Location: Middle Valley, Juan de Fuca Ridge, northeast Pacific Ocean
Priority: 2
Position: 48°25.85'N, 128°40.90'W
Water Depth: 2445
Sediment Thickness: 200 m
Total Penetration: 220 mbsf
Seismic Coverage: Multichannel Line 89-14
Objectives: Drill through the hydrothermally active sulfide deposit south of Bent Hill to determine composition and thickness
Drilling Program: RCB through surface or near periphery of mound
Logging and Downhole Operations: None
Nature of Rock Anticipated: Massive sulfide and hydrothermally altered hemipelagic and turbiditic sediment