{"id":74773,"date":"2026-03-01T15:28:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T20:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/canada\/?p=74773"},"modified":"2026-04-15T11:44:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T15:44:04","slug":"rapport-exploitation-miniere-en-eaux-profondes-tmc-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/canada\/fr\/publications\/74773\/rapport-exploitation-miniere-en-eaux-profondes-tmc-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Publication du rapport Faire main basse sur la haute mer\u00a0: l\u2019imbroglio juridique de The Metals Company"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>Faire main basse sur la haute mer&nbsp;: l\u2019imbroglio juridique de The Metals Company<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Un nouveau rapport publi\u00e9 par Greenpeace Canada fait le point sur les pr\u00e9occupations juridiques concernant les d\u00e9marches entreprises par The Metals Company (TMC) pour ouvrir les grands fonds \u00e0 l\u2019exploitation mini\u00e8re. Intitul\u00e9 <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2026\/04\/e19655f7-fr-rapport-exploitation-miniere-en-eaux-profonds-tmc-2026.pdf\">Faire main basse sur la haute mer&nbsp;: l\u2019imbroglio juridique de The Metals Company<\/a><\/em>, il r\u00e9v\u00e8le que cette soci\u00e9t\u00e9 mini\u00e8re bas\u00e9e \u00e0 Vancouver contourne \u2013 et donc enfreint potentiellement \u2013 le droit international en recourant \u00e0 la voie r\u00e9glementaire am\u00e9ricaine pour obtenir des licences et des permis afin de commencer \u00e0 extraire des min\u00e9raux du plancher oc\u00e9anique.<\/p>\n\n<p>Il rappelle que le Canada, en tant que signataire de la Convention des Nations Unies sur le droit de la mer (CNUDM), a l\u2019obligation l\u00e9gale de veiller \u00e0 ce que ses ressortissant\u00b7es, y compris les entreprises, ne se livrent pas \u00e0 des activit\u00e9s mini\u00e8res unilat\u00e9rales. Puisque la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 The Metals Company a \u00e9t\u00e9 constitu\u00e9e en Colombie-Britannique et que son si\u00e8ge social s\u2019y trouve, le rapport exhorte le gouvernement canadien \u00e0 d\u00e9noncer les agissements de l\u2019entreprise et \u00e0 respecter ses obligations au titre des articles&nbsp;137 \u00e0 139 de la CNUDM.<\/p>\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file has-action-yellow-500-background-color has-background\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2026\/04\/e19655f7-fr-rapport-exploitation-miniere-en-eaux-profonds-tmc-2026.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Contenu incorpor\u00e9 &lt;em&gt;Faire main basse sur la haute mer\u00a0: l\u2019imbroglio juridique de The Metals Company&lt;\/em&gt;.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-c0e367f5-472c-4fd5-b00c-14973ac1cd97\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2026\/04\/e19655f7-fr-rapport-exploitation-miniere-en-eaux-profonds-tmc-2026.pdf\"><em>Faire main basse sur la haute mer&nbsp;: l\u2019imbroglio juridique de The Metals Company<\/em><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2026\/04\/e19655f7-fr-rapport-exploitation-miniere-en-eaux-profonds-tmc-2026.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-c0e367f5-472c-4fd5-b00c-14973ac1cd97\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n<p>L\u2019Autorit\u00e9 internationale des fonds marins (AIFM), cr\u00e9\u00e9e en vertu de la CNUDM, est charg\u00e9e de r\u00e9glementer l\u2019organisation, la r\u00e9alisation et la surveillance des activit\u00e9s mini\u00e8res dans les grands fonds marins au-del\u00e0 de la juridiction nationale (une r\u00e9gion d\u00e9nomm\u00e9e \u00ab\u2009la Zone\u2009\u00bb), au nom de l\u2019humanit\u00e9 dans son ensemble. L\u2019exploitation mini\u00e8re unilat\u00e9rale est ill\u00e9gale en vertu du droit conventionnel et du droit international coutumier. Le rapport confirme le point de vue de l\u2019AIFM selon lequel les tentatives de TMC de contourner les proc\u00e9dures \u00e9tablies pour obtenir des permis et des licences d\u2019exploitation mini\u00e8re t\u00e9moignent d\u2019un m\u00e9pris de l\u2019\u00c9tat de droit et compromettent la gouvernance des oc\u00e9ans.