The Metals Company claims it’s losing $1 million a day as activists occupy a ship the firm is using to conduct research on seabed mining.
Greenpeace activists confront workers on a boat conducting deep sea mining research. The Metals Company, which is overseeing the research, has sued the activist organization.
Photographer: Martin Katz/GreenpeaceAs Greenpeace activists continued to occupy a deep sea mining research ship in the Pacific Ocean, the mining company responsible for the expedition asked a Dutch court Tuesday to end the protest that it said was costing it $1 million a day.
The research expedition is being conducted by a subsidiary of The Metals Company (TMC), a Canadian-registered firm that next year plans to apply for the world’s first license to mine the deep sea for valuable minerals in international waters.
Up Next
Deep Sea Mining Company Sues Greenpeace Amid Standoff at Sea