This story was originally published by Grist with the headline Indigenous concerns surface as Trump calls for seabed mining in Alaskan waters on Feb 5, 2026.

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management wants to gauge support for what would be the first Alaska Outer Continental Shelf ...

A Billion-Ounce Potential in the Heart of Mexico's Silver Belt Positioned in one of the world's most prolific silver ...

The Graphite One mine work camp, located on the Seward Peninusla coast about 35 miles north of Nome, is seen in this undated photo. (Photo provided by Graphite One Inc.) The Kigluaik Mountains stretch ...

The Trump administration is floating the idea of mining the seafloor off Alaska’s coast ...

The developers of the proposed Donlin Gold mine in Southwest Alaska are planning to decide next year whether the project’s finances pencil out. That timeline could depend in part on state utility ...

The Trump administration is considering mining off Alaska’s coast, which has never been done before. The Bureau of Ocean ...

Critics warn that opening up Arctic waters to mineral extraction could devastate large fisheries and sensitive habitats off ...

The Trump administration on Wednesday effectively killed a contentious proposed mine in Alaska, a gold and copper prospect once envisioned to be nearly as deep as the Grand Canyon and could produce ...