TMC The Metals Co Inc is a deep-sea minerals exploration company focused on the collection, processing and refining of polymetallic nodules found on the seafloor in international waters of the Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ). Geographically,the company has its presence in Nauru, Singapore, Tonga and North America. The CCZ is a geological submarine fracture zone of abyssal plains and other formations in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, with a length of around 7,240 kilometers (4,500miles) that spans approximately 4,500,000 square kilometers (1,700,000 square miles).