Japan to begin seabed rare earth extraction in 2025 to curb China dependence

Indian Company Looking to Mine Rare Earths in 3–4 Years, CEO Says

India’s Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL) is looking to mine rare-earth minerals, but it will take some time before the corporation and the country see results, the company’s CEO, Arun Misra, said during a Nikkei Asia interview published on July 1. India, along with Western nations, are actively trying to source rare earths to avoid greater dependence on China, which wields an outsized control of global supply and uses rare earths as a bargaining chi…

Japan to begin seabed rare earth extraction in 2025 to curb China dependence

Project was originally set for 2024 but was delayed

Japan to begin extracting deep-sea rare earths next year

TOKYO -- Japan will extract rare earth minerals from an offshore deposit in a first-of-its-kind pilot project that will begin January next year, Nikke

Right to Democracy and the America the Beautiful for All Coalition Stand with American Samoa in Opposing Unilateral Proposals for Deep Seabed Mining

Right to Democracy and the America the Beautiful for All Coalition have united in support of American Samoa’s right to protect its ocean and seabed from destructive deep seabed mining. The organizations have drafted a petition to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, backed by residents and diaspora from the five U.S. Territories: American Samoa, ... Read More "Right to Democracy and the America the Beautiful for All Coalition Stand with Americ…