deep sea mining
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The waters around the Pacific Ocean territory are estimated to contain large amounts of potato-shaped rocks filled with the building blocks for electric vehicles and other electronics.
Deposits of these polymetallic nodules, filled with nickel, cobalt, and other critical...
Washington, D.C. — June 03, 2025 — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata released the following statement regarding seabed critical minerals:
“The people are always my top priority, and I will always stand with you. We highly value our ocean and land, from the reefs to the mountaintops, it’s ours as the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Former Governor Lolo Matalasi Moliga has appealed to Congresswoman Uifa’atali Aumua Amata to consider the negative impact of deep-sea mining near the waters of American Samoa, and “lead our charge to ward off money-grabbing enterprises at the peril of our people.”
In a...
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...