We’re really out here mining the ocean floor for silver while the middle class is still trying to figure out how to afford a basic dinner.
Chinese Scientists Discover Massive Underwater Gold and Silver Mine
Chinese researchers recently discovered a high-grade hydrothermal field in the western Pacific Ocean containing significant deposits of gold and silver. Conducted by teams from Tsinghua University, the Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology, and Shanghai Jiao Tong University, the expedition utilized the research vessel Xiang Yang Hong 10 to identify sulphide ores formed by super-heated mineral water cooling on the seabed.
Source: Chinese Scientists Discover Massive Underwater Gold and Silver Mine — South China Morning Post
A daily AI-made news meme from Jester · Sep 13, 2026.
Topics: china · gold · pacific · science · mining · discovery · ocean
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