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Washington’s Billion $ Bet on Mineral Independence: A Policy Shift Investors Can’t Afford to Miss

Small Cap Investments Research Team

October 31, 2026

11 min read

The White House just spent $12 billion to send the market a message. ¹ In February 2026, President Trump launched “Project Vault”, a critical minerals stockpile initiative combining U.S. Export-Import Bank financing with private capital to procure and store strategic minerals for priority industries. This is not a regulatory study. Not a task force. This is $12 billion of committed government capital chasing exactly the resources that Deep Sea Minerals Corp. (OTCQB . DSEAF CSE . SEAS FSC . X450), is targeting.

Investment Highlights

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Ticker Symbols:

CSE . SEAS

OTCQB . DSEAF

FSC . X450

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Market Capitalization:

~$27 million CAD (micro-cap entry point as of March 25th, 2026)

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Active U.S. Regulatory & Defense Pipeline:

Submitted a response to the U.S. Defense Industrial Base Consortium (DIBC) to supply defense-critical minerals ² and an exploration license application to NOAA for polymetallic nodules in the Clarion- Clipperton Zone. ³

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Targeting Mineral Rights in:

The Clarion-Clipperton Zone, which holds an estimated 21 billion dry tons of polymetallic nodules, containing nickel, cobalt, and manganese ⁴

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Global Deep-Sea Mining Market:

Projected to surge from $4.6 billion (2025) to $65.56 billion by 2034 (34%+ CAGR) ⁵

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Targeted Minerals:

Subsea polymetallic nodules containing nickel, cobalt, copper, and manganese ⁶ , the same metals in fighter jets ⁷ , nuclear submarines ⁸ , and hypersonic missiles ⁹

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Subsea Mineral Grade Superiority:

Subsea polymetallic nodule cobalt grades significantly higher ¹⁰

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Strategic Alignment:

Positioned to benefit from Trump Executive Order 14285 accelerating U.S. critical mineral development ¹¹

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Management Pedigree:

A 25-year offshore veteran and former NYSE CEO, Deckelman applies multi-billion-dollar deepwater expertise from ConocoPhillips and BP to deep-sea mining

And yet, at the time this is written, SEAS trades at a fully diluted market capitalization of approximately $26 million CAD. ¹² The gap between Washington’s urgency and the market’s current pricing of companies positioned to solve the problem is extraordinary. And in resource investing, gaps like that have a history of closing fast.

$12B

Project Vault commitment

$626B+

IEA projected market by 2040 ¹³

21B

Dry tons of polymetallic nodules

The Minerals Powering Two Revolutions at Once

Critical minerals sit at the intersection of two defining economic forces of our time: national security and the clean energy transition. The same materials. The same supply constraints. Two converging demand curves.

Cobalt powers jet turbines, nuclear submarines, and lithium-ion batteries. Nickel forms armor plating, stainless steel, and next-generation EV batteries. Manganese goes into firearms, aircraft coatings, and steelmaking. Copper underpins electrical wiring, advanced electronics, and the entire renewable energy supply chain.

These are not exotic materials with niche applications. They are the backbone of the defense industrial base and the backbone of the energy transition simultaneously.

The International Energy Agency has modeled the implications. Under its Net Zero Emissions scenario, the global critical minerals market is projected to grow from $320 billion in 2022¹⁴ to more than $770 billion by 2040¹⁵ , a doubling in real terms. Demand for key battery metals is forecast to double or triple within the same window.

Meanwhile, terrestrial mining is hitting structural limits. Ore grades at existing deposits are declining. Environmental reviews in the United States average 29 years from discovery to production. ¹⁶ Communities are increasingly resistant to new mine development. Costs are escalating.

You cannot decarbonize the global economy on a 29-year timeline. And you cannot secure a defense industrial base on one either. Which is why the resource world’s attention is shifting, decisively, to the ocean floor.

The Richest Untapped Resource on the Planet

The Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) is an expanse of abyssal seafloor in the Pacific Ocean, roughly the size of the continental United States, located at depths of 4,000 to 6,000 meters. In the permanent darkness of this ocean plain, trillions of polymetallic nodules have been accumulating over millions of years. SEAS has submitted an application to NOAA under the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act (DSHMRA), seeking an exploration license for polymetallic nodules in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone.

Estimates put the total nodule resource at approximately 21.1 billion dry tons. ¹⁷

Project Vault represents the most significant U.S. government commitment to critical minerals independence in history, $12 billion deployed to counter China’s dominance in mineral processing. ¹⁸

The Cook Islands Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) presents a complementary opportunity. With approximately 12 billion wet tons of polymetallic nodules, the Cook Islands represents one of the few jurisdictions with an established seabed mineral regulatory framework supported by decades of scientific assessment. In February 2026, the Cook Islands Government and the United States formalized a framework for cooperation on critical minerals research and supply chain security, directly aligning this jurisdiction with U.S.-led critical minerals policy objectives. ¹⁹

These nodules contain the exact metals that both the U.S. defense industrial base and the global energy transition require.

