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 ...

Japan is preparing to stir a sleeping world. The goal isn’t oil or gas — it’s mud. Mud that’s packed with the rare earth ...

Japan will begin test mining for rare-earth-rich mud from the deep seabed off Minamitori Island, some 1 900 km southeast of Tokyo, in January next year, the head of the government-backed project ...

Japan plans to begin pioneering test mining for rare-earth-rich mud from the deep seabed in January next year, the head of the government-backed project told ...

Japan’s Nikkei business daily reported that the mission aims to extract 35 tonnes of mud from the sea floor over around three weeks. Each tonne is expected to contain around two kilograms (4.4 pounds) ...

Japan will from January attempt to extract rare earth minerals from the ocean floor in the deepest trial of its kind, ... Japan plans 'world first' deep-sea mineral extraction. July 5 04:06 pm JST ...

アイテム 1 の 2 FILE PHOTO: Luu Anh Tuan, Chairman of mining company VTRE in his Hanoi office with samples of rare earth oxides in Hanoi, Vietnam September 7, 2023.

Japan plans to begin extracting rare earth minerals from deep-sea mud in a groundbreaking pilot project starting in January, Nikkei Asia reported on Thursday. The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth ...

Japan plans 'world first' deep-sea mineral extraction. Tokyo (AFP) – Japan will from January attempt to extract rare earth minerals from the ocean floor in the deepest trial of its kind, the ...

TOKYO: Japan will from January attempt to extract rare earth minerals from the ocean floor in the deepest trial of its kind, the director of a government innovation programme said on Thursday (Jul 3).

China's tightening of export controls on rare earths amid a trade war with the U.S. has disrupted supply chains for global ...