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Mineral Resources Program images.
Outcrop of the banded siltite unit of the Apple Creek Formation, east of the Slippery Gulch fault, and south of the Blackbird cobalt-copper mine area, in the Salmon River Mountains of east-central Idaho.
Outcrop of the banded siltite unit of the Apple Creek Formation, east of the Slippery Gulch fault, and south of the Blackbird cobalt-copper mine area, in the Salmon River Mountains of east-central Idaho.
Figure 3. Secondary electron images of elongate amphibole bundles from the sink fractions of commercial expanded vermiculite ore.
Figure 3. Secondary electron images of elongate amphibole bundles from the sink fractions of commercial expanded vermiculite ore.
Photo showing intense acid-sulfate hydrothermal alteration on Red Mountain No. 2, Silverton CO. View is looking to the west across Corkscrew Gulch.
Photo showing intense acid-sulfate hydrothermal alteration on Red Mountain No. 2, Silverton CO. View is looking to the west across Corkscrew Gulch.
This setup is used for processing water-quality samples at Sowats Point on the Kaibab Plateau.
This setup is used for processing water-quality samples at Sowats Point on the Kaibab Plateau.
This view is from Sowats Point on the Kaibab Plateau, looking southwest towards Kanab Creek.
This view is from Sowats Point on the Kaibab Plateau, looking southwest towards Kanab Creek.
Supergene chrysocolla zone in the Ray porphyry copper mine.
Supergene chrysocolla zone in the Ray porphyry copper mine.
Potash ore is mined at a depth of about 1500 m through a solution mining process. Examination of the world's largest potash producing basin was part of a global assessment of undiscovered.
Potash ore is mined at a depth of about 1500 m through a solution mining process. Examination of the world's largest potash producing basin was part of a global assessment of undiscovered.
Stratigraphic studies of Quaternary alluvium provides resource data to the U.S. aggregate industry.
Stratigraphic studies of Quaternary alluvium provides resource data to the U.S. aggregate industry.
Cathedral Spires in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
Cathedral Spires in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
Gordon Haxel (USGS, Flagstaff) explains the Jurassic geology of the Baboquivari Mountains, Arizona. Kitt Peak, Arizona, November 2009. Bob Powell (USGS, Tucson) holds the map.
Gordon Haxel (USGS, Flagstaff) explains the Jurassic geology of the Baboquivari Mountains, Arizona. Kitt Peak, Arizona, November 2009. Bob Powell (USGS, Tucson) holds the map.
Long-distance shot of headframe in Miami-Globe mining district.
Long-distance shot of headframe in Miami-Globe mining district.
Mine Blast at Silver Bell Mine, Arizona.
Native copper. The USGS studies processes that form copper deposits and reports global production and consumption.
Native copper. The USGS studies processes that form copper deposits and reports global production and consumption.
Taking notes on a silicified ridge at Goldfield, Nevada. Silicified ridges are typically associated with epithermal gold deposits.
Taking notes on a silicified ridge at Goldfield, Nevada. Silicified ridges are typically associated with epithermal gold deposits.
Kaolinite hill in Cuprite, Nevada is one the premier calibration sites for imaging spectrometers used in mineral mapping.
Kaolinite hill in Cuprite, Nevada is one the premier calibration sites for imaging spectrometers used in mineral mapping.
Deposit of iron-cemented stream gravel (ferricrete) with embedded wood fragments that can be age dated using radiocarbon to determine the age of the ferricrete deposit. Knowing the age of the ferricretes helps scientists determine if the associated enrichment of metals in streams occurred before or after mining in the watershed started.
Deposit of iron-cemented stream gravel (ferricrete) with embedded wood fragments that can be age dated using radiocarbon to determine the age of the ferricrete deposit. Knowing the age of the ferricretes helps scientists determine if the associated enrichment of metals in streams occurred before or after mining in the watershed started.
Mineral Creek watershed in southwestern Colorado has natural and mining-related sources of contamination. In the background of this photo is a large naturally occurring seep that discharges acidic, metal-rich water to a tributary of Mineral Creek.
Mineral Creek watershed in southwestern Colorado has natural and mining-related sources of contamination. In the background of this photo is a large naturally occurring seep that discharges acidic, metal-rich water to a tributary of Mineral Creek.
Production level in the Ray porphyry copper mine, AZ.
Production level in the Ray porphyry copper mine, AZ.
Overlook of Ray porphyry copper mine.
Overlook of Ray porphyry copper mine.
USGS photo of Ray Copper Mine in Pinal County, Arizona. Taken by Mark Coker on September 1, 2007. Revised for brightness and contrast for use as a webpage Carousel image.
USGS photo of Ray Copper Mine in Pinal County, Arizona. Taken by Mark Coker on September 1, 2007. Revised for brightness and contrast for use as a webpage Carousel image.
New AGS building after USAID renovation features cutting edge scientific equipment.
New AGS building after USAID renovation features cutting edge scientific equipment.