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Instead of requiring costly dredging to remove sediment buildup behind water reservoirs and diversions, sediment from reservoirs in the Missouri River...

 For several years, KIGAM, the Korean Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources, has hosted an international program for geoscience resources (IS...

List includes minerals key to all sectors of economy including tech and defense

U.S. mines produced an estimated $75.2 billion of raw mineral materials in 2017 – a 6 percent increase over 2016 – the U.S. Geological Survey...

The first great geologic expeditions of the United States set off in the mid-1800s, equipped with mules, rifles, and early scientific instruments...

The Department of the Interior has announced petroleum assessments from the 

Less than 80 miles from Prudhoe Bay, home to the giant oil fields that feed the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, lies the site of USGS’ latest oil and gas...

It would be no exaggeration to say that without minerals, no aspect of our daily lives would be possible.

Estimates of Potential Uranium in the Southern High Plains Could Equal Just Under One Year of U.S. Needs.

It is difficult to overstate the importance of energy to the American economy.  Managing this vital sector depends on knowing how many energy...