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EarthMRI Implementation Team Receives the AASG 2019 Presidential Award
On June 12, 2019 at the annual Association of American State Geologists (AASG) meeting in Butte, MT the USGS Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (Earth MRI) implementation team was awarded the AASG's Presidential Award in recognition of “extraordinary service to geosciences and to the objectives of the AASG”.
NMIC Seminar Series: Lessons for Policy and Investment from Mining for a Critical Mineral in a Conflict Zone: The Case of Alphamin Bisie Mining's Tin Project in Democratic Republic of Congo
Lessons for Policy and Investment from Mining for a Critical Mineral in a Conflict Zone: The Case of Alphamin Bisie Mining's Tin Project in Democratic Republic of Congo
Richard Robinson, Managing Director, Alphamin Bisie Mining, S.A. (ABM)
Thursday, June 20, 2019 - 1:00 PM ET
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Less than One Percent of the United States Covered by Aeromagnetic Data that Meet Modern Standards
Less than one percent of the United States is mapped by aeromagnetic data that fully meet modern standards and best practices, according to a recent evaluation by the U.S. Geological Survey. Less than five percent of the country has been mapped with data that can be considered adequate in meeting those same standards
NMIC Seminar Series: Prospects for Rare-Earth Production Outside of China
Prospects for Rare-Earth Production Outside of China
Roderick G. Eggert, Colorado School of Mines
Wednesday, June 12, 2019 - 1:00 PM ET
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Trump Administration Announces Strategy to Strengthen America's Economy, Defense
Interior to Support Critical Minerals Strategy through Faster Permitting, Better Information, Nationwide Examination of Minerals Potential
MEDIA ADVISORY: Low-Level Flights in Charleston to Image Buried Faults and Ancient Lava Flows
Editor: In the public interest and in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration regulations, the USGS is announcing this low-level airborne project. Your assistance in informing the local communities is appreciated.
NMIC Seminar Series: Navigating the Complexities of Permitting a Mine on Federal Lands
Navigating the Complexities of Permitting a Mine on Federal Lands
Kathleen Benedetto, Senior Advisor, U.S. Bureau of Land Management
Wednesday, May 22, 2019 - 11:00 AM ET
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Test Well Confirms Two Gas Hydrate Reservoirs in Alaska North Slope
In the far north of Alaska, near the giant Prudhoe Bay oil field, an international research consortium has been studying the potential of an altogether different energy source. In late December of 2018, drilling operations confirmed the existence of two high-quality reservoirs that were fully saturated with a potential alternative fuel source: gas hydrate.
President Proposes $983 Million FY20 Budget for USGS
Budget Focuses on Priorities Supporting American Energy Enterprise, National Security, and Natural Hazard Response Efforts
Making Minerals-How Growing Rocks Can Help Reduce Carbon Emissions
Following an assessment of geologic carbon storage potential in sedimentary rocks, the USGS has published a comprehensive review of potential carbon storage in igneous and metamorphic rocks through a process known as carbon mineralization.
U.S. Mines Produced an Estimated $82.2 Billion in Minerals During 2018
U.S. mines produced an estimated $82.2 billion of raw mineral materials in 2018 – a 3 percent increase over the revised total of $79.7 billion in 2017– the U.S. Geological Survey announced in its annual Mineral Commodity Summaries published Feb. 28.
POSTPONED due to weather: Ask Questions and Learn More About the Low-Level Helicopter Flying Above the Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Media: Please join the U.S. Geological Survey, CGG Airborne and various partners for a demonstration of the low-flying helicopter and description of what scientists are seeking in and around the Mississippi Alluvial Plain.