Japan identifies large share of rare earths in deep-sea mud off remote island
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An analysis of mud from off Minamitorishima island found medium and heavy rare earth elements accounted for about 54% of the total rare earth content.
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A large drill is seen on the deep-sea drilling ship Chikyu off the coast of Minamitorishima island, a coral atoll some 1,900 kilometers from Tokyo, in this image released Friday. | SIP / JAMSTEC / VIA AFP-JIJI
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