Rare earth elements have even been found in abundance in the mud at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, apparently belched up from the Earth’s interior by deep-sea hydrothermal vents. The rare ...

from the Pacific Ocean site as early as 2025 with a view toward commercialization. Manganese nodules rich in cobalt, nickel and other rare metals were found concentrated on the sea floor near Mina ...

Ancient volcanoes in New South Wales created a rich deposit of precious rare earths – and left clues for finding more.

Researchers who discovered “dark oxygen” on the ocean floor are planning ... the study—including The Metals Company, which funded some of the research. The firm plans to mine the polymetallic nodules ...

The Kexue, seen in 2019, is one of China’s vessels for exploring deep waters. The ocean floor is shaping up to be the next theater of global resource competition. (Zhang Jinggang/Imaginechina/AP ...

But they're also sometimes found in the ocean, near hydrothermal vents. Belying their reputation, rare-earth metals aren't all that rare. Going by parts per million, cerium, the most common rare ...

There are 17 rare-earth elements, which are commonly found together ... Acoustic profiling has long been used in ocean floor exploration for oil and gas. Analogous seismic methods are also ...

Mining ocean resources needed for electric cars and other devices is currently a hot issue of dispute. Final resolution of ...

So-called "rare earth elements" like Neodymium and Dysprosium are important parts of the clean energy supply chain, but ...

Are they rare? - Not really. With names like dysprosium, neodymium and cerium, rare earths are a group of 17 heavy metals that are actually abundant in the ... placement of ocean wind turbines ...