Trump To Speed Permits For Deep Sea Mining In International Waters

u/ADropinInfinity · Reddit — r/wallstreetbets · January 21, 2026 at 18:11 · ⬆ 6 pts · 💬 12 comments  | View on Reddit ↗
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Author argues TMC is the clearest pure-play beneficiary of the Trump administration's push to accelerate NOAA deep-sea mining permits for polymetallic nodules in international waters.

TMC — LONG The author argues TMC is the clearest pure-play beneficiary of the Trump administration's push to accelerate NOAA licensing for deep-sea mining of polymetallic nodules in international waters. The mechanism is that TMC's U.S. subsidiary is already in the U.S. permitting lane pursuing NOAA authorizations, so faster federal permitting directly advances its path to exploring and potentially recovering nickel, copper and cobalt-rich nodules. The catalyst is the administration's move to speed permits, framed as securing critical minerals and countering China's dominance, building on a prior executive order. The author states this is their opinion and does not name a specific risk.

$TMC is the clearest “pure play” beneficiary here, in my opinion, because its already in the U.S. permitting lane, with its U.S. subsidiary pursuing NOAA authorizations to explore and potentially recover polymetallic nodules in the high seas.

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The author argues TMC is the clearest pure-play beneficiary of the Trump administration's push to accelerate NOAA licensing for deep-sea mining of polymetallic nodules in international waters. The mechanism is that TMC's U.S. subsidiary is already in the U.S. permitting lane pursuing NOAA authorizations, so faster federal permitting directly advances its path to exploring and potentially recovering nickel, copper and cobalt-rich nodules. The catalyst is the administration's move to speed permits, framed as securing critical minerals and countering China's dominance, building on a prior executive order. The author states this is their opinion and does not name a specific risk.
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