Seafloor Nodules: As Big as Offshore Oil & Gas?

Amanda Van Dyke of the Critical Minerals Hub joins Howard Klein to discuss the growing critical minerals supply gap, why mine development is taking longer and becoming more expensive, and how seafloor mining could emerge as a major new source of nickel, cobalt, copper, and manganese.

We also examine The Metals Company (NASDAQ: TMC), U.S. critical minerals policy, deep-sea mining economics, permitting, technical risks, and what investors should watch as the sector moves toward commercialisation.

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Chapters

(00:00) Seafloor Mining Becomes Investible(02:35) Mineral Demand Is Outrunning Supply(07:27) America Races China For Minerals(12:54) Mining Supply Cannot Scale Fast Enough(17:39) Mineral Footprints Are Underestimated(22:36) Why Seafloor Mining May Be Cleaner(27:01) Polymetallic Nodules Change Mining Economics(31:28) Seafloor Supply Could Disrupt Nickel And Cobalt(34:28) Seafloor Mining Becomes An Investment Category(36:12) TMC’s Permitting Path Opens(38:49) Continuous Production Is The Key Test(41:07) Japan And EEZs Could De-Risk Mining(43:45) TMC Could Trigger A Seafloor Stampede(45:24) New Mining Technologies Move Mainstream

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