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Japan hauls rare earth-rich mud from deep sea

Japan says rare earth found in sediment retrieved on deep-sea mission

Sediment containing rare earth was retrieved from ocean depths of 6,000 metres (about 20,000 feet) on a Japanese test mission, the government said Monday, as it seeks to curb dependence on China for t...

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Yomiuri: Japanese Deep-Sea Drilling Ship Successfully Conducts Test Extraction of Rare Earth Mud

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Japan deep-sea hunt finds rare earths as it seeks to cut reliance on China

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Japan pursues rare earths to reduce China dependence

Japan said it would accelerate plans to mine rare earths from the deep ocean, in order to reduce reliance on China.

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Japan Retrieves Rare Earth Minerals From 6,000-metre Depths In Major Deep-sea Breakthrough

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Japan Retrieves Rare Earth Mud From Seabed For First Time In Test Mission

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China tests deep-sea robot at 4,147 ft, drills and monitors seabed in real time

China has successfully tested its first domestically developed robot capable of conducting three-dimensional drilling

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Scientists have been drilling into the ocean floor for 50 years

(THE CONVERSATION) It’s stunning but true that we know more about the surface of the moon than about the Earth’s ocean floor. Much of what we do know has come from scientific ocean drilling – the systematic collection of core samples from the deep ...

WTEN

Deep-sea mining risks disrupting the marine food web, study warns

Drilling for minerals deep in the ocean could have immense consequences for the tiny animals at the core of the vast marine food web — and ultimately affect fisheries and the food we find on our plates, according to a new study. Deep-sea mining means ...

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Japan Launches World’s First Deep-Sea Rare Earth Mining Mission

A Japanese deep-sea mining ship has embarked on a mission to conduct the world's first ever extraction of "rare earth mud" from the ocean floor. Japan's need for alternative rare earth mineral sources outside of China has grown substantially in recent ...

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With deep-sea mining plans in limbo, Norwegian companies fold or dig in

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Norway’s plans to mine seabed minerals in Arctic waters remain in limbo after the first licensing round was delayed in December 2024. However, the government maintains that progress will resume soon ...