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March 13, 2025

The Geoheritage Sites of the Nation Explorer is LIVE!

USGS just launched its first geoheritage app! Geoheritage lies at the intersection of science and society, helping us capture and highlight sites that...

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February 18, 2025

First-ever U.S. Geological Mapping Cost-Benefit Study

This report provides the first economic analysis of geological mapping conducted across the United States from 1994 to 2019. Globally, this is the...

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November 6, 2024

Best Student Geologic Map Competition

Each year, the US Geological Survey National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program, in partnership with the Association of American State Geologists...

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June 13, 2023

New online tool serves USGS geochronology data in state-of-the-art way

The U.S. Geological Survey has developed an updated, point and click web application for accessing a geochronology database with sample summary and...

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March 13, 2023

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law helps map critical mineral resources in New Mexico

RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey will provide nearly $3.4 million to map critical-mineral resources in New Mexico in partnership with the New...

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March 2, 2023

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law helps map critical mineral resources in Utah

The U.S. Geological Survey will provide more than $6.6 million to map critical mineral resources in Utah, in partnership with the Utah Geological...

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January 27, 2023

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds geologic mapping in Oklahoma

RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Oklahoma Geological Survey are investing about $300,000, to conduct detailed geologic mapping and...

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January 27, 2023

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds geologic mapping in Nevada

RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology are investing about $300,000, to conduct detailed geologic...

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January 27, 2023

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds geologic mapping in Texas

RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Texas Bureau of Economic Geology are investing about $300,000, to conduct detailed geologic...

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January 27, 2023

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds geologic mapping in Idaho

RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Idaho Geological Survey are investing about $300,000, to conduct detailed geologic mapping and...

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January 25, 2023

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds geologic mapping in South Carolina

RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and South Carolina Department of Natural Resources-Geological Survey are investing about $300,000, to...

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January 25, 2023

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds geologic mapping in Michigan

RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Michigan Geological Survey are investing $300,000 in mapping the Upper Peninsula of Michigan...

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