President Donald Trump is trying to fast track a brand new, highly controversial industry – mining critical minerals in the deep sea.

President Trump signed an executive order to boost the U.S. deep-sea mining industry for critical minerals. Supporters say deep-sea mining could boost the U.S. economy and reduce reliance on land-based mines,

Donald Trump has signed a controversial executive order aimed at stepping up deep-sea mining within US and in international waters. Thursday's order is the latest issued by the US president to try to increase America's access to minerals used by the aerospace,