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On June 12, 2019 at the annual Association of American State Geologists (AASG) meeting in Butte, MT the USGS Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (Earth...

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...

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...

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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Interior to Support Critical Minerals Strategy through Faster Permitting, Better Information, Nationwide Examination of Minerals Potential

Editor:  In the public interest and in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration regulations, the USGS is announcing this low-level airborne...

Navigating the Complexities of Permitting a Mine on Federal Lands

Kathleen Benedetto, Senior Advisor, U.S. Bureau of Land Management
Wednesday, May 22...

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On April 2, the USGS hosted an Open House in Silverton, Colorado, about planned airborne geophysical surveys in the Silverton region.

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...