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CO LML WaDeS Location Popup Screenshot
CO LML WaDeS Location Popup Screenshot
CO LML WaDeS Location Popup Screenshot

Screenshot of Colorado Legacy Mine Lands Watershed Delineation and Scoring Tool (WaDeS) showing individual location information popup window. For more information, see https://geonarrative.usgs.gov/colmlwades/.

Screenshot of Colorado Legacy Mine Lands Watershed Delineation and Scoring Tool (WaDeS) showing individual location information popup window. For more information, see https://geonarrative.usgs.gov/colmlwades/.

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CO LML WaDeS Cadmium Concentration Screenshot
CO LML WaDeS Cadmium Concentration Screenshot
CO LML WaDeS Cadmium Concentration Screenshot

Screenshot of Colorado Legacy Mine Lands Watershed Delineation and Scoring Tool (WaDeS) showing Cadmium (Cd) metal concentration figure in samples sorted by rank in relation to chronic and acute toxicity values. Samples are grouped by concentration scores, displayed on the right axis.

Screenshot of Colorado Legacy Mine Lands Watershed Delineation and Scoring Tool (WaDeS) showing Cadmium (Cd) metal concentration figure in samples sorted by rank in relation to chronic and acute toxicity values. Samples are grouped by concentration scores, displayed on the right axis.

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Colorado Legacy Mine Lands Watershed Delineation and Scoring Tool Screenshot
Colorado Legacy Mine Lands Watershed Delineation and Scoring Tool Screenshot
Colorado Legacy Mine Lands Watershed Delineation and Scoring Tool Screenshot

Screenshot of USGS web application Colorado Legacy Mine Lands Watershed Delineation and Scoring Tool (WaDeS) landing page, available at https://geonarrative.usgs.gov/colmlwades/.

two scientists with hard hats performing testing in front of drill unit
Performing Aquifer Test During Borehole Drilling, Perigo Mine, Colorado
Performing Aquifer Test During Borehole Drilling, Perigo Mine, Colorado
Performing Aquifer Test During Borehole Drilling, Perigo Mine, Colorado

USGS scientists performing a step-injection aquifer test while drilling a bedrock borehole at the Perigo Mine site, Colorado during September 2023.

USGS scientists performing a step-injection aquifer test while drilling a bedrock borehole at the Perigo Mine site, Colorado during September 2023.

scientists sampling next to mine-drainage impacted stream in mountains
Sampling From Well, East Mancos River, CO
Sampling From Well, East Mancos River, CO
Sampling From Well, East Mancos River, CO

USGS scientists sampling a streambank well in the upper East Mancos watershed, Colorado in August, 2023.

USGS scientists sampling a streambank well in the upper East Mancos watershed, Colorado in August, 2023.

mine pit lake
Berkeley Pit, Butte, Montana
Berkeley Pit, Butte, Montana
Berkeley Pit, Butte, Montana

The historical Berkeley Pit in Butte, Montana was developed during open-pit mining of polymetallic veins that overlie a porphyry stockwork vein deposit at depth. The veins are hosted in the Butte granite, one of many granitic phases of the Boulder batholith. View is to the north-northeast.

The historical Berkeley Pit in Butte, Montana was developed during open-pit mining of polymetallic veins that overlie a porphyry stockwork vein deposit at depth. The veins are hosted in the Butte granite, one of many granitic phases of the Boulder batholith. View is to the north-northeast.

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USGS CoreCast
USGS CoreCast Series
USGS CoreCast Series
Water on the Moon
Water on the Moon
USGS CoreCast
USGS CoreCast Series
USGS CoreCast Series
Water on the Moon

Interview with USGS scientist Dr. Roger Clark about his Sept. 24 Science article that suggests water exists on the moon. Imaging spectroscopy led Clark and others to this discovery which opens the possibilities into further moon exploration.

USGS CoreCast
USGS CoreCast Series
USGS CoreCast Series

Interview with USGS scientist Dr. Roger Clark about his Sept. 24 Science article that suggests water exists on the moon. Imaging spectroscopy led Clark and others to this discovery which opens the possibilities into further moon exploration.