Deep-sea mining equipment being deployed by The Metals Company during a test expedition. The company hopes to extract nodules of critical minerals from the seabed.

The company plans to apply under the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act of 1980 (DSHMRA) instead of the International Seabed Authority (ISA), stating the latter had not yet adopted regulations ...

The Challenger Deep, which is named after the British Royal Navy survey vessel HMS Challenger, has a maximum depth of approximately 10,984 meters (36,037 feet) below sea level.