Japan Moves Toward Deep-Sea Rare Earth Mining After Landmark Ocean Floor Breakthrough

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Japan Moves Toward Deep-Sea Rare Earth Mining After Landmark Ocean Floor Breakthrough

Japan is advancing plans for a potential deep-sea mining trial after successfully retrieving rare earth-rich sediment from nearly 6,000 metres below the Pacific Ocean, in what officials describe as a major step toward securing critical mineral supplies. The breakthrough, achieved by the deep-sea drilling vessel Chikyu operated by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and […]

Will Japan Rush To Test Deep-Sea Rare Earth Extraction Near Minami Torishima island?

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Will Japan Rush To Test Deep-Sea Rare Earth Extraction Near Minami Torishima island?

As China barred exports of so-called dual-use goods to Japan that could be applied to military ends, Japan has to urgently search for alternative sources and simultaneously explore its own rare-earth-rich mud from the deep seabed near the remote Minamitorishima Island, in a landmark experiment aimed at strengthening access to critical minerals amid growing geopolitical and […]