{"id":4419,"date":"2025-09-11T01:29:24","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T01:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prosperityforecast.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/11\/trumps-deep-sea-mining-push-gains-momentum-with-bahrain-backing\/"},"modified":"2025-09-11T01:29:24","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T01:29:24","slug":"trumps-deep-sea-mining-push-gains-momentum-with-bahrain-backing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prosperityforecast.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/11\/trumps-deep-sea-mining-push-gains-momentum-with-bahrain-backing\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s Deep-Sea Mining Push Gains Momentum with Bahrain Backing"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

Donald Trump\u2019s push to build a US stockpile of critical minerals from the seabed has gained fresh momentum after Bahrain threw its weight behind a California start-up.<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to a Financial Times report, Bahrain has agreed to sponsor Impossible Metals, a Silicon Valley start-up that wants to mine a patchwork of zones in the Pacific Ocean spanning about 75,000 square kilometers. <\/p>\n

As things currently stand, US companies cannot directly obtain licenses through the Jamaica-based International Seabed Authority (ISA), the body that regulates deep-sea mining in international waters. <\/p>\n

Instead, they must seek sponsorship from other countries, a process that has often left American firms on the sidelines as Chinese and Russian-backed ventures secured the majority of licenses.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Impossible Metals Chief Executive Oliver Gunasekara said that Bahrain\u2019s support allows the company to advance its ISA application and lays the groundwork for a future processing hub in the Middle East. <\/p>\n

\u201cMetals could eventually be exported to the US,\u201d Gunasekara said, positioning the partnership as a bridge between Gulf resources and American supply chains.<\/p>\n

For Bahrain, the deal also marks a first: it is the only Middle Eastern country so far to act as a sponsoring state for seabed mining. <\/p>\n

The kingdom added that the partnership would prioritize \u201cenvironmental protections and the preservation of the marine ecosystem,\u201d responding to concerns from campaign groups and several governments that have called for a moratorium on seabed mining until stronger safeguards are in place.<\/p>\n

The endorsement comes in furtherance of a growing policy push in Washington. In April, Trump signed an executive order asserting the US right to issue its own mining licenses through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. <\/p>\n

The directive framed seabed metals, including nickel, cobalt, copper, manganese, titanium, and rare earths, as \u201cstrategic assets\u201d vital to both national security and economic growth.<\/p>\n

That same month, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum floated the possibility of direct government investment in US mining ventures. Speaking at a conference hosted by the Hamm Institute for American Energy, Burgum said there may be a need for \u201cequity investment in each of these companies that\u2019s taking on China in critical minerals.\u201d<\/p>\n

China currently dominates the processing of key inputs for electric vehicles, defense systems, and renewable energy technology. <\/p>\n

By backing firms like Impossible Metals or reviving dormant licenses, US policymakers hope to diversify access to essential materials and reduce its reliance on a volatile global supply chain.<\/p>\n

At the same time, public skepticism over the environmental impact of deep-sea mining remains high, with critics warning that fragile marine ecosystems could be subject to irreparable damage.<\/p>\n

Securities Disclosure: I, Giann Liguid, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

This post appeared first on investingnews.com<\/div>\n

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Donald Trump\u2019s push to build a US stockpile of critical minerals from the seabed has gained fresh momentum after Bahrain threw its weight behind a California start-up. According to a Financial Times report, Bahrain has agreed to sponsor Impossible Metals, a Silicon Valley start-up that wants to mine a patchwork of zones in the Pacific Ocean spanning about 75,000 square kilometers. As things currently stand, US companies cannot directly obtain licenses through the Jamaica-based International Seabed Authority (ISA), the body that regulates deep-sea mining in international waters. Instead, they must seek sponsorship from other countries, a process that has often […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4419","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-investing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prosperityforecast.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4419","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prosperityforecast.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prosperityforecast.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prosperityforecast.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prosperityforecast.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4419"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/prosperityforecast.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4419\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prosperityforecast.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prosperityforecast.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4419"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prosperityforecast.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}