Seabed Mining

Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Myanmar map
Rendering of the Metals Company's robotic nodule collector
Greenpeace protester on the New Zealand Government-owned research vessel Tangaroa. Five of the group's activists boarded the vessel without authorisation on September 26, 2026, to protest its use for seabed mineral surveys off New Zealand.
Polymetallic nodules on the seabed at an undisclosed location
NOAA exploratory vessel Okeanos Explorer
Polymetallic nodules on the seabed at an undisclosed location
Location of Minamitori Island (in red circle)
Ocean floor rocks
Anuanua Moana
Ocean floor rocks
Anuanua Moana
Odyssey Marine Exploration ROV
India map
Polymetallic nodule samples
Pacific Ocean map
Oil rig
Location of Minamitori Island (in red circle)
Polymetallic nodules on the seafloor
The Metals Company's BIG-designed robotic collector
Rendering of the Metals Company's robotic nodule collector
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