The Interior secretary frequently talks about an idea that he says could help tackle the national debt crisis.

Michigan Potash is among mining projects fast-tracked for permitting by the Trump administration. Here's what to know.

A mysterious island once hidden beneath the ocean is now rising to the surface, revealing secrets locked away for millions of ...

Interior Department officials are considering scaling back the boundaries of national monuments in the West to encourage ...

The African Union says solid geological data is crucial for mining growth. It helps launch exploration programs and cuts investment risks. Nigeria wants to tap into $700 billion in mining resources to ...

The Wyoming State Geological Survey, in partnership with the U.S. Geological Survey, will conduct a high-resolution airborne ...

The latest version of the Chinese geospatial platform, released on Earth Day, which fell on Tuesday this year, supplemented ...

Representative Kathy Castor (D-FL) has introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to improve the U.S. Geological Survey's ...

China has tremendous power over the rare earths market. The country has the biggest mines, producing 270,000 metric tons (297 ...

Geologic mapping, the report emphasizes, is a scientific process. Every map is the result of hypothesis testing, data ...

Delaware Senator Chris Coons along with Senators John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Todd Young, (R-IN) and John Cornyn (R-TX) have introduced the Finding Opportunities for Resource Exploration Act – the ...