US government announces plans to lease deep-sea mining rights in American Samoa

Mongabay
Jul 17, 2026, 3:45 pm68 ptsTrending
The U.S. government has taken another definitive step toward launching a deep-sea mining industry, starting in the waters of American Samoa, despite public opposition. On July 17, the Marine Minerals Administration (MMA), a new U.S. agency formed by merging the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and the Bureau…

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