Re: What lies underneath glaciers? Gold.
Been working on compilling data on a gold play in a glaciated area. All the samples are from twenty years ago, and part of the future exploration is based on the area that is now open to sampling due to glacial retreat.
There is a project in the Andies that was actually looking to try and melt a glacier to get at the metallic goodies below. (Sorry, no link, it's late) All they really have to do is just wait.
The remains of lost mountaineers have been turning up in the Cascades, those links I'll try to find. Later.