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Geotimes
April 2006
Naomi Lubick |
Minerals Cut Again Again, the President's proposed budget for 2007 scuttled the USGS's Mineral Resources Program. The requested cuts affect the collection of data on everything from mineral formation to the extent of worldwide deposits of economic commodities.   |
Geotimes
December 2003
Sherlock et al. |
Bringing Sustainability to the People of Nunavut In Canada's newest and largest territory, successful development of mineral resources is the key to progress. |
Geotimes
April 2004
Naomi Lubick |
Minerals on the Line In January, President Bush delivered a blow to the geosciences with his proposed budget for fiscal year 2005, effectively cutting the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) by about $18 million. |
Geotimes
April 2003
Applegate & Baker |
Geosciences Again Look to Congress to Restore Cuts And we're off! The fiscal year 2004 appropriations process is underway, with one bright spot and several large challenges ahead for geoscientists. |
Geotimes
April 2006
Frank T. Manheim |
A New Look at Mining and the Environment: Finding Common Ground The current impasse between environmentalists and industry is unique among advanced nations. The U.S. conflict contrasts sharply with policy in Sweden, where a dynamic mining and mineral industry coexists with a strong national environmental commitment in a high-wage, strong economy. |
Geotimes
December 2003
Mike G.C. Wilson |
South Africa's Geological Gifts South Africa has a long and complex geological history which goes back some 3.7 billion years, and the country is blessed with an amazing array of mineral resources of various ages. South Africa ranks second only to the United States in variety of mineral commodities in the world. |
Geotimes
September 2004
Naomi Lubick |
Broadening horizons for students Snee Hall is home to Cornell University's Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. Since broadening its subject base in 2002, the department has greatly increased its number of majors. |
Geotimes
April 2004
Charles Groat |
A Celebration of 125 Years In the 125 years since its creation, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has provided the scientific information needed to make important decisions and safeguard society. |
Geotimes
October 2005
Jon L. Rau |
Teaching Urban Geology From the Bottom Up Middle- and High School-level textbooks do not contain sufficient geological data to illustrate interesting problems and natural hazards that are related to local geological urban settings, thus forcing teachers to do their own research. |
Geotimes
April 2005
Emery T. Cleaves |
Investing in Cooperative Water Research The Cooperative Water Program provides the foundation for adequate water monitoring and research. Water resource issues need greater visibility at the federal, state and local levels. |
Geotimes
January 2004 |
Energy & Resources Controversial Crandon copper-zinc deposit in Wisconsin sold... Mineral Resource of the Month: Lead... |
Geotimes
August 2004 |
Geomedia Geologic Wonders... Book Reviews: Geology and Health: Closing the Gap... Desert Heat -- Volcanic Fire... The Winelands of Britain: Past, Present, and Prospective... Terroir: The Role of Geology, Climate, and Culture in the Making of French Wines... etc. |
Chemistry World
January 2007
Victoria Gill |
Treasures From the Deep Mining companies are exploring underwater volcanic vents, hoping to extract metals such as gold and copper. Here is a look at the technical, environmental and political hurdles faced by these aquatic prospectors. |
Geotimes
March 2006
Naomi Lubick |
Patrick Leahy: Traversing Boundaries Since he stepped into the position of acting director of the USGS, Leahy has traveled widely and visited a variety of sites across the US and abroad, addressing the survey's many and varied activities. That variety reflects the evolving interests and career of this hydrologist-turned-manager. |
Geotimes
October 2006
Margaret Anne Baker |
Congress Weighs in on Geoscience Training Something must occur to help bridge this gap between potential geoscientific employees' interests and training, and actual job openings. Recent legislation would provide federal funds from outer continental shelf revenues to support these types of activities. |
Geotimes
October 2004
John F. Shroder Jr. |
Afghanistan Redux: Better Late Than Never Efforts by USGS to study the resources of Afghanistan that are necessary to help boost its economy have been far from straightforward since September 11, but at last are now under way. |
The Motley Fool
June 28, 2010
Jordan DiPietro |
Is There Hope for Australia's Mining Sector? Despite the RSPT, Australia's mining sector will continue to boom. |
Geotimes
March 2007
Steinmetz & Dickinson |
Data Preservation: Old Samples Produce New Knowledge The ability to preserve and maintain geoscience data and collections has not kept pace with the growing need for information. |
Geotimes
March 2003 |
Geomedia Relatively few people know that groundwater pumping affects streams, lakes, wetlands and springs. Robert Glennon's book, Water Follies, sets to turn this situation around... Magnetic anomaly map of North America by the North American Magnetic Anomaly Group |
