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May 14, 2025
The Metals Company Provides First Quarter 2025 Corporate Update
NEW YORK, May 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TMC the metals company Inc. (Nasdaq: TMC) (“TMC” or “the Company”), a leading explorer of the world’s largest undeveloped resource of critical metals essential to energy, defense, manufacturing, and infrastructure, today provided a corporate... Read More
May 5, 2025
The Metals Company CEO Testifies Before Congress: Deep-Sea Minerals Key to U.S. Industrial Future
CEO and Chairman Gerard Barron testified before the House Committee on Natural Resources on “ Exploring the Potential of Deep-Sea Mining to Expand American Mineral Production ” Mr. Barron highlighted the abundant, unattached polymetallic nodule resource as a platform to secure new... Read More
April 29, 2025
World First: TMC USA Submits Application for Commercial Recovery of Deep-Sea Minerals in the High Seas Under U.S. Seabed Mining Code
Following last week’s Executive Order , ‘ Unleashing America’s Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources’, TMC USA has submitted applications to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for two exploration licenses and one commercial recovery... Read More
April 25, 2025
The Metals Company Welcomes U.S. Executive Order to Expedite Permitting and Evaluate Offtake of Critical Minerals from Nodules in the High Seas
Entitled ‘ Unleashing America’s Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources ’, the Executive Order directs Commerce Secretary Lutnick to expedite deep seabed mineral exploration licenses and commercial recovery permits in international waters under the existing U.S.... Read More
March 27, 2025
The Metals Company to Apply for Permits under Existing U.S. Mining Code for Deep-Sea Minerals in the High Seas in Second Quarter of 2025
Following successful mining tests by U.S. consortia and pioneering environmental impact assessment by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ) in the 1970s, the United States Congress passed the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act... Read More
February 18, 2025
World First: The Metals Company and PAMCO Achieve a New Nodule Processing Milestone, Unlocking Critical Energy & Steelmaking Materials at Existing Facilities
TMC and PAMCO have successfully demonstrated the production flowsheet for its initial commercial production using a 2,000-tonne sample of nodules collected during TMC subsidiary Nauru Ocean Resources Inc.’s 2022 test mining , at PAMCO’s commercial operating... Read More
November 14, 2024
The Metals Company Provides Third Quarter 2024 Corporate Update
NEW YORK, Nov. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TMC the metals company Inc. (Nasdaq: TMC) (“TMC” or “the Company”), an explorer of lower-impact battery metals from seafloor polymetallic nodules, today provided a corporate update and financial results for the third quarter ending September... Read More
November 12, 2024
The Metals Company Announces June 27, 2025 Submission Date for Subsidiary NORI’s ISA Application, and Expanded Company Strategy
NEW YORK, Nov. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TMC the metals company Inc. (Nasdaq: TMC) (“TMC” or “the Company”), an explorer of lower-impact battery metals from seafloor polymetallic nodules, today provided a corporate update on the expected submission date of the application to the ISA... Read More
November 4, 2024
Aurania's Sampling of Sea Bottom Indicates Potential for Greater Extent of Nickel at Corsica
Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - November 4, 2024) - Aurania Resources Ltd. (TSXV: ARU) (OTCQB: AUIAF) (FSE: 20Q) ("Aurania" or the "Company") reports that further to its news release dated October 3, 2024 , Jean-Paul Pallier, P. Geo., VP Exploration of... Read More
September 9, 2024
World First: TMC and PAMCO Achieve Breakthrough in Commercial-Scale Processing of Polymetallic Nodules, Successfully Producing Calcine
TMC and PAMCO successfully produced calcine from a 2,000-tonne sample of nodules collected during TMC subsidiary Nauru Ocean Resources Inc.’s 2022 test mining , at PAMCO’s Hachinohe Rotary Kiln Electric-Arc Furnace (RKEF) facility in Japan The nodules were heated... Read More
August 14, 2024
The Metals Company Provides Second Quarter 2024 Corporate Update
NEW YORK, Aug. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TMC the metals company Inc. (Nasdaq: TMC) (“TMC” or “the Company”), an explorer of lower-impact battery metals from seafloor polymetallic nodules, today provided a corporate update and financial results for the second quarter ending June 30,... Read More
June 12, 2024
The Metals Company and SGS Produce World-First Cobalt Sulfate from Deep-Seafloor Polymetallic Nodules
As part of TMC’s pilot-scale nodule processing, SGS and TMC produced the world's first cobalt sulfate from deep-seafloor polymetallic nodules, continuing to indicate TMC’s resource is suitable for battery and energy transition markets The cobalt sulfate was... Read More
May 13, 2024
The Metals Company Subsidiary Submits Largest Deep-Sea Environmental Data Set Yet to International Seabed Authority
TMC's subsidiary, NORI, has submitted comprehensive data to the International Seabed Authority, detailing findings from environmental baseline campaigns from the NORI-D exploration area up to January 2022. The data encompasses 32,617 benthic and 42,036 pelagic... Read More
April 23, 2024
TMC & SGS Produce World-First Nickel Sulfate from Deep-Seafloor Polymetallic Nodules
As part of TMC’s pilot-scale nodule processing, SGS and TMC produced the world's first nickel sulfate from deep-seafloor polymetallic nodules, indicating TMC’s resource is suitable for battery markets The nickel sulfate was produced in a testing program conducted... Read More
March 25, 2024
The Metals Company Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Results
NEW YORK, March 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TMC the metals company Inc. (Nasdaq: TMC) (“TMC” or “the Company”), an explorer of lower-impact battery metals from seafloor polymetallic nodules, today provided a corporate update and fourth quarter and full year financial results for the... Read More
December 28, 2023
TMC Subsidiary NORI Completes Key Offshore Research Campaign, Evaluating Seafloor Ecosystem Function a Year Post Nodule Collection Test
