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DEEP SEA MINERALS CORP. SUBMITS RESPONSE TO U.S. DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE CONSORTIUM SOLICITATION FOR CRITICAL MINERALS

Vancouver, BC, March 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Deep Sea Minerals Corp. (CSE: SEAS) (OTCQB: DSEAF) (FSE: X45) ("Deep Sea Minerals" or the "Company"), a subsea mineral exploration and development company focused on advancing critical mineral opportunities from the deep ocean, is pleased to announce that it has submitted its bid in response to a solicitation from the U.S. Defense Industrial Base Consortium (the “DIBC”) to provide to the United States a reliable supply of critical minerals, focus

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DEEP SEA MINERALS CORP. SUBMITS RESPONSE TO U.S. DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE CONSORTIUM SOLICITATION FOR CRITICAL MINERALS

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