The protest departures of two top U.S. Geological Survey officials put a spotlight on how the Interior Department employs scientific data and on the sometimes strained relations between political ...

The USGS has updated its USMIN Mineral Deposit Database last month for the mineral commodity tungsten, one of 35 minerals declared critical by the Department of the Interior in 2018. Tungsten is ...

A bipartisan group of lawmakers had urged the agency to put copper on its list of critical minerals. But USGS Director David Applegate said that is not warranted right now. The U.S. Geological Survey ...

On Nov. 7, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) finalized its 2025 Critical Minerals List. The final list includes all 50 minerals that appeared on the 2022 Critical Minerals List, plus 10 new ...

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has finalized its List of Critical Minerals for 2025, updating its 2022 list. The list of 60 minerals features 10 new minerals, including copper for the first time.

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NV5 secures $10 million in contracts from USGS for geospatial services supporting critical mineral exploration in the U.S. NV5 has been awarded $10 million in contracts by the U.S. Geological Survey ...

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has released its list of 50 mineral commodities critical to the U.S. economy and national security after performing what it calls an extensive multiagency assessment ...

This study will examine the U.S. Geological Survey's Mineral Resources Program (MRP) science portfolio to address how it needs to evolve to meet current and future U.S. mineral resources data and ...

America’s blue economy made strides with the federal release of a new guide to critical seafloor minerals within U.S. waters for use in batteries, stainless steel and other manufacturing. Interior ...