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 ...

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In 2010, seafloor cabled observation system with a total length of 25 km and 4 stations was installed near Awashima island in the Japan Sea. A single armored optical fiber cable were buried 1 m below ...

Japan will start extracting rare earths from the ocean floor next January, in what is set to be the world's deepest mining test to date.

Japan plans 'world first' deep-sea rare earth mineral extraction Workers transport soil containing rare earth elements for export at a port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, on Oct 31, 2010.

Japan plans 'world first' deep-sea extraction of critical minerals Deep-sea mining has become a geopolitical flashpoint, with anxiety growing over a push by U.S. President Donald Trump to fast ...

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 Thursday.

Earlier this week the country pledged to work with the United States, India and Australia to ensure a stable supply of critical minerals.