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Image: Ray Copper Mine
Ray Copper Mine
Ray Copper Mine
Ray Copper Mine

Production level in the Ray porphyry copper mine, AZ.

Production level in the Ray porphyry copper mine, AZ.

Image: Ray Copper Mine
Ray Copper Mine
Ray Copper Mine
Ray Copper Mine

Overlook of Ray porphyry copper mine.

Photograph of Ray Copper Mine, Pinal County, Arizona, taken September 1, 2007
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Ray_copper_mine_AZ_USGS_revised_Jan_7_2025.jpg
New Afghanistan Geological Survey Building
New Afghanistan Geological Survey Building
New Afghanistan Geological Survey Building

New AGS building after USAID renovation features cutting edge scientific equipment.

 

Image: Rio Grande, San Luis Hills, and Blanca Peak in San Luis Basin
Rio Grande, San Luis Hills, and Blanca Peak in San Luis Basin
Rio Grande, San Luis Hills, and Blanca Peak in San Luis Basin
Rio Grande, San Luis Hills, and Blanca Peak in San Luis Basin

Photo captures the Rio Grande, volcanic San Luis Hills, and Blanca Peak massif in the San Luis Basin, part of the Rio Grande rift.  The basin - currently being studied by the USGS - is of interest for groundwater, petroleum, and mineral resources. 

Photo captures the Rio Grande, volcanic San Luis Hills, and Blanca Peak massif in the San Luis Basin, part of the Rio Grande rift.  The basin - currently being studied by the USGS - is of interest for groundwater, petroleum, and mineral resources. 

rare earth oxides
rare earth oxides
rare earth oxides

These rare-earth oxides are used as tracers to determine which parts of a watershed are eroding. Clockwise from top center: praseodymium, cerium, lanthanum, neodymium, samarium, and gadolinium. Image Number D1115-1. Photo by Peggy Greb, USDA-ARS.

These rare-earth oxides are used as tracers to determine which parts of a watershed are eroding. Clockwise from top center: praseodymium, cerium, lanthanum, neodymium, samarium, and gadolinium. Image Number D1115-1. Photo by Peggy Greb, USDA-ARS.

Image shows a controlled blast at an open pit mine
Copper Mine in the Republic of Georgia
Copper Mine in the Republic of Georgia
Copper Mine in the Republic of Georgia

An open-pit mine for volcanic-hosted copper deposits from the Bolnisi District of the Republic of Georgia. A controlled blast as part of the mining process can be seen.

An open-pit mine for volcanic-hosted copper deposits from the Bolnisi District of the Republic of Georgia. A controlled blast as part of the mining process can be seen.

Image shows an open pit mine
Copper Mine in the Republic of Georgia
Copper Mine in the Republic of Georgia
Copper Mine in the Republic of Georgia

An open-pit mine for volcanic-hosted copper deposits from the Bolnisi District of the Republic of Georgia.

Image: Afghanistan's Colorful Mountain Ranges
Afghanistan's Colorful Mountain Ranges
Afghanistan's Colorful Mountain Ranges
Afghanistan's Colorful Mountain Ranges

Colorful mountains of Sar-e-Pul hint of copper (green) and iron (red).

 

Image shows a man with scientific equipment standing in a green farm field
Bernard Hubbard Ground-Truthing Remote Sensing
Bernard Hubbard Ground-Truthing Remote Sensing
Bernard Hubbard Ground-Truthing Remote Sensing

USGS scientist Bernard Hubbard conducting spectral measurements of soils and cover crops to ground truth satellite imagery being used to map soil erosion and runoff potential into the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

USGS scientist Bernard Hubbard conducting spectral measurements of soils and cover crops to ground truth satellite imagery being used to map soil erosion and runoff potential into the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

Image: Scenic Panjsher Valley
Scenic Panjsher Valley
Scenic Panjsher Valley
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli

Rich blue Afghan lapis still intrigues visitors.

lake spire material
Yellowstone Lake Spire
Yellowstone Lake Spire
Yellowstone Lake Spire

Spires from the floor of Yellowstone Lake appear to be composed of diatoms and silicified bacteria.

lake spire material
Yellowstone Lake Spire
Yellowstone Lake Spire
Yellowstone Lake Spire

Spires from the floor of Yellowstone Lake appear to be composed of diatoms and silicified bacteria.

lake spire material
Yellowstone Lake Spire
Yellowstone Lake Spire
Yellowstone Lake Spire

Spires from the floor of Yellowstone Lake appear to be composed of diatoms and silicified bacteria.

Image: Firefighters in Smoke
Firefighters in Smoke
Firefighters in Smoke
Firefighters in Smoke

Firefighters surrounded by clouds of smoke and dust of the World Trade Center after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Jim Watson, U.S. Navy.

Firefighters surrounded by clouds of smoke and dust of the World Trade Center after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Jim Watson, U.S. Navy.

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