Map showing locations of copper producing mines in the Lower Colorado River Basin, produced by Eric Anderson of the Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center on August 19, 2024.
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![Map showing locations of producing copper mines in the Lower Colorado River Basin in 2024](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/media/images/Copper.mine_.locations.lower_.colorado.river_.basin_.2024_1.jpg?itok=tf7zXZf_)
Map showing locations of copper producing mines in the Lower Colorado River Basin, produced by Eric Anderson of the Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center on August 19, 2024.
![Leading Copper Producing States in 2020](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/media/images/Copper.production.by_.US_.state_.pie_.chart_.2020.jpg?itok=gqrv3pXt)
Pie chart showing copper production in leading copper producing U.S. states in 2020 by Eric Anderson of the Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, August 2024
Pie chart showing copper production in leading copper producing U.S. states in 2020 by Eric Anderson of the Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, August 2024
![Table of water use by Arizona Copper Mines, 2004-8, Singh (2010)](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/media/images/Table.Water_.Use_.AZ_.mines_.Singh_.2010.jpg?itok=2idrfuHL)
Table of annual water use in acre-feet per year by major copper mines in Arizona from 2004-2008 published by Singh (2010)
Table of annual water use in acre-feet per year by major copper mines in Arizona from 2004-2008 published by Singh (2010)
Screenshot of Colorado Legacy Mine Lands Watershed Delineation and Scoring Tool (WaDeS) showing Cadmium (Cd) metal concentration figure in samples sorted by rank in relation to chronic and acute toxicity values. Samples are grouped by concentration scores, displayed on the right axis.
Screenshot of Colorado Legacy Mine Lands Watershed Delineation and Scoring Tool (WaDeS) showing Cadmium (Cd) metal concentration figure in samples sorted by rank in relation to chronic and acute toxicity values. Samples are grouped by concentration scores, displayed on the right axis.
Screenshot of Colorado Legacy Mine Lands Watershed Delineation and Scoring Tool (WaDeS) showing individual location information popup window. For more information, see https://geonarrative.usgs.gov/colmlwades/.
Screenshot of Colorado Legacy Mine Lands Watershed Delineation and Scoring Tool (WaDeS) showing individual location information popup window. For more information, see https://geonarrative.usgs.gov/colmlwades/.
Screenshot of USGS web application Colorado Legacy Mine Lands Watershed Delineation and Scoring Tool (WaDeS) landing page, available at https://geonarrative.usgs.gov/colmlwades/.
Screenshot of USGS web application Colorado Legacy Mine Lands Watershed Delineation and Scoring Tool (WaDeS) landing page, available at https://geonarrative.usgs.gov/colmlwades/.
![two scientists with hard hats performing testing in front of drill unit](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/media/images/photo%202_0.jpg?itok=8nPKwy2H)
USGS scientists performing a step-injection aquifer test while drilling a bedrock borehole at the Perigo Mine site, Colorado during September 2023.
USGS scientists performing a step-injection aquifer test while drilling a bedrock borehole at the Perigo Mine site, Colorado during September 2023.
USGS scientists sampling a streambank well in the upper East Mancos watershed, Colorado in August, 2023.
USGS scientists sampling a streambank well in the upper East Mancos watershed, Colorado in August, 2023.
The historical Berkeley Pit in Butte, Montana was developed during open-pit mining of polymetallic veins that overlie a porphyry stockwork vein deposit at depth. The veins are hosted in the Butte granite, one of many granitic phases of the Boulder batholith. View is to the north-northeast.
The historical Berkeley Pit in Butte, Montana was developed during open-pit mining of polymetallic veins that overlie a porphyry stockwork vein deposit at depth. The veins are hosted in the Butte granite, one of many granitic phases of the Boulder batholith. View is to the north-northeast.
