Jun. 25 at 3:29 PM
$TMC Per the ISA, only 1.25m km² of the total exploration area of the CCZ is for polymetallic nodules The CCZ is about 4.5m km² .
USA-A and USA-B = 199,895 km².
NORI Areas (A-D) = 74,830 km²
TOML = 74,713 km²
TOTAL
$TMC areas = 349,438 km² (27.96% of polymetallic nodule areas)
Know what you hold.
Sources
USA-A & USA-B areas: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/04/29/3070241/0/en/World-First-TMC-USA-Submits-Application-for-Commercial-Recovery-of-Deep-Sea-Minerals-in-the-High-Seas-Under-U-S-Seabed-Mining-Code.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com
NORI Areas (A-D): https://www.isa.org.jm/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/isba-17c-9_1.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com
TOML: https://metals.co/deepgreen-acquires-third-seabed-contract-area-to-explore-for-polymetallic-nodules/?utm_source=chatgpt.com