Per @afpfr.bsky.social, New Zealand's resource minister says the country is considering withdrawing support for a moratorium on deep-sea mining. “Seabed mining has become the last green trophy, so people are tossing around the most absurd, untested theories." www.france24.com/en/live-news...

Good new article by Mining Magazine noting how "[a] Republican-controlled administration...seems to be on the side of harnessing seabed minerals. Trump's trade policies and tariff-heavy approach could also make deep-sea mining even more attractive as a domestic supply alternative." t.co/Fu56s9KLRB

In a new op-ed, TMC CFO Craig Shesky says the disconnect between myth and reality of nodule collection is creating a generational opportunity for investors willing to look closer, with potential near-term catalysts coming from changing political landscape in D.C. theoregongroup.com/energy-trans...

The extensive data gathered from our 22 offshore campaigns forms one of the largest deep-sea datasets ever compiled, and will be the basis of our world-first exploitation application which we expect to submit on June 27, 2025. Learn more: metals.co/data/

With the 2025 NDAA now signed into law and requiring the Department of Defense to conduct a feasibility study on refining of nodule-derived intermediates, we welcome the latest move by Congress to secure a stable supply of responsibly sourced #criticalminerals. investors.metals.co/news-release...

The Metals Company Welcomes Prominent Sustainability Strategist Brendan May to its Board of Directors. Read the press release: investors.metals.co/news-release... $TMC

TMC Subsidiary NORI Submits Its Largest Deep-Sea Environmental Data Set Yet to International Seabed Authority. Read the press release: investors.metals.co/news-release...

In April, we produced world-first nickel sulfate from deep-seafloor nodules and welcomed former longstanding Tesla and current SpaceX Director Steve Jurvetson to our Board. Read the newsletter: mailchi.mp/58e8eedf9351... $TMC #deepseamining #criticalminerals #energytransition

TMC & SGS Produce World-First Nickel Sulfate from Deep-Seafloor Polymetallic Nodules. Read the press release: investors.metals.co/news-release...

Steve Jurvetson, a Renowned Silicon Valley Investor, Joins TMC’s Board of Directors as Vice Chairman and Special Advisor to the CEO. Read the press release: investors.metals.co/news-release... #deepseamining #criticalminerals #energytransition #nationalsecurity #evs #batteries $TMC

TMC Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Results. Read the press release: investors.metals.co/news-release...

For over 30 years, the U.S has been on the sidelines of the #deepseamining debate. Now, amidst difficult geopolitics surrounding security of metal supply, former Admiral Dennis Blair calls for the U.S. to ratify UNCLOS and take its seat at the table. $TMC www.youtube.com/watch?si=y9W...

U.S. Lawmakers to Push for Deep-Sea Mining Funding in New Bill. $TMC Read the article: www.wsj.com/articles/u-s...

A new @thewilsoncenter.bsky.social study finds U.S. can't meet its critical mineral needs domestically, and that establishing local nodule processing infrastructure could provide an abundant, secure source to strengthen the growing EV battery industry. t.co/9V4EJ0tU83

"Clearly now, we are reaching a very high level of interest so I would say that yes it seems to be inevitable." - ISA Secretary-General Michael Lodge. www.cnbc.com/2024/02/19/c.... $TMC

Great to join other deep-sea contractors and leaders from within the U.S. government at @thewilsoncenter.bsky.social for a timely discussion on technology and innovation in nodule collection and processing, for which the West currently enjoys a hard-earned - but narrowing - lead.

Refreshing to see an influential research team like Breakthrough Institute take a planetary perspective and note that nodules may offer a more responsible way to source metals for the energy transition. $TMC thebreakthrough.org/issues/energ... #deepseamining #lifecycle #impactassessment

Catch our Chief Development Officer Anthony O'Sullivan at SIM-PAC Live 2024 where he will be speaking to our efforts to develop the planet’s largest source of battery metals in polymetallic nodules, and our timeline to first commercial production at the end of 2025. $TMC

Interesting new piece in Deceleration considering the potential implications for nodule processing in Texas and which hears from independent scientists helping us gather the best data possible for our ESIA. deceleration.news/2024/02/07/d... #deepseamining #science #research #impactassessment $TMC

Results are in line @benchmarkmin’s study assessing land use intensity of Indonesian nickel mining (41-56 m2 / ton of Ni) and loss of carbon stocks & sequestration services. Combined with GWP of their prior LCA, carbon impact per kg of Ni rises by 7-49%. /2 metals.co/wp-content/u...

As low-cost Indonesian #nickel production displaces Western producers, a new paper quantifies the scale of local land-use change and finds that the resulting footprint from mining rainforest nickel laterites is 20 times larger than prior estimates. /1 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Ahead of the Pentagon’s expected March delivery of a report assessing the opportunities for local nodule processing, TMC CEO Gerard Barron outlines who can access this resource, how the U.S. can get involved, and why it should seek to own future refining capacity. www.c4isrnet.com/opinion/2024...

It's been a busy start to 2024 for this new industry with headlines in the world's 3 largest countries by population -- China, India, USA -- as well as Norway pointing to an increased focus on the potential of seafloor resources. Read the newsletter: mailchi.mp/8016130fc64c... $TMC