China has successfully tested its first domestically developed robot capable of conducting three-dimensional drilling ...

Among the investors are some of the world's largest financial institutions-- including Deutsche Bank, UBS, Credit Suisse, ...

GUANGZHOU, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- China's first domestically developed undersea robot capable of three-dimensional drilling and ...

Drilling for minerals deep in the ocean could have immense consequences for the tiny animals at the core of the vast marine food web — and ultimately affect fisheries and the food we find on our ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Norway’s plans to mine seabed minerals in Arctic waters remain in limbo after the first licensing round was delayed in December 2024. However, the ...

Japan's world-first attempt to extract rare-earth seabed sludge from a depth of six kilometres is officially underway. The deep-sea drilling vessel Chikyu ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Japan's deep-sea drilling vessel, Chikyu is anchored at a pier in Shimizu port, Shizuoka prefecture on September 11, 2013 ...

Deep-sea mining targets mineral deposits on the ocean floor, typically at depths of 3,000–6,000 meters. Most attention focuses on polymetallic nodules—potato-sized rocks lying on abyssal plains—and on ...

A Japanese deep-sea mining ship has embarked on a mission to conduct the world's first ever extraction of "rare earth mud" from the ocean floor. Japan's need for alternative rare earth mineral sources ...