🇺🇸🇯🇵LATEST: U.S. and Japan team up for the world's DEEPEST rare-earth mine, challenging Chinese dominance. The project aims to extract rare-earth-rich mud from nearly 6,000 meters below the Pacific Ocean near Japan’s remote Minamitorishima Island. The two nations are betting that the vast deposits could help build an alternative supply chain for critical minerals used in AI, EVs, electronics and defense and reduce their dependence on China.(Coin Bureau)