Chemistry World
May 17, 2007
Victoria Gill |
Is Seafloor Mining Too Risky? An article highlighting the environmental risks posed by deep sea mining has been heavily criticized by a company currently exploring the potential of ocean mineral reserves. |
The Motley Fool
December 13, 2011
Travis Hoium |
Molycorp: A Look Back at 2011 Molycorp was hot to start the year, but it ends 2011 leaving many questions unanswered. |
The Motley Fool
August 3, 2011
Andrew Dominguez |
South African Gold Stocks: Is Nationalization a Threat? Could the extensive, multi-national South African mining industry face nationalization? |
Geotimes
July 2004 |
Digital Geologic Map of Virginia The Geologic Map of Virginia (1:500,000 scale) and its expanded explanation is now available in digital format from the Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy, Division of Mineral Resources. |
Geotimes
March 2004
Larry Kennedy |
Dim Prospects for Geosciences `05 Reflecting on my experiences as a congressional science fellow, here are my guesses regarding funding and policy decisions in 2004 that might have an impact on geoscience professionals. |
T.H.E. Journal
August 2003
Gaylord & Tolliver |
Sharing E-Learning Services: Former Rivals Improve Education While Stretching Dollars Technology makes strange bedfellows. Archrivals on the football field and steely competitors for Ohio's best students, we at The University of Akron and Kent State University are joining forces to share an e-learning infrastructure. |
The Motley Fool
October 15, 2010
Andrew Bond |
Opportunities Abound in Chile Chilean copper demand continues to remain strong as supply stays tight. |
Geotimes
December 2003 |
Geomedia On the Shelf for the Holidays... Books for the western traveler... |
Geotimes
September 2003
Jan Childress |
Jim Davis: Lessons from Josiah Whitney Jim Davis stepped down this summer from his position as California's state geologist. Davis describes with relish the experiences of California's first state geologist, Josiah Whitney. |
Geotimes
February 2004
Lubick & Sever |
Homeland security tops Bush budget, again As the pundits decry President Bush's latest deficit spending, the geosciences have taken a hit. |
Geotimes
March 2004
E-an Zen |
The Marriage of Geology and Philosophy This slim volume deals with the public role of earth science in contemporary society. What it has to say should concern not only public-minded earth scientists and those engaged in policy-making, but those who care about the relations between science and the humanities |
The Motley Fool
February 28, 2011
Travis Hoium |
3 Challenges for Rare Earth Mineral Stocks The headwinds for these rare earth mineral stocks may be getting stronger. |
Geotimes
February 2006 |
Budget Blues and Bonuses In his State of the Union Address, President Bush gave the public a sneak-peak at his funding priorities for fiscal year 2007 in the sciences: In a nutshell... Renewable resources, alternative energy shifts... Other basic research... etc. |
Geotimes
February 2005
Lubick & Sever |
An Austere Budget for 2006 The overall winners in the Bush administration's budget proposal for next year were, once again, the departments of Defense and Homeland Security. For science agencies, it was a mixed bag, with global observation systems faring well, but with research in energy resources taking some hard hits. |
Geotimes
September 2004 |
Geomedia Earthquakes, Climate Change and Reel Disasters... Geotimes on the Set... Glen Canyon Dammed: Inventing Lake Powell and the Canyon Country... Mapping Mining Impacts in Missouri... |
The Motley Fool
May 11, 2011
Travis Hoium |
On Time, On Budget at Molycorp Earnings missed expectations, but the real news is that Project Phoenix is on time and on budget. |
The Motley Fool
April 19, 2010
Toby Shute |
Do You Mind If We Mine? The friendliness of a jurisdiction can make all the difference to a mining venture, so don't overlook it. |
National Defense
July 2014 |
Readers Sound Off on Recent Stories Readers comment on how to fix defense acquisition and how much U. S. manufacturers need access to metals. |
Chemistry World
March 4, 2014
Rebecca Brodie |
Geological technique adapted to analyse Aboriginal Australian objects Australian scientists have used a device initially designed for the mining industry to analyze the mineral content of pigments on wooden objects of cultural significance. |
Geotimes
February 2007
Carolyn Gramling |
USGS Says no Hush Orders Given The U.S. Geological Survey is not muzzling scientists, agency officials say. |
The Motley Fool
January 17, 2012
Travis Hoium |
Molycorp Still Bullish on Rare-Earth Minerals Molycorp's CEO gives his reasons for optimism in the sector. |
Chemistry World
March 27, 2015
Rebecca Trager |
Sewage offers attractive source of precious metals Sewage sludge from water treatment plants contains precious metals like gold, silver and platinum, as well as industrial metals such as copper and zinc, researchers at the US Geological Survey have found. |
BusinessWeek
June 17, 2010
Smith et al. |
Afghan Mineral Wealth: No Easy Road for Westerners The Pentagon's projection of $1 trillion in Afghan mineral wealth turned heads, but it may be putting the hype in hypothetical. |
