The Pacific island nation that wants to mine the ocean floor
Rarotonga (Cook Islands) (AFP) - A 1,000-tonne ship is exploring the far-flung South Pacific for riches buried beneath the waves, ...
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
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Japan plans ‘world first’ deep-sea mineral extraction
Tokyo (AFP) - Japan will from January attempt to extract rare earth minerals from the ocean floor in the deepest ...
Philippines biodiversity hotspot pushes back on mining
Brookes Point (Philippines) (AFP) - A nickel stockpile towers over farmer Moharen Tambiling's rice paddy in the Philippines' Palawan, evidence ...
Sahel juntas pile pressure on foreign mining firms
Abidjan (AFP) - Army strongmen who have seized power in coups across Africa's Sahel region since 2020 have ramped up ...
Venezuela’s El Dorado, where gold is currency of the poor
El Dorado (Venezuela) (AFP) - In the Venezuelan mining community of El Dorado, the majority of residents carry around gold ...
China carefully assembling a deep-sea mining strategy
United Nations (United States) (AFP) - In a world hungry for crucial resources, China may not be poised to start ...
‘No doubt’ Canadian firm will be first to extract deep sea minerals: CEO
New York (AFP) - The head of submarine mining pioneer The Metals Company told AFP he had "no doubt" the ...
China lead mine plan weighs heavily on Myanmar tribe
Pekon (Myanmar) (AFP) - Hundreds of protesting Myanmar tribespeople march up a hillside to a cavernous facility where a Chinese ...
China lead mine plan weighs heavily on Myanmar tribe
Pekon (Myanmar) (AFP) - Hundreds of protesting Myanmar tribespeople march up a hillside to a cavernous facility where a Chinese ...
Panama launches maintenance work at contested mine
Panama City (AFP) - Panama's government said Friday it would start maintenance work at a major mine forced to shut ...
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