This company wants to be the first to mine the ocean floor, with Trump's help

npr.org/2025/06/30/nx-s1-5450336/trump-nickel-cobalt-pacific-ocean-deep-sea-mining-environmental-concerns

The Metals Company is applying for permission from the Trump administration to mine for nickel and cobalt beneath a remote patch of the Pacific Ocean. Other countries say the minerals aren't America's to mine.
(Image credit: CHARLY TRIBALLEAU)

This story appeared on npr.org, 2025-06-30 10:00:00.
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