Mineral Resources Program
Education
From energy, construction, and agriculture, to communications, transportation, and national defense, at home, work, or play, we all use or require minerals and mineral materials every day.
Mineral Resource of the Month
The column "Mineral Resource of the Month", featuring the work of USGS mineral commodity specialists, now appears in the American Geological Institute's (AGI) magazine Earth (formerly Geotimes) with selected articles online at the Earth Magazine's ...
Mineral Commodity Fact Sheets
The Mineral Resources Program publishes fact sheets on selected important commodities. These fact sheets teach about commodities and the important role each one plays in the national economy, national security, and lives of Americans every day.
Minerals-Related Educational Products
Minerals-related education products.
Do We Take Minerals For Granted?
Overview of the role minerals play in the everyday lives of U.S. residents.
Mineral Resources Program Information Handout, 2009.
Understanding Our Planet Through Chemistry (Archive)
The Understanding Our Planet Through Chemistry website was created by scientists from the former Branch of Chemistry as an online educational general interest publication about chemistry in studying the earth. It was archived on April 23, 2019.