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Updates to international database provide powerful insights on valuable byproduct minerals

Australia, Canada and U.S. expand samples available in global platform

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First study to quantify global earthquake risk to mineral supplies

U.S. Geological Survey scientists dig into how potential seismicity could impact the supplies of mineral commodities like copper and rhenium around the world

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Dragonflies Reveal Surprising Insights into Mercury Pollution

Public Participants Make Monitoring Possible in Uncharted Locations

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60 years of data show shifts in the winter ranges of three duck species in the Midwest

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USGS Releases Estimate of Conventional Oil and Gas Resources in North Chukchi Basin

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In monarch butterfly decline mystery, scientists rule out habitat loss in migration zone

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President proposes $1.6 billion FY 2025 budget for USGS

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President Proposes $971.2 Million FY 2021 Budget for USGS

President Proposes $971.2 Million FY 2021 Budget for USGS

Budget Focuses on Bringing Science, Facilities, and Infrastructure into the 21st Century

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US Mine Production Increasing, Estimated Value of $86.3 Billion in Minerals

US Mine Production Increasing, Estimated Value of $86.3 Billion in Minerals

2020 Report Highlights the Importance of Mining Minerals for U.S. Economy and National Security

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Special Issue Highlights One of the Most Extensive Gas Hydrate Datasets Ever Collected

Special Issue Highlights One of the Most Extensive Gas Hydrate Datasets Ever Collected

The USGS and its research partners in India and Japan have reported on one of the most extensive data sets ever collected on the occurrence of natural...

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USGS Releases Estimate of Conventional Oil and Gas in Alaska Central North Slope

USGS Releases Estimate of Conventional Oil and Gas in Alaska Central North Slope

USGS continues its estimates of technically recoverable oil and gas in Alaska's North Slope.

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Urban growth in the southeastern U.S. potentially threatens health of small streams

Urban growth in the southeastern U.S. potentially threatens health of small streams

Projected impacts include widespread loss of fish and invertebrate species in the region

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All Systems Go for First Statewide Testing of ShakeAlert in the United States

All Systems Go for First Statewide Testing of ShakeAlert in the United States

Today, the U.S. Geological Survey and the State of California pressed the “go” button to allow the first-ever statewide public testing of the...

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Landslide Risks Highlighted in New Online Tool

Landslide Risks Highlighted in New Online Tool

The U.S. Geological Survey today unveiled a new web-based interactive map that marks an important step toward mapping areas that could be at higher...

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Pecora Award Honors Excellence in Earth Observation

Pecora Award Honors Excellence in Earth Observation

Two awardees have been recognized with the 2019 William T. Pecora Award for achievements in Earth remote sensing.

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USGS Estimates 214 trillion Cubic Feet of Natural Gas in Appalachian Basin Formations

USGS Estimates 214 trillion Cubic Feet of Natural Gas in Appalachian Basin Formations

The Marcellus Shale and Point Pleasant-Utica Shale formations of the Appalachian Basin contain an estimated mean of 214 trillion cubic feet of...

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USGS Estimates 53.8 Trillion Cubic Feet of Natural Gas Hydrate Resources in the Alaska North Slope

USGS Estimates 53.8 Trillion Cubic Feet of Natural Gas Hydrate Resources in the Alaska North Slope

Access to 3D seismic mapping, along with a greater understanding of gas hydrate reservoir properties, yields estimates that are more precise.

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USGS deploying 175 storm-tide sensors in Fla., Ga.

USGS deploying 175 storm-tide sensors in Fla., Ga.

Editor’s Note: This story was originally published Aug. 29 and was updated Aug. 30 and Aug. 31 to reflect changes in the number and locations of...

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USGS Awards More Than $12.5 Million to Advance the ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning System in California, Oregon and Washington

USGS Awards More Than $12.5 Million to Advance the ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning System in California, Oregon and Washington

The U.S. Geological Survey has awarded more than $12.5 million to seven universities and a university-governed non-profit to support operation...

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