US aims to issue deep-sea mining permits within months, Interior Secretary Burgum says
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US aims to issue deep-sea mining permits within months, Interior Secretary Burgum says
The Trump administration on Monday signaled it is nearing approval for permits to mine the deep sea, part of a broader push to boost U.S. access to the critical minerals used across much of the country's economy.
Washington wants to speed up the race for deep metals. In an address this Monday, September 14th, US Secretary of the Interior, Doug Burgum, spoke of first permits "in the weeks and months to come." A perspective that revives the concerns for ecosystems still largely unknown. The ocean can be a poem by Cousteau, murmured in the deep blue and the fragility of the world; or it can be an American prose, dictated by gold fever and the tumult of gain…
Washington is pushing the critical minerals race into the deep ocean
The Trump administration’s signal that deep-sea mining permits could be approved within months shows how rapidly critical-mineral security is reshaping U.S. industrial policy. Washington increasingly views access to nickel, cobalt, manganese, copper and other strategic materials as a national-security issue, and the seabed is now being treated as a potential new source of supply for electric vehicles, defense systems and advanced electronics. Th…
Deep Dive into Seabed Mining: A New Frontier for U.S. Mineral Acquisition | Science-Environment
The Trump administration is moving toward approving permits for deep-sea mining to enhance U.S. access to critical minerals, vital for electronics and defense industries. This push has raised environmental concerns over potential irreversible damage to ocean biodiversity. The initiative is part of a broader effort to diversify mineral supply chains, particularly as Chinese mineral exports decrease.
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