A flurry of announcements in August 2025 has reshaped the Pacific’s deep-sea mining landscape, with governments and partners signalling different pathways from exploration to possible extraction. In the Cook Islands, officials said they are considering extending exploration licences as the country nears the end of its five-year exploration phase. The Seabed Minerals Authority told RNZ
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