America is taking on China in the race to the bottom of the sea, hoping that new mining techniques will help break Beijing’s ...

In the chaos of war, there’s nothing to stop Chinese firms from ravaging the landscape and extracting the minerals, which end ...

The U.S. push to mine international waters for metals defies global efforts to control and protect these fragile ecosystems.

While rich mineral deposits promise centuries of supply, critics argue Japan’s deep-ocean venture risks an irreversible ‘race to the bottom’.

The continent wants to reduce the risks of depending so heavily on China for the valuable minerals. The question is how.

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

Japan plans to begin pioneering test mining for rare-earth-rich mud from the deep seabed in January next year, the head of the government-backed project told ...

Shares of TMC the metals company Inc (NASDAQ:TMC) fell 3.3% on Monday after a blistering critique by short seller Iceberg ...

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

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 ...

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

Japan will begin test mining rare earth rich mud from the deep seabed near Minamitori Island in 2026, aiming to secure a ...