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Newly Released Map Reveals the Largest Gold Reserves in the U.S.—Some States Striking It Rich

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 ...
GPS World

USGS publishes digital geologic map of Alaska

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, ...
NBC Los Angeles

This new USGS map shows where damaging earthquakes are most likely in the U.S.

Nearly all of California has a more than 95% chance of a damaging earthquake in the next century, a new United States Geological Survey map shows. The new USGS National Seismic Hazard Model released ...
Newsweek

USGS Wants to Help America Mine Asteroids, the Moon and Mars Ahead of Global Cosmic Gold Rush

There is big money floating around space—so much so we could be on the brink of a cosmic gold rush, with nations across the globe all hoping to cash in. Now, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has said ...