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11:22:48 PM 2.2 earthquake strikes near Gilroy
KABC - Los Angeles,CA,USA

GILROY, CA -- The US Geological Survey is reporting an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 2.2 struck this morning near Gilroy. ... [more]

8:51:25 PM Grizzly bear kills 70-year-old walker just hours after it was tagged with
Daily Mail - UK - UK

Daily Mail A team from the US Geological Survey Department had been in the area as part of a research project on the bears. Park rangers with high powered rifles used ... [more]

7:29:43 PM Geologist investigates canyon carved in just three days in Texas flood
PhysOrg.com - Evergreen,VA,USA

According to a new analysis of the flood and its aftermath—performed by Michael Lamb, assistant professor of geology at the California Institute of ... [more]

7:29:43 PM Karzai: Japan gets priority in Afghan mining
Standard-Speaker - Hazleton,PA,USA

Geologists have known for decades about Afghanistan's vast deposits of iron, copper, cobalt and gold. The US Department of Defense this week put a nearly $1 ... [more]

1:44:33 PM Minerals find good news for Afghanistan
Longmont Daily Times-Call

Together with the US Geological Survey, the military announced discovery of huge deposits of minerals such as iron, copper and lithium. ... [more]

11:12:46 AM Afghanistan's new riches
Pakistan Dawn - Karachi,Pakistan

That is the price tag a report issued by the Pentagon and US Geological Survey put on Afghanistan's untapped mineral wealth some days ago. ... [more]

9:01:24 AM Next for Afghanistan, the Curse of Plenty?
New York Times - New York,NY,USA

It has long been known, geologists said, that Afghanistan has huge deposits of copper, iron, gold, cobalt and many other minerals, including lithium, .... [more]

9:01:24 AM BP PR: a tin ear?
Motley Fool

Hayward gained a first class geology degree from Aston University in Birmingham[1] followed by a PhD from the University of Edinburgh. ... [more]

9:01:24 AM China : Expert Hydropower Plant May Have Triggered Deadly Landslide in
HydroWorld - Kansas City,MO,USA

HydroWorld Fan Xiao, who is the chief engineer of the Regional Geology Investigation Team of the Sichuan Geology and Mineral Bureau, says hydropower construction in ... [more]

9:01:24 AM 'Mine of revenue' awaits minting
Times of India - India

Scientist and advisor to the department of geology and mining, SA Farooqui, said: ''Though it is still early for an exact estimate of the volumes, ... [more]

6:48:59 AM report on Afghan minerals a bid to keep allied nations intact
China View, Beijing, China

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) in a report released recently counted the war-torn Afghanistan's mineral deposits worth over one trillion which ... [more]

6:48:59 AM Methane is newest BP oil spill threat for Gulf of Mexico
HULIQ - Hickory,NC,USA

The “flow team” of the US Geological Survey estimates that 2900 cubit feet of methane gas is being released into the gulf waters with every barrel of oil. ... [more]

6:48:59 AM AMLM - demand for lithium in batteries is predicted to grow by 20% per year!
TMCnet (press release) - USA

According to the US Geological Survey (USGS) ,demand for lithium destined for battery usage is predicted to grow by 20% per year! ... [more]

6:48:59 AM Small quake rattles Sonoma County
KXTV - Sacramento,CA,USA

SONOMA COUNTY, CA - The US Geological Survey is reporting an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 2.1 struck this morning in Sonoma County. .... [more]

3:17:01 AM Estimated $1 trillion in the ground, but mining critics are concerned about
Duluth News Tribune

Duluth News Tribune What Duluth Metals has found is nothing short of earth-shattering for geologists — an estimated 900 million tons of copper, nickel, platinum and other ... [more]

3:17:01 AM Message to Obama on the Gulf Coast Guard
The People's Voice - Nashville,TN,USA

To further complicate things geologists using a GPS and Depth finder system have discovered a large gas bubble 15-20 miles across and tens of feet high .... [more]



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