Why Is The Federal Government Spending Millions On Aerial Geological Mapping In Southern Colorado?
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https://www.cpr.org/2025/11/19/geological-survey-earth-mri-colorado-minerals/ <-- shared media article
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https://www.usgs.gov/earth-mapping-resources-initiative-earth-mri <-- shared (USGS) Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (Earth MRI) entry page
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https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/emri/#3/40/-96 <-- shared Earth MRI web map(s)
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https://www.usgs.gov/centers/gggsc <-- shared USGS Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center entry page
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https://mrdata.usgs.gov/earthmri/data-acquisition/project.php?f=html&pid=1071 <-- shared USGS Colorado Alkaline Igneous Belt Survey report
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https://www.usgs.gov/programs/mineral-resources-program/science/what-are-critical-minerals-0 <-- shared final 2025 #DOI / #USGS report on list of critical minerals
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NASA Flights Map Critical Minerals From Skies Above Western US - Technology Used To Chart Other Worlds Is Revealing Minerals In The American West That Are Critical To The Country’s Renewable Energy Future.
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https://science.nasa.gov/earth/nasa-flights-map-critical-minerals-from-skies-above-western-us/ <-- shared technical article
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https://popo.jpl.nasa.gov/mmgis-aviris/?mission=GEMx <-- shared GEMx data collection portal
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