EARLY Access [Video] with Gerard Barron - Mining The Ocean Floor
🕑 Added 2025-08-26 23:30:03 +0000 UTCGerard Barron, born in Queensland, Australia, is the Co-Founder, Chairman, and CEO of The Metals Company, a position he has held since 2017. A seasoned entrepreneur with a track record in battery technology, media, and future-oriented resource development, Barron leads the company's efforts to harvest polymetallic nodules from the deep ocean floor, providing sustainable sources of critical metals like nickel, copper, cobalt, and manganese for electric vehicles and renewable energy.
He previously co-founded DeepGreen in 2011 and assumed full control in 2017, guiding it through a public listing and partnerships to advance environmentally responsible deep-sea mining as an alternative to land-based extraction.
Barron testified before the U.S. Congress in April 2025 on national security and critical minerals, emphasizing the strategic importance of ocean resources. He advocates for innovation in clean tech, reducing mining's ecological footprint, and securing supply chains for the global energy transition, often speaking at forums like the St. Gallen Symposium and GESDA.
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J H KINDT
20,000 related US companies gone, along with 2.5 M M jobs in just 20 years. None of us have any idea how far the NWO and radical left has pushed the US to the brink of becoming a serfdom to the world. This is a must-listen. Barron was far too kind in speaking of the NWO and the NGO's that are trying to end US dominance and power.
JIM NEWMAN
In the tech industry A small amount of rare and not so rare earth minerals will actually decrease the strain on our planets resources. EV batteries, solar panels( bigger than a one family home) or wind mills are a negative return on our planet’s resources
Carrie Letourneau
Why can't we be just ok with where we are today, why do we all have to keep having more and more, why ?
Hawkeyes
I deal in natural minerals! In the USA! Many many minerals in our earth! I watched your show on YouTube. But I help a lot of folks with natural minerals in stone form! I believe we have what we need instead of meds created! Magnesium is an important product! Mine is from Holland sea floor
gabelo01
Respectfully i feel like the BASS or something in this video was turned up above necessary. The voices have too much boom to them on various audio devices ive listened to this podcast on! Thank you none the less love the show thanks!
JIM NEWMAN
Still got my 50 shares
JIM NEWMAN
Think I had a Bundy and Coke with Gerard once
JIM NEWMAN
Shawn looks like he dropped a few pounds
JIM NEWMAN
Watch those Aussie companies. Lost my shirt on Tritium $DCFC
Michael Patrick Ford
So glad you're covering this new industry!
JIM NEWMAN
I was trading this company in 2022 for $1.25
Mark Moirano
After the coin base interview the stock tanked 30% I’m curious if TMC will follow with a fleecing
Victor Baillif
Great investment opportunity! $TMC
Logan
The fact is that TMC has put more money than anyone into researching the environmental effects. They will release the report to the public when they have the proper licenses. Until then it’s just negative speculation spread mostly by agency’s that have their own agenda.
Harry Nicholls
When is this due to be released on YouTube?
Gary W
Another GREAT interview! Exciting stuff!
James Scott Haberer
I watch zero network TV. Not even Fox News. I watch people if integrity like Shawn Ryan & Tucker Carlson. Zero CIA controlled media. Zero.
Pete
Excited to tap into this one
Ted D
I’d be curious to know if he thinks China has been funding NGO’s, to hassle all of the different governments. NGO’s bullying governments about this is definitely in their wheelhouse however, with added funding from China they’d be able to scale up efforts, in order to help shut down the projects. France is a perfect example. 🤔
Ted D
Love these types of interviews. They’re my favorite, along with veteran interviews. Thank you SRS team for keeping us informed about important, relevant topics. Cheers
Jacob Webb
I'll stick with danners
Brittny Steele
How interesting!
Beverly
I came for the accent. And of course, always for Shawn.
JustAGirl315
Once again Shawn you take my history that I grew up with and undercover The TRUTH Thank you 😊
Thomas Schiavone
Very interesting interview, history with the ocean floor & mining resources. Glad to hear the Trump administration is having.a positive effect on his mining permits and ocean floor mining.
Nate
AJ did a show on this. I wish you would have asked what impact this could have on ocean currents and if this will effect the earth’s natural electrical grid.
Jason Burton
Always a good show!
josh
After the david rutherford episode, I kind of want to wrestle sean
Ryan Swain
FIRST! Love ya Shawn, keep up the amazing work brother!