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Japan's drilling-equipped research vessel Chikyu before its departure from Shimizu port to conduct a test recovery of rare-earth–rich mud near Minamitori Island, marking the world's first attempt to ...

A group representing the mining sector insists the decision declining plans to mine the Taranaki seabed is not final. While the fast-track approvals panel turned down Trans-Tasman Resources’ (TTR) bid ...

President Donald Trump is considering allowing companies to lease more than 113 million acres of waters off Alaska for seabed mining. Alaska is the latest of several places Trump has sought to open to ...

The Trump administration is accelerating the permitting timeline for deep-seabed mining applications. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) unveiled revisions to the regulatory ...

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Japan will conduct test mining of rare-earth-rich mud from the deep seabed off Minamitori Island, some 1,900 kilometres (1,180 miles) southeast of Tokyo, from January 11 to February 14, the head of ...

From a distance, this map of the ocean looks complete. In truth, knowledge of the seabed remains patchy. As of 2025, little more than one quarter of the seabed has been measured directly. The ...

The Navy is now ready for industry to start working on and submitting proposals for a seven-year, $349.9 million contract that focuses on the development and fielding of intelligence, surveillance and ...