Geology and Earth Science News

Geology News

• Deaths in Abandoned Mines and Quarries
  Abandoned mines and quarries are dangerous places! Every year about 20 to 30 people die in accidents that occur in abandoned mines across the United States. The victims range in age from preschool children to an 85 year-old mining veteran.
  
  
• New Process for Phosphate Rock
  A new technology for processing low-grade phosphate rock into phosphoric acid for fertilizer production without creating phosphogypsum could increase Florida’s useful phosphate rock resource.
  
  
• Swiss Alps Landslide
  Video of a massive slope failure in the Swiss Alps.
  
  
• Deadly Earthquake in Italy
  A magnitude 6.0 earthquake killed several people and caused significant damage in north-central Italy.
  
  
• SpaceX: Docking With International Space Station
  The launch of a spacecraft owned by private company, SpaceX, has been rescheduled for Tuesday. If successful it will become the first commercial vehicle to transport supplies from Earth to the International Space Station.