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Department of the Interior launches effort to recover critical minerals from mine waste

Department of the Interior launches effort to recover critical minerals from mine waste

The Department of the Interior is taking decisive steps to recover critical minerals essential to America’s economic strength, national defense, and...

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Media Alert: Low-level flights to image geology over Black Hills, Bear Lodge area

Media Alert: Low-level flights to image geology over Black Hills, Bear Lodge area

Low-level airplane flights begin as soon as late July over the Black Hills and Bear Lodge areas of Wyoming and South Dakota to image geology using...

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Media Alert: Low-level flights to image geology over parts of southern Colorado

Media Alert: Low-level flights to image geology over parts of southern Colorado

RESTON, VA. — The U.S. Geology Survey will conduct low-level helicopter flights over parts of southern Colorado to map critical minerals using...

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Mapping, Mine Wastes and More Critical Minerals Science:

Mapping, Mine Wastes and More Critical Minerals Science:

In 2024, the USGS developed new directions in critical mineral supply chain analysis, innovated new methods for assessing undiscovered mineral...

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Low-level fixed-wing flights to image geology of Michigan and Wisconsin

Low-level fixed-wing flights to image geology of Michigan and Wisconsin

RESTON, VA. — Low-level airplane flights are planned to begin soon over areas of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and northern Wisconsin using airborne...

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Media Alert: Low-level flights to image geology over parts of New England

Media Alert: Low-level flights to image geology over parts of New England

RESTON, VA. — Low-level airplane flights are planned over parts of the Connecticut River Valley to image geology using airborne geophysical technology...

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USGS offers funding to states to find critical minerals in mine waste

USGS offers funding to states to find critical minerals in mine waste

RESTON, VA – The U.S. Geological Survey has invited states to compete for $5 million in cooperative agreements to find critical minerals needed to...

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WSGS and USGS collaborate on new airborne mineral survey in southeastern Wyoming

WSGS and USGS collaborate on new airborne mineral survey in southeastern Wyoming

LARAMIE, WY -- The Wyoming State Geological Survey, in partnership with the U.S. Geological Survey will conduct a high-resolution airborne geophysical...

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Low-level helicopter flights to image geology over Michigan and Wisconsin

Low-level helicopter flights to image geology over Michigan and Wisconsin

RESTON, Va. — Low-level helicopter flights are planned over areas of Michigan and northern Wisconsin to image geology using airborne geophysical...

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Maps, Maps, Maps: Where might scientists search for minerals for microchips and other technologies in the U.S.?

Maps, Maps, Maps: Where might scientists search for minerals for microchips and other technologies in the U.S.?

Currently, the U.S. imports many of the minerals required to produce microchips and other advanced technologies. How does the Earth Mapping Resources...

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Media Alert: Low-level helicopter flights to image geology over Wyoming and Colorado

Media Alert: Low-level helicopter flights to image geology over Wyoming and Colorado

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-level flights to reimage geology over parts of central Florida following Hurricanes Milton, Helene

Low-level flights to reimage geology over parts of central Florida following Hurricanes Milton, Helene

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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