UK: Deep-sea mining tech advances but doubts remain

There’s one. And another. This robot was hunting for rocks. A three-pronged claw descended from above and plucked a stone off the seabed. All the while, the autonomous machine’s on-board…

Norway: Authorities suspend controversial deep-sea mining plan

Norway has paused its controversial project to open up its seabed for commercial-scale deep-sea mining.Oslo had planned to let companies apply to mine 280,000 sq km (108,000 sq miles) of…