Deep inside a massive gold mine, exploration reaches a point where dry tunnels give way to flooded lower levels. Water has slowly filled sections once used for extraction, cutting off access to deeper ...

Tokyo set to make world’s first attempt to continuously lift rare-earth-rich mud from a depth of around 6,000m ...

Japan has embarked on a daring mission to explore rare earths from the deep sea, aiming to reduce its heavy reliance on China ...

The deep-sea mining market is gaining traction as governments and industries seek secure access to critical minerals needed for electric vehicles, renewable energy, electronics, and defense ...

In the global race for critical minerals, one little-known international agency has long held the keys to a potential motherlode — vast quantities of metals located on the remote seafloor. The ...