Impossible Metals Appoints Mike Regan as Chief Growth Officer to Lead Capital Strategy and Growth
Impossible Metals, the underwater robotics company unlocking sustainable critical minerals from the deep ocean, has appointed venture investor and strategist Mike Regan as its Chief Growth Officer.
Testimony of Impossible Metals CEO and Co-Founder Oliver Gunasekara Before the House Natural Resources Committee on “Exploring the Potential of Deep-Sea Mining to Expand American Mineral Production”
Today, Impossible Metals CEO and Co-Founder Oliver Gunasekara is testifying before the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, at the hearing, “Exploring the Potential of Deep-Sea Mining to Expand American Mineral Production.”
Impossible Metals Applies for Deep Sea Mining Lease in U.S. Federal Waters
Impossible Metals, a pioneering US-based deep-sea mining company, has submitted a request to commence a leasing process for exploration and potential mining of critical minerals in the deep sea off the coast of American Samoa. Impossible Metals is the first company to request a lease of critical minerals under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act of 1953, which is regulated by the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), part of the U.S. Department of the Interior.
Deep Sea Mining Industry Leader Peter Jantzen Joins Impossible Metals as Chief Revenue Officer
Impossible Metals today announced the appointment of Peter Jantzen as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO).
Impossible Metals Welcomes Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources, Frank Fannon to Its Strategic Advisory Board
Impossible Metals today announced that former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources Hon. Frank (Francis) Fannon joins the company as a strategic advisor, where he will apply his deep expertise from both the public and private sectors in geopolitics, the clean energy transition, and market transformation.
Impossible Metals Successfully Demonstrates Eureka 1 in Shallow Water Test
Impossible Metals has successfully demonstrated the capabilities of their novel Eureka 1 autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) at a demonstration on May 17. This is a key milestone on the road to developing a full-scale, artificially intelligent deep sea mineral harvesting system that can pick up mineral-rich deep sea nodules while avoiding macrofauna, with an aim of preserving biodiversity and habitat function.
Impossible Metals Reveals Their Roadmap to Developing the Best Available Technology for Deep Sea Mining
Today, Impossible Metals reveals its roadmap for the harvesting of polymetallic nodules from the seabed with the best Environmental Social Governance (ESG) performance and the lowest costs. Regulations, currently in draft, for seabed mining issued by the ISA and domestic regulators BOEM, SBMA, etc., require the use of “best available technology/techniques.”
Eureka! Impossible Metals Reveals Successful Proof of Concept for Sustainable Seabed Mining of Critical Minerals
Today, Impossible Metals announces that its first autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) called ‘Eureka 1’ has successfully completed its first trial of selectively harvesting rocks in an underwater environment.
Impossible Metals (YC W22) Declares It's Not Mining but Harvesting Critical Seabed Battery Minerals
Today, Impossible Mining reemerges as Impossible Metals. After careful consideration of the fractious debate surrounding seabed critical minerals, along with the novel approach to harvesting metals in a way that keeps the ecosystem intact, and processing metals using naturally occurring bacteria, Impossible Mining has decided to formalize its differentiation from traditional mining practices, renaming the company, Impossible Metals.
