Japan to test rare earth mining 6km underwater

July 27Jul 27

Japan said on July 24 it plans to conduct full-scale mining tests next February for rare earth minerals from a seabed near a remote Pacific island, after a mission successfully recovered samples from 6km below the waves.

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A mission had successfully recovered rare earth samples from 6km below the waves. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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