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Japan on cusp of test mining rare earth mud from deep seabed

A world-first attempt

Nathan Richardson
Aerial view of Minamitori Island (Minami-Torishima), Japan. There is a runway which supported the US Coast Guard station located there prior to 1993. Minamitori Island is the easternmost island of the Japanese archipelago.

Aerial view of Minamitori Island (Minami-Torishima), Japan. There is a runway which supported the US Coast Guard station located there prior to 1993. Minamitori Island is the easternmost island of the Japanese archipelago. | Credits: Chief Master Sergeant Don Sutherland, U.S. Air Force.

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 Reuters on July 4.  "The goal is to secure...

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