Japan will begin test mining for rare-earth-rich mud from the deep seabed off Minamitori Island, some 1,900 kilometres (1,180 ...

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright was in Ranchester, Wyoming, on Friday for the ribbon cutting to open the first U.S. rare ...

Japan will begin test mining rare earth rich mud from the deep seabed near Minamitori Island in 2026, aiming to secure a ...

Japan will try to mine the seabed in its Exclusive Economic Zone. Like the United States, India and Australia, Japan wants to ...

The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), under the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science ...

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When China began its crackdown on the sector some fifteen years ago, there were hundreds of miners and processors. By 2013 ...

The global rare earth market is small by mining standards — just $1.5 billion last year, although its value is rising as prices have surged in response to Chinese restrictions on exports.

A view of the headgear at the rare earth mind Steenkampskraal on July 29, 2019, about 80 kilometers from the Western Cape town of Vanrhynsdorp, South Africa. (Rodger Bosch/AFP via Getty Images ...

The initiative, led by a government-backed project, aims to reduce reliance on imports and strengthen national security.

Japan will begin test mining for rare-earth-rich mud from the deep seabed off Minamitori Island, some 1,900 kilometres (1,180 miles) southeast of Tokyo, in January next year, the head of the ...