The Metals Company Is Riding the Critical Metals Boom. Here's Why I Still Wouldn't Touch It.

The Metals Company, listed on NASDAQ as TMC, claims to have a significant amount of critical metals. These metals are located under a large area of the Pacific Ocean off the US West Coast, known as the Clarion Clipperton Zone. According to Yahoo Finance, the company estimates that it has 1.6 tonnes of polymetallic nodule resources in this area.

The metals found in these resources, which include nickel, copper, cobalt, and manganese, are essential for various applications such as electric vehicle batteries and renewable energy. The company values its resources at $23.6 billion. However, there are concerns about the regulatory and execution risks associated with extracting these resources.

The Metals Company's plans for extraction are taking a unique regulatory path, as the UN's International Seabed Authority has not yet finalized commercial mining rules for deep-sea mining. According to Motley Fool, this and other risks are reasons to be cautious about investing in the company, despite the growing demand for critical metals.

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