Japan Discovers Massive Rare Earth Deposit
The deposit is 20 to 30 times more concentrated than Chinese mines, the world’s largest rare earth supplier.…
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Japan to Subsidize Underwater Rare Earth Venture
A seabed off of Japan holds rare earth deposits equivalent to more than 200 times what Japan needs…
Japan Aims for Half of Rare Earth Supplies from Outside China
Japan will source more than 50% of its rare earth metals from countries outside China by mid-2013. Continue…
India, Japan Set for Rare Earth Mining (Ad)Venture
The pact will kick off the joint development of rare earth metals in India. Continue reading →
Toshiba Mulls Recovering Rare Earth Materials in Uranium Extraction
Toshiba Corp developed a technology to recover rare earth materials and rare metals from solution from which uranium…
China’s Rare-Earth Exports Plunge 77% After Quota Cut
Rare-earth exports from China, the world’s biggest supplier, declined 77 percent in October from a month earlier after…
There’s Gold in That Sludge
Where is the latest gold-rush hot spot? Surprisingly, it is Suwa, Japan, a tiny industrial town about two-and-a-half…