Trump administration offers first-ever deep-sea mining leases near American Samoa
The Trump administration will offer the first-ever offshore mining leases for deep-sea mining off the coast of American Samoa, as part of an effort to bolster the domestic critical mineral supply chain.
TL;DR
- The Trump administration will offer the first-ever offshore mining leases for deep-sea mining.
- The leases will be located off the coast of American Samoa.
- This move is part of an effort to bolster the domestic critical mineral supply chain.
- The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s Marine Minerals Administration announced the offer of two areas totaling nearly 32 million acres.