TMC the metals company Inc. (TMC), a leading developer of the world’s largest resource of critical metals essential to energy, defense, manufacturing and infrastructure, announced that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has determined that the consolidated application submitted by the Company’s subsidiary, The Metals Company USA LLC (TMC USA), for an exploration license and commercial recovery permit under the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act (DSHMRA) is in full compliance with the requirements of the Act and its implementing regulations.