<\/p>\n\n<p>TMC poss\u00e8de des contrats d\u2019exploration accord\u00e9s par l\u2019AIFM en 2025 par l\u2019interm\u00e9diaire de deux filiales qu\u2019elle d\u00e9tient \u00e0 100&nbsp;%, Nauru Ocean Resources Inc. (\u00ab\u2009NORI\u2009\u00bb) et Tonga Offshore Mining Limited (\u00ab\u2009TOML\u2009\u00bb). Une autre filiale de TMC, The Metals Company USA, LLC (\u00ab\u2009TMC USA\u2009\u00bb), a d\u00e9pos\u00e9 une demande de licence d\u2019exploration et de permis d\u2019exploitation commerciale en vertu du <em>Deep Seabed Hard Minerals Act<\/em> (DSHMRA) des \u00c9tats-Unis. Toute activit\u00e9 mini\u00e8re men\u00e9e par The Metals Company au moyen de permis obtenus au titre du DSHMRA serait contraire au droit international.<\/p>\n\n<p>Le rapport a \u00e9galement pour but d\u2019informer les investisseur\u00b7ses et partenaires d\u2019affaires de The Metals Company des pr\u00e9occupations juridiques concernant les activit\u00e9s de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 et des implications d\u2019un partenariat ou d\u2019un investissement potentiel pour leurs propres op\u00e9rations, dans la mesure o\u00f9 cela pourrait constituer une infraction au droit international.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-secondary\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-action-yellow-500-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2026\/04\/e19655f7-fr-rapport-exploitation-miniere-en-eaux-profonds-tmc-2026.pdf\" style=\"box-shadow:none\">T\u00e9l\u00e9charger le rapport <em>Faire main basse sur la haute mer\u00a0: l\u2019imbroglio juridique de The Metals Company<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<section\n\t\t\tclass=\"boxout post-58434 \"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-action=\"Image\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"cover-card-overlay\"\n\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/canada\/fr\/agir\/stop-a-l-exploitation-miniere-en-eaux-profondes\/\" \n\t\t\t><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2023\/05\/c830f4f5-gp1swps5_web_size.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2023\/05\/c830f4f5-gp1swps5_web_size-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2023\/05\/c830f4f5-gp1swps5_web_size-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2023\/05\/c830f4f5-gp1swps5_web_size-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2023\/05\/c830f4f5-gp1swps5_web_size.jpg 800w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 358px, (min-width: 780px) 313px, 88px\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\" title=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n            \t\t\t<div class=\"boxout-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"boxout-heading small\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-action=\"Title\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/canada\/fr\/agir\/stop-a-l-exploitation-miniere-en-eaux-profondes\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNON \u00e0 l\u2019exploitation mini\u00e8re en eaux profondes\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"boxout-excerpt\">Nous demandons au Canada d\u2019emp\u00eacher le d\u00e9ploiement de l\u2019exploitation mini\u00e8re en eaux profondes avant qu\u2019il ne soit trop tard. Rejoignez le mouvement.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t                                    <a\n                        class=\"btn btn-primary\"\n                        data-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n                        data-ga-action=\"Call to Action\"\n                        data-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n                        href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/canada\/fr\/agir\/stop-a-l-exploitation-miniere-en-eaux-profondes\/\"\n                        \n                    >\n                        Passer \u00e0 l&#039;action\n                    <\/a>\n                \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sources<\/h2>\n\n<p>Les sources cit\u00e9es dans le tract distribu\u00e9 lors de la convention de la PDAC sont indiqu\u00e9es ci-dessous. Veuillez noter qu\u2019elles ne sont disponibles qu\u2019en anglais.<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/Archives\/edgar\/data\/1798562\/000110465925111272\/tm2531198d1_ex99-1.htm\">https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/Archives\/edgar\/data\/1798562\/000110465925111272\/tm2531198d1_ex99-1.htm<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/investing\/markets\/markets-news\/Motley%2520Fool\/292213\/3-things-every-tmc-the-metals-company-investor-needs-to-know\/\">https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/investing\/markets\/markets-news\/Motley%20Fool\/292213\/3-things-every-tmc-the-metals-company-investor-needs-to-know\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biv.com\/news\/economy-law-politics\/bc-lawsuit-accuses-deep-sea-miner-of-unlawful-intimidation-in-236b-mineral-claim-11784668\">https:\/\/www.biv.com\/news\/economy-law-politics\/bc-lawsuit-accuses-deep-sea-miner-of-unlawful-intimidation-in-236b-mineral-claim-11784668<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iceberg-research.com\/2025\/05\/27\/the-metals-company-tmc-a-remake-of-the-nautilus-fiasco\/\">https:\/\/iceberg-research.com\/2025\/05\/27\/the-metals-company-tmc-a-remake-of-the-nautilus-fiasco\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alger, J., Green, J.F., Neville, K.J. et al. The false promise of deep-sea mining. npj Ocean Sustain 4, 21 (2025).