A quiet revolution is unfolding beneath the American West. In 2025, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) released a new geological map that doesn’t just update our understanding of where gold lies—it ...
USGS released its most detailed national geologic map, offering layered views of geology beneath the Earth’s surface across the lower 48 states. The Cooperative National Geologic Map integrates data ...
A new digital geologic map of Alaska is being released today, providing land users, managers and scientists geologic information for the evaluation of land use in relation to resource extraction, ...