Japan’s $26 billion deep-sea discovery of cobalt and nickel near Minami-Tori-shima may be rendered obsolete after scientists ...

America is taking on China in the race to the bottom of the sea, hoping that new mining techniques will help break Beijing’s ...

Japan's lucrative $26 billion deep-sea find could be rendered worthless after a technological breakthrough. A survey by The Nippon Foundation and the University of Tokyo found a field of dense ...

China's grip on the mineral supply chain is no secret. In recent years, Beijing has used its minerals as an economic engine ...