US territories hit out at Trump plan to explore deep sea mining in the Pacific

The Marine Mineral Administration proposed auctioning 28m hectares of seabed near the Mariana Trench for mining. US territories in the Pacific opposed the plan, citing environmental risks. Guam’s lieutenant governor, Joshua Tenorio, said: “We’re unequivocally opposed to the deep sea mining efforts in this region.” Officials now demand rigorous scientific studies.