In a proposal submitted to the Jamaica-based International Seabed Authority (ISA), the Chinese company said it plans to ...

A state-owned Chinese company plans to conduct a large mining experiment in international waters in the Pacific Ocean, ...

Dense manganese nodules on the seabed of Minami-Tori-shima island are believed to be worth almost $27 billion.

If China is allowed to conduct commercial development, it may dominate the international supply chain of rare metals.

India's Mines Ministry launches first-ever auction of 13 offshore mineral blocks to boost domestic availability and reduce ...

The Japanese discovery was the result of an underwater survey conducted between April and June, covering over 100 sites along ...

Around 230 million tons of the critical Earth and transitional metal were found in Japan and are expected to propel the ...

A survey by the University of Tokyo and The Nippon Foundation from April 24 to June 9 has uncovered a vast deposit of rare earth metals worth an estimated $26.3 billion near Minami-Torishima Island.