Norway on Wednesday postponed the first licences to permit deep-sea mining in its Arctic waters for four years, a delay environmentalists hope signals the "nail in the coffin" of the plans. The ...

BERGEN, Norway — It’s been nearly five months since the Norwegian government paused its controversial plans to launch deep-sea mining in Arctic waters. This proposed industry aims to generate supplies ...

Norway has postponed controversial deep–sea mining plans, a delay environmentalists say must be “the nail in the coffin” for the industry. Yesterday (3 December) the country’s Labour government ...

Norway suspended its plans to open vast areas of its seabed for deep-sea mining on Sunday (December 1), reacting to pressure from environmental groups and political negotiations. The original proposal ...

Over the last decade and a half, deep-sea mining has captured worldwide attention as a potential source for minerals like manganese, nickel, and cobalt that are needed to make electric vehicle ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Norway’s plans to mine seabed minerals in Arctic waters remain in limbo after the first licensing round was delayed in December 2024. However, the ...

File - Activists from Greenpeace protest against planned deep-sea mining in the Arctic on Sept. 20, 2024, in Hamburg, Germany. (Ulrich Perrey / dpa Picture-Alliance via AFP) OSLO, Norway (AFP) — ...

Norway has closed the door to deep-sea mining in its waters until at least 2029, stopping an industry that had been on the cusp of launching in spite the environmental risks it presented. On Dec. 3, ...

Activist groups have hailed the delay as a 'massive win for nature' - Copyright AFP Sebastien SALOM-GOMIS Activist groups have hailed the delay as a 'massive win for ...