In late August, the U.S. Geological Survey quietly released a new tool that could reshape how Americans understand the ground beneath their feet. The Cooperative National Geologic Map, now live online ...

Scattered across the United States, hundreds of thousands of abandoned mines scar the earth, posing a safety hazard to passing hikers and a health risk to nearby communities. But cached inside piles ...

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the federal, science-based agency that assesses the mineral resources of the United States and tracks production, use and trade data of 100 minerals, is pursuing a ...

This study will examine the U.S. Geological Survey's Mineral Resources Program (MRP) science portfolio to address how it needs to evolve to meet current and future U.S. mineral resources data and ...

A photo of a NASA ER-2 high-altitude aircraft with the AVIRIS and HyTES instruments installed. Credit: NASA NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) will map portions of the southwest United States ...

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has finalized its List of Critical Minerals for 2025, updating its 2022 list. The list of 60 minerals features 10 new minerals, including copper for the first time.

The USGS has updated its USMIN Mineral Deposit Database last month for the mineral commodity tungsten, one of 35 minerals declared critical by the Department of the Interior in 2018. Tungsten is ...

Professor Emeritus Carol Frost, of the University of Wyoming’s Department of Geology and Geophysics, will co-chair a consensus study led by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine ...

NV5 secures $10 million in contracts from USGS for geospatial services supporting critical mineral exploration in the U.S. NV5 has been awarded $10 million in contracts by the U.S. Geological Survey ...

A bipartisan group of lawmakers had urged the agency to put copper on its list of critical minerals. But USGS Director David Applegate said that is not warranted right now. The U.S. Geological Survey ...