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Mineral occurrences and deposits

A gloved hand holding a clump of orange and green bacterial mat the size of a fist
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The Carbon Market Potential of Asbestos Mine Waste

by L. Poppick 6 May 2019

Researchers have devised new methods to turn toxic asbestos mine tailings into innocuous piles of carbonate rock and draw down atmospheric carbon dioxide at the same time.

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For Some Copper Deposits, Microbes Make Minable Minerals

by H. Gavin 10 April 201928 September 2021

Copper ores were long thought to form through purely chemical processes, but a recent study provides the strongest evidence yet that microbial metabolism drives mineral production.

The spotlights of a remotely operated vehicle illuminate carbonate rock spires of the Lost City hydrothermal vent field in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Deep-Seabed Mining May Come Soon, Says Head of Governing Group

by Randy Showstack 22 November 2017

New regulations could open the door for sustainable mining, says the head of the International Seabed Authority. However, he and others pointed to environmental, financial, and technical challenges.

Offshore rig
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Proposed Bill Would Loosen Ocean Drilling Restrictions

by Randy Showstack 17 October 2017

The legislation would restrict the withdrawal of offshore areas from oil and gas development and overturn current planning processes.

New mineral merelaniite looks like fine hairs.
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Whiskers on Familiar Crystal Revealed as New Mineral

by JoAnna Wendel 9 November 2016

A 14-year-old girl's chance encounter with a random sample of tanzanite led scientists to find an entirely new mineral.

Helium bubbles through hot spring in Rift Valley, Tanzania.
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Tanzanian Volcanoes May Hoard Helium Ready for the Taking

by A. Coombs 28 July 2016

Sweet spots of volcanic heat that are not too close to active eruptions may hold the world's richest reservoirs of the scientifically and medically important gas helium.

A U.S. military helicopter assists the stranded Kulluk mobile offshore drilling unit in January 2013.
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Tougher Guidelines Issued for Alaska Offshore Drilling

by Randy Showstack 11 July 2016

The regulations will reinforce safety mechanisms and provide stronger planning efforts and enhanced regulatory certainty, according to the Department of the Interior.

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Interior Department Shelves Oil and Gas Lease off Atlantic Coast

by Randy Showstack 17 March 201617 March 2016

The administration moves forward with offshore plans for the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska, but its removal of an Atlantic lease sale sparks sharp responses from industry.

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Interior Department Issues Fracking Standards

by Randy Showstack 20 March 201520 March 2015

The Department of the Interior has issued new standards on hydraulic fracturing, including measures to protect groundwater and disclose chemical use.

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Jewell Presents Interior Department's Energy "Reform Agenda"

by Randy Showstack 19 March 201524 March 2015

Interior Secretary Jewell says that the agency's agenda includes safe and responsible energy development, good government, and encouraging innovation.

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