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Image shows a map of south-central Wyoming with the survey area marked in a blue polygon
Medicine Bow LLFA Survey Map
Medicine Bow LLFA Survey Map
Image shows a map of the United States, including Alaska, Puerto Rico and Hawaii, with locations of mineral systems marked
Mineral Systems Map of the United States
Mineral Systems Map of the United States
Mineral Systems Map of the United States

Maps showing parts of 23 mineral systems that could host critical mineral resources in the United States.  These areas are used to prioritize data collection and analysis by Earth MRI.

Maps showing parts of 23 mineral systems that could host critical mineral resources in the United States.  These areas are used to prioritize data collection and analysis by Earth MRI.

Image shows a mountain landscape with trees and snow-covered peaks
Montana
Montana
Montana

A view of the Boulder Mountains from US-12 west of Helena. These mountains lie at the north end of the Boulder Batholith.

A view of the Boulder Mountains from US-12 west of Helena. These mountains lie at the north end of the Boulder Batholith.

Image shows a small aircraft at an airport with a stinger tail on it for the airborne geophysical data collection
Aircraft with Geophysical Survey Equipment
Aircraft with Geophysical Survey Equipment
Aircraft with Geophysical Survey Equipment

A typical survey airplane. The magnetic sensor is placed in an extension on the back of the airplane to reduce the impact of the airplane’s own magnetic field. 

A typical survey airplane. The magnetic sensor is placed in an extension on the back of the airplane to reduce the impact of the airplane’s own magnetic field. 

Image shows a scan of airborne geophysical data with an anomaly shown in detail
Pennington Mountain Critical Minerals Earth MRI Geophysical Scan
Pennington Mountain Critical Minerals Earth MRI Geophysical Scan
Pennington Mountain Critical Minerals Earth MRI Geophysical Scan

The anomaly at Pennington Mountain is visible in the geophysical data collected in aerial surveys conducted in 2021.

Image shows a detailed view of a rock with the tip of a pencil for scale
Pennington Mountain Rock with Critical Minerals
Pennington Mountain Rock with Critical Minerals
Pennington Mountain Rock with Critical Minerals

A fine-grained volcanic rock (trachyte) that hosts rare earth elements, niobium, and zirconium, all which are considered critical mineral resources. This rock was found on Pennington Mountain in Maine. Image courtesy of Chunzeng Wang, University of Maine-Presque Isle.

A fine-grained volcanic rock (trachyte) that hosts rare earth elements, niobium, and zirconium, all which are considered critical mineral resources. This rock was found on Pennington Mountain in Maine. Image courtesy of Chunzeng Wang, University of Maine-Presque Isle.