The Metals Company announces a controversial timeline for deep sea mining that deepens the divide in an already bitter battle

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The Metals Company announced it will submit an application for mining the deep sea in international waters in 2024, but debate over regulations are ongoing.

. "Sure, many of the animals are small in size, but that doesn't make them any less important."

"We can't be swayed by narrow views who just want to stop everything because that's not going to lead us towards addressing global warming," Barron told CNBC in a video conversation on Monday. Mining for metals in Indonesia causes deforestation and biodiversity loss and is displacing indigenous communities, Barron said. And mining for cobalt is"That's our reality. And we can change that," Barron said.

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