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 will from January attempt to extract rare earth minerals from the ocean floor in the deepest trial of its kind, the ...

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 ...

Apple announced a big investment on Tuesday likely to please President Trump: The company is putting $500 million into a ...

Japan has announced that it will launch the world's first deep-sea mining test for rare minerals in January 2026. The mission ...

Further bolstering domestic priorities, state-run IREL (India) Limited was directed in June 2025 to suspend a 13-year-old ...

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

India is accelerating its rare earth magnet manufacturing plans to support its growing EV sector. With Mahindra, Uno Minda, ...

While rich mineral deposits promise centuries of supply, critics argue Japan’s deep-ocean venture risks an irreversible ‘race to the bottom’.

The US DoD’s half-a-billion-dollar equity investment into America’s only producing rare earths mine could rewrite the ...

India, Japan, USA and Australia have launched a “Critical Minerals Initiative” they hope will harden supply chains.