Japan in talks with India for Rajasthan rare earth mining

Japan is in talks with India to jointly explore rare earth deposits in the desert state of Rajasthan, two people familiar with the discussions said, as Tokyo seeks to reduce reliance on China for supplies critical to magnet manufacturing.

- Reuters

Tokyo seeks to reduce reliance on China.

(REUTERS)

Last month, India’s mines minister G. Kishan Reddy said three hard rock rare earth deposits containing 1.29 million tonnes (mt) of rare earth oxides had been identified in Rajasthan and Gujarat in western India.