's offshore critical minerals and resources" order on Thursday,...
(Reuters) — Deep-sea mining firm Impossible Metals said on Tuesday that it has asked U.S. federal officials to launch a commercial auction for access to deposits of nickel, cobalt and other critical minerals off the coast of American Samoa.
The waters around the Pacific Ocean territory are...
WASHINGTON — People familiar with the matter revealed that US President Trump's administration is drafting an executive order that will allow exploration of metal mineral deposits on the Pacific Ocean floor in an effort to counter China's dominance in the battery metal mineral and rare earth supply...
The company at the vanguard of plans to mine deep sea metals used in electric vehicle batteries has surrendered a third of its Pacific Ocean exploration area after a breakdown in cooperation with the island nation of Kiribati, paving the way for China to add to its regional foothold in the...
Rarotonga, COOK ISLANDS — Delays in the seabed minerals exploration and research are expected due to opposition and the efficiency of the regulatory system, says one of the three deep sea mining companies exploring the Cook Islands seabed.
John McIntyre, geology manager at Moana Minerals, said they...
Wellington, NEW ZEALAND — New Zealand's Deputy Prime Minister, Winston Peters, says mining is critical to transition away from fossil fuels, but the call for a moratorium in international waters by the previous government still stands.
Peters, who is also the foreign affairs minister, made the...
Suva, FIJI — Leading Pacific tuna industry expert Dr Transform Aqorau has drawn from the region's experiences with its massive tuna fisheries industry to sound caution in the development of the "next frontier" of deep seabed mining.
Speaking at the Fiji National University in Suva last week, Aqorau...