Foreign media: The Japanese drilling ship "Earth" departed from the Shizuoka Prefecture's Shizuoka Port on January 12 to go near the Minami-Tori-shima Island to carry out experimental recovery work of rare earth mud.
This is the first attempt globally to continuously extract rare earth mud from a depth of 6 kilometers under the sea. Japan's move aims to reduce its reliance on China's rare earth supply.
The Japanese government and companies have invested 4 billion yen (about 250 million US dollars) in this project. If the trial is successful, they plan to conduct large-scale mining trials in February 2027. This project is of great significance to Japan, helping it achieve diversification in the procurement of rare earth resources.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1854126799062092/
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