Yet these benefits come with risks: Deep-sea nodule extraction would permanently remove unique abyssal habitats, generate sediment plumes, disrupt fragile deep-ocean ecosystems, and carry uncertain long-term consequences, outcomes that science has not yet fully quantified or mitigated. ²⁰

Zone	Estimated Resource	Exploration Licenses	Commercial Permits
Clarion-Clipperton Zone	~21.1B dry tonnes	20 issued	0
Cook Islands EEZ	~12B wet tonnes	3 issued	0

Zero commercial recovery permits have been issued in either zone. The race to the seabed hasn’t been run. The starting gun was just fired. And SEAS (OTCQB . DSEAF CSE . SEAS) is pursuing both jurisdictions simultaneously.

Three Policy Events That Changed Everything

In the span of ten months, three separate regulatory actions have dismantled the barriers that kept deep-sea mining commercially inaccessible for decades. This tectonic shift was also fueled by the 2020 Part 960 reform ²¹ , which stripped the Pentagon of its “veto” power and established a “Tier 1” fast-track that grants instant approval to any commercial tech already available on the global market. Taken individually, each action is significant. Taken together, they represent a policy escalation without precedent in the critical minerals sector.

The Clarion-Clipperton Zone stretches across the Pacific, roughly the size of the continental United States, containing an estimated 21.1 billion dry tons of polymetallic nodules.

April 2025

Executive Order 14285

President Trump declared seabed minerals a national security priority. Directed NOAA to accelerate permitting, extended exploration permit terms, and explicitly encouraged U.S. companies to pursue seabed resources. ²²

January 2026

Presidential Proclamation

Formally characterized U.S. reliance on imported processed critical minerals as a national security risk. Authorized negotiations and potential trade restrictions to secure alternative supply chains. ²³

January 2026

NOAA Consolidated Licensing & Permitting Rule

While recent NOAA consolidated rules allow for simultaneous applications for exploration licenses and commercial recovery permits, SEAS operates under the established 1980 Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act (DSHMRA) framework. Under these regulations, SEAS successfully applied for and maintains licenses specifically for exploration. ²⁴

February 2026

Project Vault, $12 Billion

White House committed $12 billion to build a U.S. critical minerals stockpile, combining Export-Import Bank financing with private capital to procure and store strategic minerals for priority industries. ²⁵

This sequence, executive order, formal national security declaration, regulatory acceleration, $12 billion allocated, represents the U.S. government moving from studying the problem to funding the solution.

Introducing Deep Sea Minerals Corp.

Deep Sea Minerals Corp. (OTCQB . DSEAF CSE . SEAS FSC . X450), completed its change of business on January 26, 2026, five days after NOAA’s historic combined permitting rule potentially opened the pathway to commercial seabed mining. ²⁶

Capital Structure

Shares Outstanding: Approximately 23.9 million post-financing undiluted. Fully Diluted: Under 24.9 million shares. This tight structure provides significant leverage to success, minimal dilution overhang, no legacy holders from prior ventures. Cash Raise: The $4.22 million financing closed February 6, 2026, with $1 million expected to be used by SEAS by early Q1 2027 to accomplish its disclosed business objectives and cover expected license and application fees. This provides a healthy runway for 12 months of operations, sufficient to secure initial assets and advance regulatory positioning. ²⁷

Dual-Jurisdiction Strategy

Deep Sea Minerals Corp. is pursuing a dual-jurisdiction strategy targeting the acquisition of mineral rights in two of the Pacific’s most strategic seabed mineral zones. The CCZ operates under the ISA framework and NOAA’s expedited U.S. regulatory framework. The Cook Islands Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) represents one of the few jurisdictions with an established seabed mineral regulatory framework supported by decades of scientific assessment. In February 2026, the Cook Islands Government and the United States formalized a framework for cooperation on critical minerals research and supply chain security, directly aligning this jurisdiction with U.S.-led critical minerals policy objectives. ²⁸

Three-Phase Roadmap

Phase 1 (Current): Define operational strategy, identify priority concession areas, complete technical and environmental scoping, initiate regulatory engagement
Phase 2: Advance technology and operational partnerships, develop funding strategy with strategic capital providers
Phase 3: Select preferred development pathway, secure approvals, initiate field and pilot activities

The pivot point: Securing concessions in the CCZ and/or Cook Islands EEZ is the single most important near-term catalyst. It could transform SEAS from strategic concept into resource holder, and potentially force the market to reassess how these strategic realities apply to smaller-cap peers.

The Team: Offshore Expertise Applied to a New Resource

Deep-sea mining shares its operational DNA with offshore oil and gas: riser systems, dynamic positioning, subsea robotics. SEAS has assembled leadership that has done exactly this work at the world’s largest energy companies.

