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

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 ...

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

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

The Quad Critical Minerals Initiative aims to secure and diversify supply chains to reduce dependence on China, with India playing a key role in strengthening global mineral security.

MP Materials’ goal to become a national rare-earths “champion” that can go toe-to-toe with China was turbocharged by Pentagon ...

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright was in Ranchester, Wyoming, on Friday for the ribbon cutting to open the first U.S. rare earth mine in 70 years.

China, the biggest holder of rare earths, is weaponising them by restricting the supply. Though it has hit the EV industry in ...

India’s discovery of rare earth deposits in Rajasthan sparks hope for strategic and economic gains. But with limited ...