The Metals Company
The Metals Company is a Canadian deep sea mining exploration company.
Why do we need deep-sea mining?
“While there may be technically enough metal-bearing deposits on land to meet future demand (1), those resources can only be extracted at increasingly high economic, social, and environmental cost. We believe that polymetallic nodules could contribute to supplying metal resources and alleviate some of the pressures on fragile terrestrial ecosystems.”
View in the company profileCould we reduce our consumption and recycle, instead of mining more metal?
“The drive to decarbonise and transition away from fossil fuels is increasing demand for mined metal. We should both reduce our consumption and recycle metal, but over the next 30 years, the impact of these measures on demand for mined metal will be marginal.”
View in the company profileWhat is the biggest threat to the oceans and won’t collecting nodules make things worse?
“The biggest threat to the oceans is climate change. We believe the top priority for the entire planet—including the oceans—should be achieving net-zero emissions.”
View in the company profileCan some deep-sea minerals be extracted more safely than others?
“There are three distinct types of deep-sea resources, each of which are found in differing ecosystems and vary in their impacts.”
View in the company profileWill deep-sea mining impact climate change by disrupting marine carbon sinks?
“The ocean is the planet’s largest carbon sink, but most of this carbon is stored in the water column, not in seafloor sediments.”
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