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 ...

Norway announced last month that it will allow deep-sea mining exploration on its continental shelf. As the race for critical minerals ramps up, Norwegian officials said, the rest of the world can no ...

Norway has shelved plans to open a vast ocean area at the bottom of the Arctic for commercial-scale deep-sea mining. The decision, which was confirmed late Sunday, comes after the country's Socialist ...

Norway’s cabinet is scrapping a licensing round for deep sea minerals mining planned for 2025 as part of a deal with a small party backing the minority government to pass the country’s budget bill.

The organization argues that the Norwegian government failed to do the due diligence to ensure its exploration would have minimal ecosystem impacts. BRUSSELS — Environmental nongovernment organization ...

Norway has found minerals on its seabed that it believes can be used for the green energy transition - Copyright AFP/File Viken KANTARCI Norway has found minerals on ...

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) — ...