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Companies operating in the rare earths and mining spaces are seeing their share prices soar this morning as President Donald Trump's latest tariff feud with China enter its second week. Here's what you need to know.

In this video, Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall and Tyler Crowe take a look at The Metals Company (TMC -4.64%) to see whether its prospects can offset the risks it presents.

Most mining companies start with a hole in the ground, or at least the rights to dig one. The Metals Company (TMC -4.64%), however, wants to start about four to six kilometers under the Pacific Ocean.

With October in full swing, many are enjoying the local trees producing its annual spectacle of changing foliage. A considerable number of investors, however, are turning their attention to the ocean and deep sea mining business The Metals Company (TMC 1.32%).

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There's a small portion of my portfolio I allocate toward companies I'd put in the “higher risk” bucket.

After dropping 10% and 9.8%, respectively, in July and August, shares of The Metals Company (TMC 4.07%) reversed the downward trend and buoyed notably higher in September.

TMC the metals company appears furthest advanced in deep-sea nodule mining as it's now advancing under a U.S. regulatory framework. The recent PFS study for NORI-D and IA study for further territories bring a clear picture as to the economic potential and lifetime of projects. At a $2.3 billion market cap, TMC trades at a fraction of the net present value of its territories, suggesting substant...