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Minerals Corner Spring 2021

Minerals Corner Spring 2021

 

As Spring 2021 ends, here are a few highlights from the USGS Mineral Resources Program’s recent activities and publications. 

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Media Alert: Flights Above Custer and Fremont Counties, Colorado, to Map Geology

Media Alert: Flights Above Custer and Fremont Counties, Colorado, to Map Geology

USGS Low-level Helicopter Surveys Begin Early June


 

Editor: In the public interest and in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration regulations...

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Media Alert: Flights Above the Mississippi Alluvial Plain to Continue Aquifer Mapping

Media Alert: Flights Above the Mississippi Alluvial Plain to Continue Aquifer Mapping

Editor:  In the public interest and in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration regulations, the USGS is announcing this low-level airborne...

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Media Alert: Flights Above Northern Maine to Map Geology

Media Alert: Flights Above Northern Maine to Map Geology

USGS Low-level Airplane Surveys Beginning Soon


Editor: In the public interest and in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration regulations, the...

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USGS Updates Mineral Database with Gallium Deposits in the United States

USGS Updates Mineral Database with Gallium Deposits in the United States

In the latest database update based on the Critical Minerals List, the USGS has added Gallium to USMIN.

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USGS Updates Mineral Database with Tantalum Deposits in the United States

USGS Updates Mineral Database with Tantalum Deposits in the United States

The USGS has added the critical mineral commodity tantalum to USMIN.

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USGS Updates Mineral Database with Niobium Deposits in the United States 

USGS Updates Mineral Database with Niobium Deposits in the United States 

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has updated its USMIN Mineral Deposit Database (USMIN) for the mineral commodity niobium, one of 35 mineral...

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Flights Above Parts of Virginia and North Carolina to Map Geology

Flights Above Parts of Virginia and North Carolina to Map Geology

Editor: In the public interest and in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration regulations, the USGS is announcing this low-level airborne...

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Low-flying Airplane to Map Geology of Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois

Low-flying Airplane to Map Geology of Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois

Editor:  In the public interest and in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration regulations, the USGS is announcing this low-level airborne...

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Low-flying Helicopter Will Survey Northeast Wisconsin for Geologic Study

Low-flying Helicopter Will Survey Northeast Wisconsin for Geologic Study

Note to Editors: In the public interest and in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration regulations, the USGS is announcing this low-level...

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Mine Waste in the Eastern Adirondacks May be Untapped, Accessible Source of Rare Earth Element Minerals

Mine Waste in the Eastern Adirondacks May be Untapped, Accessible Source of Rare Earth Element Minerals

Waste rock from long-closed mines in the eastern Adirondack Mountains, New York, may prove valuable due to its rare earth element content, according...

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Earth MRI Funds Critical Minerals Projects in Colorado

Earth MRI Funds Critical Minerals Projects in Colorado

A total of $171,555 will fund new research and preserve important data across the Centennial State

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