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We've got a library full of spectral signatures, like a police fingerprint library for minerals and other substances!

While not a Ferris wheel, this EarthWord is just as magnetic an attraction...

Meet USGS' newest laboratory!

In 2016, these five states led the pack in mineral production, accounting for about one third of the total mineral production value for the entire...

USGS also estimates 4 billion barrels of oil and 2 billion barrels of natural gas liquids in the two formations.

Look, in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s...underground mineral research?

The USGS National Minerals Information Center tracks how much the United States relies on other countries for minerals critical to the economy and...

It’s not a caffeinated ghost, but this EarthWord is nearly as trippy...

Managing 72 million acres of Federal lands in Alaska is not easy, especially when the land’s many uses need to be balanced. There are several...

In 2016, the United States mined $74.6 billion worth of minerals, and the following five mineral commodities accounted for 68.5 percent of that value.