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Selected Mines, Deposits, and Districts of Critical Minerals

By Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center
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Approximate locations of mines, deposits, and districts where critical minerals are found. The critical minerals are discussed in USGS Professional Paper 1802, and many of these locations are described in further detail in that report. Image is from dataset, Global Distribution of Selected Mines, Deposits, and Districts of Critical Minerals, and has been updated to comply with Executive Order 14172.

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Labay, Keith, Burger, M.H., Bellora, J.D., Schulz, K.J., DeYoung, J.H., Jr., Seal, R.R., II, Bradley, D.C., Mauk, J.L., and San Juan, C.A., 2017, Global Distribution of Selected Mines, Deposits, and Districts of Critical Minerals: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7GH9GQR.

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