secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     TMC the metals Co Inc. (TMC)
CIK:        0001798562
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-19T20:02:42+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-26-098771
Event type: regulatory
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

TMC's TMC USA-A consolidated application published in Federal Register; NOAA review advances
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- NOAA published TMC USA's consolidated application for exploration license and commercial recovery permit on Aug 19, 2026.
- Application covers ~65,000 km² with ~619 Mt wet nodule resource and potential 200 Mt upside.
- Publication follows NOAA's full compliance determination on Apr 28, 2026; starts public comment period before certification.
- USA-B application also progressing: Notice of Intent for EIS published Aug 17, covering ~122,000 km² and 1.02 billion tonnes.
- Next steps: NOAA certification, environmental review/draft EIS, final decision on license and permit.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1798562/000110465926098771/0001104659-26-098771-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1798562/000110465926098771/tm2623371d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-098771

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