Exclusive From The Electric: On the Hunt for More Equity Stakes, Trump May Have Seafloor Mining in His Sights

In August, more than 100 investors in The Metals Co., a developer of metals found on the seafloor, gathered for a daylong meeting at Manhattan’s luxury Whitby Hotel that extended to evening karaoke. There was a buzz in the crowd because, 14 years after its launch, The Metals Co. says it may finally get to mine the seabed floor in the Pacific Ocean.