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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 Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Corporate Update Conference Call for Thursday, March 27, 2025

NEW YORK, March 21, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – TMC the metals company Inc. (Nasdaq: TMC) (“TMC” or the “Company”), an explorer of the world’s largest undeveloped resource of critical metals for building infrastructure, power generation, transmission, and batteries, today announced that it will host a conference call on Thursday, March 27, 2025, to provide an [...]

World First: TMC 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 facility in Hachinohe, Japan Following the commercial-scale production of calcine in September 2024, PAMCO engineers fed calcine material into the company’s 3,000 kVA DC [...]

TMC Applauds U.S. Congressional Mandate for 2025 Defense Department Feasibility Study on Nodule Refining

The FY25 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) mandates a Defense Department feasibility study on refining polymetallic nodule-derived intermediates to high-purity nickel, copper, and cobalt products The study, to be led by the Industrial Base Policy Office, will evaluate options to bolster domestic critical mineral supply chains Separately, TMC’s U.S. subsidiary has applied for a $9 [...]

TMC Commends U.S. House of Representatives for Allocating Defense Funding to Assess the Feasibility of Domestic Nodule Refining Capacity

As reported by the Wall Street Journal, the House version of the fiscal year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) calls for $2 million allocated to the Defense Department’s Industrial Base Policy Office to study the feasibility of developing domestic capacity to refine polymetallic nodule-derived intermediates to high-purity nickel, copper and cobalt products. The legislation also [...]

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 [...]

TMC 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 evidence that indicate that the seafloor plume forms a gravity-driven turbidity current that hugs the seafloor [...]

Dutch Court Orders Greenpeace Protesters Off NORI Research Vessel, Greenpeace Complies

The District Court of Amsterdam has ordered Greenpeace International to immediately disembark from the research vessel commissioned by TMC subsidiary Nauru Ocean Resources Inc (NORI) to conduct legally-mandated environmental impact assessments requested by the Legal and Technical Commission of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) Since November 23rd, Greenpeace’s unsafe and unlawful activities have hindered independent [...]