Nestled in the heart of the Pacific, Nauru is a nation like no other. The third smallest country in the world, this tiny ...

Pacific nation Kiribati says it is exploring a deep-sea mining partnership with China, dangling access to a vast patch of ...

With a seabed rich in cobalt, nickel and copper, Kiribati is seeking new partners after a previous deal with a Canadian ...

Campaigner says The Metals Company’s loss of a third of its exploration area is sign of a stuttering industry.

Several countries united with campaign groups on Monday to call for caution in regulating the divisive practice of deep-sea ...

The island's Minister for Nauru Phosphate Corporation met with Unirail officials in Dubai "to discuss a desktop study titled ...

Pacific nation Kiribati says it is exploring a deep-sea mining partnership with China, dangling access to a vast patch of ...

Pressure on the International Seabed Authority (ISA) to finalize and adopt regulations for deep-sea mining is increasing.

After more than a decade of negotiations, a new round of talks to finalize a code to regulate deep-sea mining in ...

But these supplies have long dried up, and researchers today estimate 80 percent of Nauru has been rendered uninhabitable by mining. What little land Nauru has left is threatened by encroaching ...

The world paid little attention when the ISA, created in 1994, quietly began negotiating the mining code. But the calendar ...