Financial Times: Donald Trump plans to stockpile deep-sea critical metals to counter China

US drafting order to collect ‘nodules’ from Pacific seabed for minerals used in battery supply chains.

The Economist: Deep-sea mining may soon ease the world’s battery-metal shortage

Taking nickel from rainforests destroys 30 times more life than getting it from the depths

WSJ: Diving Deep for Battery Metals

As the world shifts toward green alternatives like electric vehicles and solar power, demand for metals needed for batteries has skyrocketed. WSJ’s Yusuf Khan explains mining companies are turning to a new source for metals like cobalt and manganese: the ocean floor.

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