UK’s deep-sea mining permits could be unlawful – Greenpeace

Licences given to arms firm Lockheed Martin said to go against government's stance on exploiting seabed

Deep-sea mining exploration licences granted by the British government are riddled with inaccuracies", and could even be unlawful, according to Greenpeace and Blue Marine Foundation, a conservation charity.

The licences, granted a decade ago to UK Seabed Resources, a subsidiary of the US arms multinational Lockheed Martin, have only recently been disclosed by the company.