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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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

The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), under the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science ...

When China began its crackdown on the sector some fifteen years ago, there were hundreds of miners and processors. By 2013 ...

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

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

The proposed amendment to the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act (MMDR Act), expected in the Monsoon Session of Parliament, would allow over 2,500 legacy mines to tap into newly ...

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