Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2022

The Metals Company is an explorer of lower-impact battery metals from seafloor polymetallic nodules, on a dual mission: (1) supply metals for the clean energy transition with the least possible negative environmental and social impact and (2) accelerate the transition to a circular metal economy. Deep sea mining remains controversial.

Kiribati 397

Kiribati Nauru Tonga Companies 397

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The company through its subsidiaries holds exploration and commercial rights to three polymetallic nodule contract areas in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone of the Pacific Ocean regulated by the International Seabed Authority and sponsored by the governments of Nauru, Kiribati and the Kingdom of Tonga.

Carbon 352

Carbon Companies Kiribati Nauru 352

Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2021

Sourcing battery metals is the biggest hurdle facing the clean energy transition, and the pipeline of new mining projects on land is insufficient to meet rising demand. The reality is that the clean energy transition is not possible without taking billions of tons of metal from the planet. —Scott Leonard, CEO of SOAC.

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Companies Battery Batteries Kiribati 418