TOKYO, July 24 : An analysis of rare earth-rich mud retrieved from the deep seabed off a remote Pacific Island earlier this year found medium and heavy rare earth elements accounted for about 54 per cent of the total rare earth content, Japan's government said on Friday.But it did not disclose the size of the

Move marks potential step to reduce reliance on China-centric supply chain

Japan will conduct extensive rare earth mining tests in February. These tests follow successful sample recovery from deep Pacific seabed locations. The nation seeks to reduce…