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WSGS and USGS collaborate on new airborne mineral survey in southeastern Wyoming

WSGS and USGS collaborate on new airborne mineral survey in southeastern Wyoming

LARAMIE, WY -- The Wyoming State Geological Survey, in partnership with the U.S. Geological Survey will conduct a high-resolution airborne geophysical...

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USGS Awards a Dozen Landslide Risk Reduction Grants to Enhance Public Safety and Hazard Preparedness Nationwide

USGS Awards a Dozen Landslide Risk Reduction Grants to Enhance Public Safety and Hazard Preparedness Nationwide

USGS has selected 12 recipients to be awarded grant funding in FY2025 to address landslide risk reduction science. The grants will help advance...

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USGS releases assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources in Texas' Maverick Basin

USGS releases assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources in Texas' Maverick Basin

RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey released its assessment of potential for undiscovered oil and gas in formations of the Maverick Basin...

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USGS releases assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources in the Los Angeles Basin

USGS releases assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources in the Los Angeles Basin

RESTON, VA. — The U.S. Geological Survey released its assessment of potential for undiscovered oil and gas in formations under the Los Angeles Basin...

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USGS deploys equipment to measure waves in Upper Mississippi River’s Pool 13

USGS deploys equipment to measure waves in Upper Mississippi River’s Pool 13

The research will inform conservation planning for aquatic plants and mussels

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USGS releases assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources in Wyoming, southern Montana

USGS releases assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources in Wyoming, southern Montana

RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey released its assessment of potential for undiscovered oil and gas in formations under Wyoming and parts of...

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USGS projects world production capacity for 7 critical minerals and helium from 2025 to 2029

USGS projects world production capacity for 7 critical minerals and helium from 2025 to 2029

Reston, Va. — The USGS released projections for world production capacity for seven critical minerals and helium for the next five years in the first...

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Hawaiian Volcano Observatory welcomes 150 international scientists to the Island of Hawai'i

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory welcomes 150 international scientists to the Island of Hawai'i

The AGU Chapman Conference on Caldera-Forming Eruptions at Basaltic Volcanoes will bring together an interdisciplinary group of scientists to contrast...

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USGS: Value of U.S. mineral production edged up in 2024

USGS: Value of U.S. mineral production edged up in 2024

Record prices for gold and silver helped to offset declines in U.S. production of critical minerals used in batteries, the 30th annual Mineral...

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Media Alert: Low-level helicopter flights to image geology over Wyoming and Colorado

Media Alert: Low-level helicopter flights to image geology over Wyoming and Colorado

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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Low-level flights to reimage geology over parts of central Florida following Hurricanes Milton, Helene

Low-level flights to reimage geology over parts of central Florida following Hurricanes Milton, Helene

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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Low-Level Flights to Image Geology Over Parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Illinois

Low-Level Flights to Image Geology Over Parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Illinois

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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