A U.S. Geological Survey-led study discovered a very promising brine deposit - between 5 and 19 million tons of lithium reserves in Arkansas.

For the first time, scientists have observed a subduction zone – the place where one tectonic plate dives beneath another – actively breaking apart. The research offers a rare, high-resolution look at ...

Before the federal government shut down on Wednesday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said it would team up with Mountain West states to study mine waste for critical minerals. Trump administration ...