Trump streamlines permitting for deep-sea miners

Post Views: 225 Polymetallic Nodules Trump streamlines permitting for deep-sea miners to boost critical minerals Trump streamlines permitting for deep-sea miners as the US targets faster access to critical minerals. The Trump administration finalized new rules under the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act. These rules cut the seabed mining permitting timeline roughly in half. As a result, companies can accelerate access to polymetallic nodules rich in battery metals. Polymetallic nodules contain manganese, nickel, copper, and other strategic materials. Large deposits sit across the Pacific ...