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Rocks from hydrothermal vents can spontaneously combust, posing potential risks for deep-sea mining operations
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a technology story. Phys.org Breaking News is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 14 Oct 2026, 15:30 UTC. The headline in use is “Rocks from hydrothermal vents can spontaneously combust, posing potential risks for deep-sea mining operations”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
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Projects involving the mining of seafloor massive sulfide (SMS) deposits around hydrothermal vents already face criticism over their destructive nature, and now these projects may face a new concern: spontaneous combustion. A new study, published in Scientific Reports, describes how certain samples of rock brought up from SMS deposits have…
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