<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s44183-025-00127-4\"> https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s44183-025-00127-4<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iea.org\/reports\/global-critical-minerals-outlook-2025\/executive-summary\">https:\/\/www.iea.org\/reports\/global-critical-minerals-outlook-2025\/executive-summary<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/opinion\/voices\/2026\/02\/19\/trump-deep-sea-mining-ocean-conservation\/88663439007\/\">https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/opinion\/voices\/2026\/02\/19\/trump-deep-sea-mining-ocean-conservation\/88663439007\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deep-sea-conservation.org\/solutions\/no-deep-sea-mining\/\">https:\/\/deep-sea-conservation.org\/solutions\/no-deep-sea-mining\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.miningwatch.ca\/news\/2025\/3\/28\/financial-desperation-driving-tmcs-reckless-push-bypass-international-law\">https:\/\/www.miningwatch.ca\/news\/2025\/3\/28\/financial-desperation-driving-tmcs-reckless-push-bypass-international-law<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iceberg-research.com\/2025\/05\/27\/the-metals-company-tmc-a-remake-of-the-nautilus-fiasco\/\">https:\/\/iceberg-research.com\/2025\/05\/27\/the-metals-company-tmc-a-remake-of-the-nautilus-fiasco\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sfstandard.com\/2025\/02\/04\/san-francisco-downtown-andrei-karkar-rape-arrest\/\">https:\/\/sfstandard.com\/2025\/02\/04\/san-francisco-downtown-andrei-karkar-rape-arrest\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/investors.metals.co\/news-releases\/news-release-details\/tmc-announces-appointment-michael-hess-and-alex-spiro-its-board\">https:\/\/investors.metals.co\/news-releases\/news-release-details\/tmc-announces-appointment-michael-hess-and-alex-spiro-its-board<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Faire main basse sur la haute mer&nbsp;: l\u2019imbroglio juridique de The Metals Company<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":74789,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"p4_og_title":"","p4_og_description":"","p4_og_image":"","p4_og_image_id":"","p4_seo_canonical_url":"","p4_campaign_name":"","p4_local_project":"","p4_basket_name":"","p4_department":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[46,157],"p4-page-type":[54],"class_list":["post-74773","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oceans-fr","tag-oceans-fr","tag-biodiversite","p4-page-type-publications"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/canada\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74773","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/canada\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/canada\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/canada\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/canada\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74773"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/canada\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74773\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":74831,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/canada\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74773\/revisions\/74831"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/canada\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/74789"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/canada\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74773"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/canada\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74773"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/canada\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74773"},{"taxonomy":"p4-page-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/canada\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/p4-page-type?post=74773"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}