Three White House actions in ten months have created the most aggressive U.S. policy framework for critical minerals in history.

James Deckelman, CEO: A veteran exploration geologist and energy executive with over 25 years of international experience in extractive resources. His career spans ConocoPhillips, BP, and Talisman Energy, names synonymous with deepwater operations. Deckelman has managed exploration portfolios generating billions in net present value across Latin America, the Middle East, West Africa, and beyond. He has operated in deepwater environments at depths up to 3,000 meters. In 2021, he was recognized as one of the “100 Who Made a Difference” by the American Association of Petroleum Geologists. He previously served as CXO of a NYSE-listed company and most recently built Blue Energies, which has returned over 200% since inception. ²⁹

The Catalyst Roadmap

Q1 2026

DIBC membership and NOAA Exploration License Application

Q2 2026

Cook Islands Exploration License Application; partnerships with technology providers

Q4 2026

NOAA Exploration License Award

Immediate (Q1 2026)

Concession application activities in CCZ and Cook Islands EEZ
DIBC membership, The Company has joined the Defense Industrial Base Consortium (DIBC). Membership opens doors to Other Transaction Agreements (OTAs), non-dilutive government grants designed to accelerate development of critical capabilities outside traditional procurement channels. For a company targeting minerals essential to weapons systems, a DIBC award could provide both funding and strategic validation that transforms the Company’s trajectory. ³⁰

Near-Term (Q2 2026)

Cook Islands Exploration License Application
Strategic partnership announcements with technology providers or offtake partners

Macro Catalysts

Project Vault procurement may create future demand for domestic mineral sources (SEAS does not currently hold any subsea mineral rights or supply minerals to any government program)
Japan is actively investing over US$250 million in test-mining rare earth elements from the deep-sea Pacific, to test sector-wide feasibility ³¹
NOAA application filings validating the commercial pathway
Congressional legislation providing loan guarantees for domestic seabed mining ³²

Why these catalysts compound: Concession acquisition enables NOAA application. Application attracts institutional attention. Attention draws strategic partnerships. Partnerships drive rerating. DIBC membership provides non-dilutive capital and government validation. Each step unlocks the next.

The Investment Thesis: Two Megatrends, One Ocean Floor

The world is running two converging resource narratives. The first is national security, China’s export restrictions have exposed the fragility of critical mineral supply chains. Three separate White House actions in ten months have committed the full force of U.S. policy to solving this problem.

The second is the energy transition. The IEA projects the critical minerals market to more than double by 2040. Every EV battery, every offshore wind turbine, every grid storage installation demands these metals.

Both narratives converge on the same resource: polymetallic nodules at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.

Deep Sea Minerals Corp. (OTCQB . DSEAF CSE . SEAS FSC . X450), is positioning itself at the intersection of both:

The resource is defined. An estimated 21.1B dry tons in the CCZ and 12B wet tons in the Cook Islands EEZ. SEAS does not currently hold any claim to these resources and is in the pre-license stage.
The technology is proven. With TMC’s pilot operation conducted in 2022.
The regulatory pathway is open. NOAA’s combined permitting, EO 14285, and Project Vault.
The demand signal is active. $12 billion of committed government capital. $626 billion market by 2040.
The valuation is being assessed. SEAS at C$27 million as the market evaluates how policy shifts may benefit earlier-stage peers.

For investors interested in exposure to the potential critical mineral supercycle, who believe that America’s supply chain vulnerability represents a defining investment opportunity, Deep Sea Minerals Corp. (OTCQB . DSEAF CSE . SEAS FSC . X450), is a company that should be on your radar.

The Policy Shift Reshaping Critical Minerals Supply

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There is no guarantee that the forecasts of the issuer, the creator or (other) experts and management will actually occur. The performance of the issuer’s stock is therefore uncertain. As with any so-called micro cap, there is also the risk of total loss here. Therefore, the stock is only suitable as a dynamic addition to an otherwise well-diversified portfolio.

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Sell: The term Sell means sell. The creator is of the opinion that further price gains are unlikely, a price loss may occur, or that investors should realize already achieved gains. In all these cases, he will issue the recommendation “Sell.”

Hold: The term Hold means hold. The creator sees price potential for the stock, which is why he is of the opinion that the stock should be kept in the portfolio.

Buy: The term Buy means buy. The creator expects a price increase in the stock because he currently considers it undervalued.

Strong Buy: The term Strong Buy means definitely buy and is used, for example, by the US investment firms Morgan Stanley and Salomon Brothers. The creator expects an above-average price increase compared to other companies in the same peer group.

Regardless of the assessment made, according to the sensitivity analysis, significant risks exist due to changes in the underlying assumptions. This discussion of risk factors in the analysis does not claim to be complete.

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