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Toyo enlists Singaporean offshore engineering player for 'world first' deep-sea mineral extraction system

System will be designed to operate in water depths of up to 6000 metres as Japan looks to capitalise on potential offshore bounty of rare-earth elements

Rare earth: a mud sample extracted from the depths of about 4000 metres below the Pacific ocean surface where rare earth elements were found
Rare earth: a mud sample extracted from the depths of about 4000 metres below the Pacific ocean surface where rare earth elements were foundPhoto: REUTERS/SCANPIX
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JapanJAMSTECToyo EngineeringNuStar TechnologiesAsia & Oceania
Published 10 September 2021, 04:05Updated 10 September 2021, 04:41