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USGS releases assessment of undiscovered gas resources in SW Wyoming’s Mesaverde Group and Lance Formation

USGS releases assessment of undiscovered gas resources in SW Wyoming’s Mesaverde Group and Lance Formation

RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey released its assessment of potential for undiscovered gas in the Mesaverde Group and Lance Formation in the...

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USGS releases assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources under Santa Barbara County, California

USGS releases assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources under Santa Barbara County, California

RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey released its assessment of potential for undiscovered oil and gas in formations under the Santa Maria Basin...

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Media Alert: Low-level airplane flights to scan geology over parts of four Midwestern states

Media Alert: Low-level airplane flights to scan geology over parts of four Midwestern states

RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey plans low-level airplane flights over a broad region in Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin to image...

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Interior Department releases final 2025 List of Critical Minerals

Interior Department releases final 2025 List of Critical Minerals

Editor’s note: Posted November 14 following the end of the lapse in appropriations. 

The Department of the Interior, through the U.S. Geological Survey...

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Media Alert: Low-level flights to image geology over eastern Maine

Media Alert: Low-level flights to image geology over eastern Maine

RESTON, Va. — Low-level flights begin as soon as early November over eastern Maine from the Down East coast up into northern Aroostook County to image...

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Media Alert: Low-level flights to image geology over portions of the Blue Mountains in northeastern Oregon and western Idaho

Media Alert: Low-level flights to image geology over portions of the Blue Mountains in northeastern Oregon and western Idaho

RESTON, Va. — Low-level helicopter flights begin in early October over portions of the Blue Mountains and adjacent areas in northeastern Oregon and...

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Media Alert: Low-level flights to image geology, map critical minerals over parts of Central and Eastern Nevada

Media Alert: Low-level flights to image geology, map critical minerals over parts of Central and Eastern Nevada

RESTON, Va. — Low-level Helicopter flights are planned over a broad region in Nevada to image geology using airborne geophysical technology. The...

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Low-level fixed-wing, helicopter flights to image geology over parts of Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina

Low-level fixed-wing, helicopter flights to image geology over parts of Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina

RESTON, Va. — Low-level airplane and helicopter flights are planned over broad regions of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia...

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USGS supports 13 states in joint work on critical minerals in mine waste

USGS supports 13 states in joint work on critical minerals in mine waste

RESTON, Va. -- The U.S. Geological Survey has awarded nearly $3 million in cooperative agreements to state geological surveys to study critical...

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Landsat at Work: USGS Informing Domestic Lithium Development

Landsat at Work: USGS Informing Domestic Lithium Development

Chances are, most people reading this story are using a device powered by a lithium-ion battery. Lithium is best known for powering batteries in...

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CT, MA aerial survey maps geology, pyrrhotite hazard

CT, MA aerial survey maps geology, pyrrhotite hazard

RESTON, Va. — An ongoing geologic survey of the Connecticut River Valley is expected to shed light on pyrrhotite, the mineral implicated in weakening...

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Low-level helicopter flights to image geology over NE Idaho and NW Montana

Low-level helicopter flights to image geology over NE Idaho and NW Montana

RESTON, Va. — Low-level helicopter flights begin as soon as early September over the greater “Silver Valley” mineral district in Northeastern Idaho...

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