Japan says rare earth found in sediment retrieved on deepsea mission - Peer2Peer

Japan says rare earth found in sediment retrieved on deepsea mission

Feb 02, 2026

Sediment containing rare earth was retrieved from ocean depths of 6,000 meters (about 20,000 feet) on a Japanese test mission, the government said Monday, as it seeks to curb dependence on China for the valuable minerals.

https://phys.org/news/2026-02-japan-rare-earth-sediment-deep.html

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