2025 List of Critical Minerals
The 2025 List of Critical Minerals includes 60 critical minerals. 50 of these were also included on the 2022 List of Critical Minerals, and 10 are new. There are 15 rare earth elements included on the List.
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2025 List of Critical Minerals
2025 List of Critical Minerals
The 2025 List of Critical Minerals includes 60 critical minerals. 50 of these were also included on the 2022 List of Critical Minerals, and 10 are new. There are 15 rare earth elements included on the List.
BSGMC Sign GSA 2025
This is an image of the sign that was placed at the 2025 GSA annual meeting to designate the USGS NCGMP-hosted BSGMC.
This is an image of the sign that was placed at the 2025 GSA annual meeting to designate the USGS NCGMP-hosted BSGMC.
BSGMC 2025 Winners Stage
This is an image of the top three winners from the competition holding their awards along with award presenters.
This is an image of the top three winners from the competition holding their awards along with award presenters.
Franklin Lake Second Place BSGMC 2025.jpg
This picture illustrates a BSGMC participant student poster presented at GSA.
Terry Lee from the University of Nevada, Reno, 1:24,000-Scale Geologic Map of the Western Half of the Franklin Lake NW 7.5-Minute Quadrangle, Ruby Mountains-East Humboldt Range Metamorphic Core Complex, Northeast Nevada.
This picture illustrates a BSGMC participant student poster presented at GSA.
Terry Lee from the University of Nevada, Reno, 1:24,000-Scale Geologic Map of the Western Half of the Franklin Lake NW 7.5-Minute Quadrangle, Ruby Mountains-East Humboldt Range Metamorphic Core Complex, Northeast Nevada.
Survey Peak First Place BSGMC 2025
This picture illustrates a BSGMC participant student poster presented at GSA.
Terri Zach, University of Kentucky, Geology of the Survey Peak 7.5' Quadrangle, Wyoming: Using Detailed Mapping to Reconstruct the Paleo-Topography of the Northern Teton Range and Implications for the Paleo-Teton Collapse Hypothesis.
This picture illustrates a BSGMC participant student poster presented at GSA.
Terri Zach, University of Kentucky, Geology of the Survey Peak 7.5' Quadrangle, Wyoming: Using Detailed Mapping to Reconstruct the Paleo-Topography of the Northern Teton Range and Implications for the Paleo-Teton Collapse Hypothesis.
Salt Structures Third Place BSGMC 2025
This picture illustrates a BSGMC participant student poster presented at GSA.
David Canova, University of Barcelona, Salt structures in the Eastern External Betics fold and thrust belt, SE Iberia—Geologic maps, cross sections, and palinspastic reconstructions.
This picture illustrates a BSGMC participant student poster presented at GSA.
David Canova, University of Barcelona, Salt structures in the Eastern External Betics fold and thrust belt, SE Iberia—Geologic maps, cross sections, and palinspastic reconstructions.
Videos
Hawai'i Abyssal Nodules Expedition
In Fall 2025 the Hawaiʻi Abyssal Nodules and Associated Ecosystems Expedition, led by USGS scientists, will investigate the geology, minerals, and environmental setting of the deep seabed offshore Moku o Keawe (Hawaiʻi Island) in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone. This work is part of ongoing collaborative efforts with BOEM and NOAA.
In Fall 2025 the Hawaiʻi Abyssal Nodules and Associated Ecosystems Expedition, led by USGS scientists, will investigate the geology, minerals, and environmental setting of the deep seabed offshore Moku o Keawe (Hawaiʻi Island) in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone. This work is part of ongoing collaborative efforts with BOEM and NOAA.
Hawai'i Abyssal Nodules Expedition (AD)
In Fall 2025 the Hawaiʻi Abyssal Nodules and Associated Ecosystems Expedition, led by USGS scientists, will investigate the geology, minerals, and environmental setting of the deep seabed offshore Moku o Keawe (Hawaiʻi Island) in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone. This work is part of ongoing collaborative efforts with BOEM and NOAA.
In Fall 2025 the Hawaiʻi Abyssal Nodules and Associated Ecosystems Expedition, led by USGS scientists, will investigate the geology, minerals, and environmental setting of the deep seabed offshore Moku o Keawe (Hawaiʻi Island) in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone. This work is part of ongoing collaborative efforts with BOEM and NOAA.
Escanaba Trough Expedition: Biological Communities (AD)
Escanaba Trough Expedition: Biological Communities (AD)The familiar saying “good things come in small packages” holds especially true for deep-sea biological communities at hydrothermal vents, including those at Escanaba Trough, a seafloor spreading center located almost 200 miles off the northern California coast.
Escanaba Trough Expedition: Biological Communities (AD)
Escanaba Trough Expedition: Biological Communities (AD)The familiar saying “good things come in small packages” holds especially true for deep-sea biological communities at hydrothermal vents, including those at Escanaba Trough, a seafloor spreading center located almost 200 miles off the northern California coast.
Escanaba Trough Expedition: Biological Communities
Escanaba Trough Expedition: Biological CommunitiesThe familiar saying “good things come in small packages” holds especially true for deep-sea biological communities at hydrothermal vents, including those at Escanaba Trough, a seafloor spreading center located almost 200 miles off the northern California coast.
Escanaba Trough Expedition: Biological Communities
Escanaba Trough Expedition: Biological CommunitiesThe familiar saying “good things come in small packages” holds especially true for deep-sea biological communities at hydrothermal vents, including those at Escanaba Trough, a seafloor spreading center located almost 200 miles off the northern California coast.
NOAA-USGS Stepping Stones 2021 Expedition - AD
Join USGS researchers Jason Chaytor and Kira Mizell as they virtually participate in a NOAA Ocean Exploration expedition to the depths of the North Atlantic.
Join USGS researchers Jason Chaytor and Kira Mizell as they virtually participate in a NOAA Ocean Exploration expedition to the depths of the North Atlantic.
USGS End of Year Accomplishments 2020
A 2020 year in review of the many accomplishments of the US Geological Survey. A year that began with seismic activity in Southwest Puerto Rico, to the first-ever public testing of USGS ShakeAlerts, USGS scientists and technicians helped to track storm data during the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane season.
A 2020 year in review of the many accomplishments of the US Geological Survey. A year that began with seismic activity in Southwest Puerto Rico, to the first-ever public testing of USGS ShakeAlerts, USGS scientists and technicians helped to track storm data during the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane season.