Japan has announced that it will launch the world's first deep-sea mining test for rare minerals in January 2026. The mission ...

Japan will from January attempt to extract rare earth minerals from the ocean floor in the deepest trial of its kind, the ...

Japan will attempt to extract rare earth minerals from the ocean floor in the deepest trial of its kind beginning in January ...

By forging ahead with deep-sea mining, the US is bypassing the UN and creating a diplomatic storm – with a Swiss firm at the ...

The minerals that are being targeted form a critical part of the sea floor, and the sea floor is what life attaches to in the ...

Japan Tel: +81 3 5829 5900 Fax: +81 3 5829 5919 Email: [email protected] ©2025 GPlusMedia Inc. Image: iStock/bingokid environment Deep-sea mining threatens sea life in a way no one is thinking ...

Deep-sea mining could impact marine life stretching from the tiniest bottom dwellers to apex predators like swordfish and ...

Deep-sea mining has been a fantasy for a century or more. ... Even Pacific Metals, the Japanese smelter operator, cannot proceed at any cost, says its president Masayuki Aoyama.

The deep sea refers to the part of the ocean below 200 meters (656 ft.), at which light begins to disappear. Despite making up more than 90% of the Earth’s marine environment, much of the deep ...

In 2024 a Chinese prototype deep-sea mining vehicle called Pioneer II, developed by Shanghai Jiao Tong University, set a national record by operating at a depth of more than 4,000 meters (13,100 ...

Despite growing interest in deep-sea mining, much of the deep ocean, particularly the midwater zone, remains poorly understood. A 2023 study in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone found that 88% to 92% of ...