Earth MRI Acquisitions Viewer [#USGS]
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https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/emri/ <-- shared online mapping resource
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https://www.usgs.gov/special-topics/earth-mri <-- shared #USGS #EarthMRI home page
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[wonderful #USGS #fedscience work!]
"Earth MRI is modernizing mapping of the Nation's surface and subsurface. We deliver high-quality data needed to understand our Nation's geology, find new critical and other mineral resources, and inform decisions about how the Nation will meet its evolving needs..."
#criticalminerals #criticalmineralsdata #hyperspectral #geologicmapping #resourceassessments #GIS #spatial #mapping #geology #opendata #minerals #mining #technology #EarthMRI #MRI #MappingResourceInitiative
@USGS
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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#geophysics #remotesensing #earthobservation #airborne #mapping #spatial #criticalminerals #colorado #geology #structuralgeology #Colorado #USA #EarthMRI #SouthernColorado #geologicdata #geologicmapping #geochemistry #igneous #survey #geophysicalsurvey #economic #economy #mineral #mineralresources
@CPR @USGS @NV5
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.

NASA Science

@[email protected]

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"...#USGS’s #EarthMappingResourcesInitiative, or #EarthMRI...
USGS has already made the
"...discovery of rocks that are rich in #RareEarth elements near
#PenningtonMountain..." in Northern #Maine.

Last year, the #USGS "... released a new list of 50 mineral commodities critical to the U.S. #economy and #NationalSecurity after an extensive multi-agency assessment."

The list gives short explanation of why the...