Researchers with Nauru Ocean Resources Inc. (NORI) successfully gathered further environmental data on ecosystem recovery and functioning as part of its Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) to characterise the potential impacts of proposed... Read More
December 14, 2023
The Metals Company Subsidiary NORI Shares Preliminary Findings on Environmental Impacts of Pilot Nodule Collection System Test
Nauru Ocean Resources Inc. (NORI) has begun sharing emerging data on impacts of seafloor sediment plumes one year on from its 2022 test mining campaign. Building upon earlier laboratory predictions and in-field verifications, NORI now has multiple lines of... Read More
December 12, 2023
The Metals Company: Thirty-One Members of Congress Call Upon Pentagon to Develop Plan for Processing Deep-Sea Polymetallic Nodules
In a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III and the Pentagon, thirty-one Members of Congress urged the Department of Defense to “explore every avenue to strengthen our rare earth and critical mineral supply chains”, emphasizing “the importance of evaluating and planning for... Read More
November 13, 2023
The Metals Company and PAMCO Sign Binding MOU to Complete Feasibility Study to Process Polymetallic Nodules into Battery Metal Feedstocks
Following successful completion of the pre-feasibility exercise, TMC and PAMCO have entered into a binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) where PAMCO will complete a feasibility study to process 1.3 million tonnes of wet polymetallic nodules (PMN) per year to... Read More
November 9, 2023
The Metals Company Provides Third Quarter 2023 Corporate Update
NEW YORK, Nov. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TMC the metals company Inc. (Nasdaq: TMC) (“TMC” or “the Company”), an explorer of lower-impact battery metals from seafloor polymetallic nodules, today provided a corporate update and financial results for the third quarter ending September... Read More
November 8, 2023
The Metals Company: Researchers to Return to the Site of NORI’s Nodule Collection System Test to Assess Seafloor Ecosystem Function A Year After the Test
The upcoming offshore campaign is the latest in The Metals Company subsidiary NORI’s Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) to characterise the potential impacts of proposed polymetallic nodule collection operations. Scientists from several leading... Read More
September 6, 2023
TMC and Kongsberg Digital Announce Next Phase of Agreement to Bring AI and Hybrid Machine Learning to Future Deep-sea Nodule Collection Operations
The renewed agreement will see the parties further develop their Digital Twin which will integrate multiple data streams from TMC’s future production system and will enable 3D visualization of its deep-sea operating environment, providing ‘eyes and ears’ to the regulator and stakeholders... Read More
August 14, 2023
The Metals Company Provides Second Quarter 2023 Corporate Update and Commentary on ~$27 Million Capital Raise at $2.00 Per Share with Potential Upsizing to $38 Million
NEW YORK, Aug. 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TMC the metals company Inc. (Nasdaq: TMC) (“TMC” or “the Company”), an explorer of lower-impact battery metals from seafloor polymetallic nodules, today provided a corporate update and financial results for the second quarter ending June 30,... Read More
August 1, 2023
The Metals Company Announces Corporate Update on Expected Timeline, Application Costs and Production Capacity Following Part II of the 28th Session of the International Seabed Authority
NEW YORK, Aug. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TMC the metals company Inc. (Nasdaq: TMC) (“TMC” or “the Company”), an explorer of lower-impact battery metals from seafloor polymetallic nodules, today provided a corporate update on expected development timeline, production capacity and... Read More
July 24, 2023
The Metals Company Comments on ISA Council Decision and Intention to Deliver Final Rules, Regulations and Procedures for Exploitation
NEW YORK, July 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TMC the metals company Inc. (Nasdaq: TMC) (“TMC” or the “Company”), an explorer of the world’s largest estimated undeveloped source of critical battery metals, today applauded the International Seabed Authority (ISA) Council’s consensus... Read More
July 3, 2023
The Metals Company: Biodiversity Data from NORI-D Exploration Area Now Available on UNESCO’s Ocean Biodiversity Information System, Increases Biodiversity Records for the Clarion-Clipperton Zone by About 150%
Following the publication of biodiversity data collected from the NORI-D exploration area on UNESCO’s Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) on 22 June 2023, The Metals Company’s subsidiary NORI becomes the single largest contributor of biological... Read More
June 30, 2023
US Congress Directs Pentagon to Assess Domestic Processing of Polymetallic Nodules under National Defense Authorization Act
The report [see p.59] noted that “to counter China’s growing hold on the global supply chain, it is essential that the United States secures its own innovative supply of critical and strategic minerals and materials, including polymetallic nodules, to decrease reliance on sources from... Read More
May 11, 2023
The Metals Company Provides Q1 2023 Corporate Update
NEW YORK, May 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TMC the metals company Inc. (Nasdaq: TMC) (“TMC” or “the Company”), an explorer of lower-impact battery metals from seafloor polymetallic nodules, today provided a corporate update and financial results for the first quarter ending March 31,... Read More
March 28, 2023
The Metals Company Announces Extensive Deep-Sea Environmental Data Submission to the International Seabed Authority
TMC’s subsidiary NORI submits data collected during two benthic baseline campaigns on the NORI-D area, adding more than 270,000 benthic biological occurrences to the International Seabed Authority’s ‘DeepData’ catalogue of contractor exploration data. This... Read More
March 23, 2023
The Metals Company Provides Q4 2022 and FY 2022 Corporate Update and Key Strategic and Financial Announcements
NEW YORK, March 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TMC the metals company Inc. (Nasdaq: TMC) (“TMC” or “the Company”), an explorer of lower-impact battery metals from seafloor polymetallic nodules, today provided a corporate update and financial results for the fourth quarter ending December... Read More

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