USGS Looking at Mining Waste for Critical Minerals

May 14, 2025--Written by Daniel Graeber for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--States are called on to compete for $5 million in support funding to find critical minerals in mining waste, the U.S. federal government said.The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said its state counterparts could compete for funding through the Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (Earth MRI) program. The initiative, in place since 2018, was supported further by executive action this year to ensure the United S