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NOAA ship Rainier to map for critical mineral deposits in U.S Pacific waters
NOAA (the National Atmospheric and Oceans Administration) reports that, in early April its hydrographic survey ship Rainier will begin to map and characterize more than 8,000 square nautical miles of federal waters