NMC公布首份深海金属储量报告，由180亿美元净现值支持

TMC the metals company Inc. (NASDAQ:TMC), a leading developer of the world's largest estimated undeveloped resource of critical metals essential to energy, defense, manufacturing and infrastructure, today announced the release of a Technical Report Summary (TRS) of the Pre-Feasibility Study (PFS) for its proposed NORI-D Polymetallic Nodule Project in the Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ) of the Pacific Ocean, prepared in accordance with Subpart 1300 of SEC Regulation S-K (SK-1300). The PFS marks a world-first declaration of Probable Mineral Reserves for deep-sea polymetallic nodules and was prepared and signed off by Qualified Persons, including AMC Consultants.

Alongside the PFS, TMC announced the publication of an Initial Assessment (IA) for the remainder of its resource in the NORI and TOML blocks in the CCZ, with a measured and indicated mineral resource of 73Mt of wet nodules grading 1.30% nickel, 0.20% cobalt, 1.2% copper and 30.2% manganese with an abundance of 12.8 Kg/m2 and an inferred mineral resource of 1206 Mt of wet nodules grading 1.30% nickel, 0.20% cobalt, 1.1% copper and 28.7% manganese with an abundance of 11.6 Kg/m2 supporting an After-tax NPV of $18.1 billion and After-tax IRR of 35.6%.

The two mineral resource reports follow TMC USA's April 2025 submission of an application for a commercial recovery permit under the U.S. Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act (DSHMRA), along with two exploration license applications. The reports also come on the heels of a strategic investment from Korea Zinc—one of the world's largest and most respected non-ferrous metal smelting groups. Together, these milestones reinforce TMC's first-mover advantage in unlocking the world's largest estimated undeveloped deposit of critical minerals and reflect growing confidence in the NORI-D Project's economics and development plan as the U.S. and allied nations work to strengthen critical mineral supply chains.