![mine symbol map for USA and Puerto Rico](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/media/images/USGS_TopoMineSymbols_ver10_thumbnail_7.png?itok=IhETOXOP)
Screenshot of the USGS Glacier Dashboard, an interactive map and data viewer of available datasets on glacier outlines, ice thickness, ice velocity, and glacier surface elevation change to assess the vulnerability of Alaskan glaciers.
Screenshot of the USGS Glacier Dashboard, an interactive map and data viewer of available datasets on glacier outlines, ice thickness, ice velocity, and glacier surface elevation change to assess the vulnerability of Alaskan glaciers.
Screenshot of EcoSHEDS home page, a USGS web application. EcoSHEDS is a collection of Spatial Hydro-Ecological Data Systems (SHEDS) designed to improve our understanding of stream ecosystems.
Screenshot of EcoSHEDS home page, a USGS web application. EcoSHEDS is a collection of Spatial Hydro-Ecological Data Systems (SHEDS) designed to improve our understanding of stream ecosystems.
![INHABIT web application screenshot](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/media/images/INHABIT-Screenshot%202023-04-11%20213817.jpg?itok=ORNnvljt)
Screenshot of the Invasive Species Habitat Tool (INHABIT) web application to provide information and documentation on the potential distribution of invasive vegetation species in the contiguous United States.
Screenshot of the Invasive Species Habitat Tool (INHABIT) web application to provide information and documentation on the potential distribution of invasive vegetation species in the contiguous United States.
![mine symbol map for conterminous US](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/media/images/USGS_TopoMineSymbols_ver9_browse.png?itok=v0kKDd99)
This map shows the airborne geophysical survey area and planned flight paths across the Illinois River Basin in Illinois and northwest Indiana. Surveys will not occur directly above populated areas. Planned flight lines and survey progress can be found online.
(USGS map)
This map shows the airborne geophysical survey area and planned flight paths across the Illinois River Basin in Illinois and northwest Indiana. Surveys will not occur directly above populated areas. Planned flight lines and survey progress can be found online.
(USGS map)
Sean P. Gaynor, a Research Geologist at Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center.
Sean P. Gaynor, a Research Geologist at Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center.
![Image shows a scan of airborne geophysical data with an anomaly shown in detail](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/media/images/Pennington%20Mountain%20Scan.png?itok=X-K1Lyqt)
The anomaly at Pennington Mountain is visible in the geophysical data collected in aerial surveys conducted in 2021.
The anomaly at Pennington Mountain is visible in the geophysical data collected in aerial surveys conducted in 2021.
A Piper Navajo fixed-wing aircraft with rear facing stinger magnetometer. Credit: New-Sense Geophysics Limited
A Piper Navajo fixed-wing aircraft with rear facing stinger magnetometer. Credit: New-Sense Geophysics Limited
![data viewer screenshot](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/media/images/ArrastraGulchDataViewer-Screenshot-2022-10-21.png?itok=knSkwAc_)
Screenshot of interactive Arrastra Gulch, Silverton, CO 3D Data Viewer, available at https://geonarrative.usgs.gov/silverton/.
Screenshot of interactive Arrastra Gulch, Silverton, CO 3D Data Viewer, available at https://geonarrative.usgs.gov/silverton/.
An AS350 helicopter with forward facing stinger magnetometer. Credit: New-Sense Geophysics Limited
An AS350 helicopter with forward facing stinger magnetometer. Credit: New-Sense Geophysics Limited
Pioneer Mountains metamorphic core complex – gray peaks (middle) are in the lower plate that is separated by a detachment fault on both sides, overlain by Ordovician through Silurian yellow metasedimentary units (right and middle left) that make up the middle plate which is separated by another detachment fault overlain by later Paleozoic units (left).
Pioneer Mountains metamorphic core complex – gray peaks (middle) are in the lower plate that is separated by a detachment fault on both sides, overlain by Ordovician through Silurian yellow metasedimentary units (right and middle left) that make up the middle plate which is separated by another detachment fault overlain by later Paleozoic units (left).