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Metals from the Ocean
October 3, 2012 | University of Southampton

“The deep sea is still relatively unexplored, but pioneering Southampton researchers have discovered deep-sea vents teeming with new life and valuable metals such as gold, platinum and copper.” Quoted from the University of Southampton press release.


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