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Rutger Bosland, Pioneering Engineer and Technical Lead on Development of TMC’s Nodule Collection System, Joins Company to Drive Commercial Readiness

Rutger Bosland, the engineer and technical lead who oversaw the design, build and successful test deployment of Allseas’ integrated nodule collection system, joins TMC to lead offshore innovation and scale its technologies for commercial production As Chief Innovation and Offshore Technology Officer (CIOTO), Rutger will focus on the Company’s efforts to optimize the performance of [...]

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 (DSHMRA) in 1980 to enable exploration and commercial recovery of deep-sea minerals in the [...]

TMC Announces June 27, 2025 Submission Date for Subsidiary NORI’s ISA Application, and Expanded Company Strategy

NEW YORK, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — 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 for an exploitation contract, and an expanded company strategy. Update Highlights: [...]

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 to remove moisture and initiate the mineral transition to metallic form, producing approximately 500 tonnes of calcine in [...]

TMC 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 produced in a testing program conducted in collaboration with SGS applying TMC’s efficient flowsheet design that processes high-grade nickel-copper-cobalt [...]

The Metals Company Welcomes Prominent Sustainability Strategist Brendan May to its Board of Directors

Mr. May is chairman and founder of Robertsbridge, a leading global sustainability consultancy he formed in 2010. He has spent more than 25 years in the sustainability space, initially working on oceans sustainability as CEO of the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and more recently on deforestation as European Chairman of the Rainforest Alliance He joins [...]

TMC Subsidiary Submits Its 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 biological occurrences, over 12,000 seafloor images, and extensive time-series data from three years of monitoring via oceanographic moorings. NORI’s latest [...]

Steve Jurvetson, a Renowned Silicon Valley Investor, Joins TMC’s Board of Directors as Vice Chairman and Special Advisor to the CEO

Mr. Jurvetson is a legendary investor focused on founder-led, mission-driven companies at the cutting edge of disruptive technology and new industry formation. His investments include pioneering technology companies like Tesla, Planet Labs, SpaceX and Commonwealth Fusion Systems, and represent over $800 billion in aggregate value creation He joins TMC’s Board to help the company transition [...]

TMC Applauds ~350 Former U.S. Political and Military Leaders Urging Senate to Ratify Law of the Sea for Deep-Sea Mine Sites “Each Containing a Trillion Dollars in Value”

An influential group of former U.S. government officials and military officers — including former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta — urged Senators to ratify the Law of the Sea Treaty (UNCLOS), so “The United States can take its seat on the Council of the International Seabed Authority”, and [...]

TMC Commends U.S. Congress on Bill to “Provide Financial, Diplomatic, or Other Forms of Support for Seafloor Nodule Collection, Processing and Refining” and Advancing International Regulations for Seafloor Resources

The Responsible Use of Seafloor Resources Act (RUSRA) calls for U.S. support for ‘responsible polymetallic nodule collection’ and the use of federal funding to establish domestic infrastructure to refine nodules into critical minerals for the energy transition and national defense. The legislation comes as American and allied auto and battery makers struggle to secure supplies [...]