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USGS deep sea samples reveal combustion hazard in mineral handling
Original: deep sea
New samples collected by the USGS from the Escanaba Trough, a deep sea volcanic basin off the US West Coast, point to a combustion hazard when seafloor massive sulfide rocks are handled. The finding matters as interest grows in mining these mineral deposits, since sulfide materials can heat or ignite during storage and transport.
Why now: Growing attention to deep sea mining and newly published USGS findings on safety risks of seafloor sulfide rocks.
USGSEscanaba Troughseafloor massive sulfide
Evidence
- Escanaba Trough Samples Collected by USGS Reveal Combustion Hazard in SMS Rock Handling · Ocean News & Technology
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