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USGS offers funding to states to find critical minerals in mine waste

USGS offers funding to states to find critical minerals in mine waste

RESTON, VA – The U.S. Geological Survey has invited states to compete for $5 million in cooperative agreements to find critical minerals needed to...

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USGS to invest $1.1 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to district-scale hyperspectral survey of Arizona, New Mexico

USGS to invest $1.1 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to district-scale hyperspectral survey of Arizona, New Mexico

RESTON, Va. – The U.S. Geological Survey has announced it will invest approximately $1.1 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to collect...

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USGS invests $3.8 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to map critical minerals across the Ozark Plateau

USGS invests $3.8 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to map critical minerals across the Ozark Plateau

RESTON, Va. – The U.S. Geological Survey has announced it will invest approximately $3.8 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to collect...

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Collaborative workshop spotlights machine learning to accelerate USGS critical mineral assessments

Collaborative workshop spotlights machine learning to accelerate USGS critical mineral assessments

A collaboration between the USGS, DARPA, and ARPA-E called CriticalMAAS could deliver AI tools to solve the nation's critical mineral challenges. 

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USGS invests $3.6 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to map critical minerals across Alaska

USGS invests $3.6 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to map critical minerals across Alaska

RESTON, Va. – The U.S. Geological Survey has announced it will invest approximately $3.6 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to collect...

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Seeing the Earth in a new light: How Earth MRI data is deepening our understanding of minerals on the landscape

Seeing the Earth in a new light: How Earth MRI data is deepening our understanding of minerals on the landscape

Twelve miles above the American southwest, a pilot in a pressurized spacesuit navigates through the stratosphere in a high-altitude aircraft...

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Low-Level Fixed Wing Aircraft Flights to Image Geology Over Parts of Texas

Low-Level Fixed Wing Aircraft Flights to Image Geology Over Parts of Texas

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

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USGS invests Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to map critical mineral potential along South Dakota, Iowa, and Minnesota borders

USGS invests Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to map critical mineral potential along South Dakota, Iowa, and Minnesota borders

RESTON, Va. – The U.S. Geological Survey has announced it will invest approximately $1.5 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to collect...

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USGS invests $3.4 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to map critical mineral resources in western Texas

USGS invests $3.4 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to map critical mineral resources in western Texas

RESTON, Va. – The U.S. Geological Survey has announced it will invest approximately $3.4 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to collect...

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Low-level helicopter flights to image geology in southern California

Low-level helicopter flights to image geology in southern California

Editor: In the public interest and in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration regulations, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is announcing...

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Media Alert: Low-level helicopter flights to image geology over central Nevada

Media Alert: Low-level helicopter flights to image geology over central Nevada

Editor: In the public interest and in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration regulations, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is announcing...

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USGS invests $4.8 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding for five airborne electromagnetic surveys across the nation

USGS invests $4.8 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding for five airborne electromagnetic surveys across the nation

RESTON, Va. – The U.S. Geological Survey has announced it will invest approximately $4.8 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to collect...

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