News and Events
- New Web page discusses why minerals matter.
- Digital Geologic Map Compilation of Southern Brooks Range, Alaska, now available online
- New study shows declines in domestic production for construction materials in first quarter of 2008.
- USGS announces recipients of 2008 Mineral Resources External Research Program grant awards
- USGS announces release of the “Preliminary Nonfuel Mineral Resource Assessment of Afghanistan 2007”
Open File Report 2007-1214 - RSS feed for minerals periodicals is now available
- Links to New Study on Critical Minerals and the U.S. Economy cosponsored by MRP
- U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Resources External Research Program (MRERP) 2007 Recipients
- U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program—Science Supporting Mineral Resource Stewardship - U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2007-3035
- 2007 USGS Mineral Resources External Research Program Update
- Mineral Resources Program FY2006 Accomplishments
- Mineral Commodity Summaries 2007 now available online [PDF file, 1.6 MB]
- Mineral Resource Assessment of Selected Areas in Clark and Nye Counties, Nevada
- USGS Mineral Resources Program—Supporting Stewardship of America's Natural Resources
U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1289
Released: 8/9/2006
As part of the National Research Council's 2003 review of the USGS Mineral Resources Program (MRP), a recommendation was made that MRP document the contributions and past impacts of resource assessments and other program work products. In response to the recommendation, USGS Circular 1289 was published. - Recycled Cell Phones—A Treasure Trove of Valuable Metals
- USGS Announces Mineral Research Grants
Released: 6/5/2006
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) announces the recipients of the third year of the Mineral Resources External Research Program, a grant and/or cooperative agreement opportunity designed to support minerals research. - Value of Nation's Mineral Production Still on the Rise in 2005
- Mineral Resources Program Five-Year Plan, 2006-2010
- The Lifecycle of a Mineral Deposit - A Teacher's Guide for Hands-On Mineral Education Activities
- New Geochemical Data for the Coeur d'Alene-Spokane River System, Idaho and Washington
- Contributions to Industrial-Minerals Research
- Historical Statistics for Mineral Commodities in the United States
- Studies by the U.S. Geological Survey in Alaska, 2004