Geologic mapping has been one of the most fundamental mandates of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) since its establishment in 1879. Congress created the USGS to “classify the public lands and examine ...

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West Tennessee is at a turning point. New investment, new infrastructure and renewed public attention are reshaping conversations about Memphis and the surrounding region. Growth is no longer a dream; ...

The Troy Canyon gold-silver project is in the Grant Range of eastern Nye County, NV, approximately 150 km east of Tonopah. The project consists of 59 contiguous unpatented mineral claims covering 493 ...

PSI: A geologic mapping project using NASA spacecraft data offers new evidence that expansive lakes existed long ago on Mars. The research points to a series of sedimentary deposits consistent with ...