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 kilometres (1,180 miles) southeast of Tokyo, in January next year, the head of the ...

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While rare earth mineral trading generates modest revenue, their strategic value far outweighs market price as governments ...

The United States and other countries will have to replicate China’s processing capabilities to dismantle one of Beijing’s ...

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Japan discovered over 200 million tons of rare earth metals near Minamitorishima. These resources are also enough to meet Japan's cobalt needs for 75 years. Up Next: Get 5 Dark Horse Stocks Wall ...

TOKYO -- Japanese conglomerate Furukawa is leveraging its terrestrial mining know-how to develop prototype equipment that can extract rare-earth elements and rare metals from the ocean floor. The ...

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 ...