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Technical Announcement: USGS Puts Global Copper Assessments on the Map

Technical Announcement: USGS Puts Global Copper Assessments on the Map

We're putting our assessments on the map...literally!

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USGS Publication on Iran’s Nonfuel Minerals Industry Released

USGS Publication on Iran’s Nonfuel Minerals Industry Released

The USGS released a publication highlighting the nonfuel minerals industry of Iran. 

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EarthView–Landsat Reveals Industrial Growth in Powder River Basin

EarthView–Landsat Reveals Industrial Growth in Powder River Basin

Landsat shows how coal development in the Powder River Basin has changed the landscape since 1984...

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Hyperspectral Surveying: A Tool for Assessing the Mineral Potential of Alaska

Hyperspectral Surveying: A Tool for Assessing the Mineral Potential of Alaska

Alaska is a major producer of base and precious metals and has a high potential for additional undiscovered mineral resources. However, discovery is...

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New USGS Alaska Geochemical Atlas Tells Rich Tales About the Last Frontier

New USGS Alaska Geochemical Atlas Tells Rich Tales About the Last Frontier

The U.S. Geological Survey has produced a new compilation of landscape-scale sediment and soil geochemical data for Alaska. This was last completed...

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USGS Estimates 66 Trillion Cubic Feet of Natural Gas in Colorado’s Mancos Shale Formation

USGS Estimates 66 Trillion Cubic Feet of Natural Gas in Colorado’s Mancos Shale Formation

This is the second-largest assessment of potential shale & tight gas resources that the USGS has ever conducted.

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Evidence of Unconventional Oil and Gas Wastewater Found in Surface Waters near Underground Injection Site

Evidence of Unconventional Oil and Gas Wastewater Found in Surface Waters near Underground Injection Site

These are the first published studies to demonstrate water-quality impacts to a surface stream due to activities at an unconventional oil and gas...

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EarthWord - Mother Lode

EarthWord - Mother Lode

Happy Mother's Day from EarthWords!

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USGS Continues to Write History

USGS Continues to Write History

The fourth volume of the comprehensive history of the U.S. Geological Survey, Minerals, Lands, and Geology for the Common Defence and General Welfare...

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Special Review and Webinar Showcase Critical Minerals Research at USGS

Special Review and Webinar Showcase Critical Minerals Research at USGS

Scientists studying rare earth and critical elements now have a solid foundation for future research, as detailed in a special volume of the Society...

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USGS Assesses 39–54 Billion Metric Tons of Undiscovered Potash Resources in Central Asia

USGS Assesses 39–54 Billion Metric Tons of Undiscovered Potash Resources in Central Asia

The Central Asia Salt Basin of Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Afghanistan has the potential to contain between 39 and 54 billion metric tons...

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Multidisciplinary Science Addresses Complex Resource and Environmental Issues

Multidisciplinary Science Addresses Complex Resource and Environmental Issues

The ongoing resource, climate, hazards and environmental issues of the United States are addressed in a new U.S. Geological Survey product, providing...

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