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U.S. and Japan plan world’s deepest undersea mine to challenge China

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U.S. and Japan plan world’s deepest undersea mine to challenge China
U.S. and Japan plan world’s deepest undersea mine to challenge China
A tiny Japanese island sits astride deep-sea rare earth deposits — ones that could "meet centuries' worth of industrial demand," a U.S.-Japan statement said.
Bloomberg
Bloomberg🏁 first to report7 hrs ago
US, Japan Plan World's Deepest Undersea Mine to Challenge China
Sanae Takaichi and Donald Trump want to recover rare earths from 6,000 meters below the sea.
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