Gracelin Baskaran of CSIS says Japan's push to develop deep sea rare earth mining manufacturing capabilities are crucially needed. She also discusses the various issues surrounding deep sea mining, ...

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

Japan will begin test mining for rare-earth-rich mud from the deep seabed off Minamitori Island, some 1,900 kilometres (1,180 ...

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

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

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

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 ...

Beijing uses its near-monopoly on critical minerals to win trade concessions. Can the U.S. find alternate supplies?

As rare earth magnet shortages threaten India’s EV and defence sectors, a little-known state-run firm, 75 years old, is ...

Explore how India's e-waste recycling industry is poised to challenge China's dominance in the rare earths market, featuring ...