News and Events

• New article in Earth (v. 54/10) reports how MRP geoscientists aid in the aftermath of environmental disasters
• New Web page: Minerals Use in Safety Applications in the Workplace
• Applied Geochemistry (v. 24/8) highlights geochemical studies of North American soils
• USGS Mineral Resources External Research Program—Fiscal Year 2010—Now Open
• Articles originally published in American Geological Institute’s (AGI) Geotimes column "Mineral Resource of the Month" now available on line.
• USGS announces recipients of 2009 Mineral Resources External Research Program Grant Awards
• New report—Thorium Deposits of the United States—Energy Resources for the Future?
• Mineral Commodity Summaries 2009 now available online
• New Web page discusses why minerals matter.
• Digital Geologic Map Compilation of Southern Brooks Range, Alaska, now available online
• 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 Program—Science Supporting Mineral Resource Stewardship - U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2007-3035
• 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
• Mineral Resources Program Five-Year Plan, 2006-2010
• The Lifecycle of a Mineral Deposit - A Teacher's Guide for Hands-On Mineral Education Activities
• Contributions to Industrial-Minerals Research
• Historical Statistics for Mineral Commodities in the United States