Japan will begin test mining for rare-earth-rich mud from the deep seabed off Minamitori Island, some 1,900 kilometres (1,180 ...

Mali has completed its takeover of the Yatela and Morila gold mines abandoned by their previous owners, the government announced at the weekend, but questions remain over how any untapped value can be ...

SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- A memorial event honoring Korean victims who were forced to work at an old Japanese mine complex ...

The two leaders reached a broad understanding that while historical disputes should be responsibly managed, they must not hinder forward-looking progress in bilateral relations.

Remains of Japan’s Sado gold mine are seen on Sado Island, northern Japan, on Aug. 19, 2021. Credit: AP/Keiji Uesho ...

The issue gained new prominence with Japan’s successful listing of the Sado Mine as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which sparked criticism in South Korea due to perceptions that Tokyo was ...

The bereaved family members of Korean victims of Japan's wartime forced labor at the Sado mine complex during World War II, along with other South Korean participants, pay silent tribute on Monday at ...

A memorial service for Korean laborers forcibly mobilized to the Sado mines, which Japan had promised to hold annually following the site’s inscription as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage last ...

A staff walks through a tunnel at Sado Kinzan Gold Mine historic site in Sado, Niigata prefecture, Japan, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) AP Top Headlines ...

More than 1,500 South Koreans are estimated to have been forced to toil at the Sado gold and silver mines during World War II when Korea was under Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule.

Mayor of Sado City Ryugo Watanabe delivers a speech during a memorial ceremony for the Sado Island Gold Mine in Sado, Niigata prefecture, Japan, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024.

Mayor of Sado City Ryugo Watanabe delivers a speech during a memorial ceremony for the Sado Island Gold Mine in Sado, Niigata prefecture, Japan, Nov. 24, 2024.