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Assessment for Potential of Undiscovered Mineral Deposits

CRMRSC research supports the Mineral Resources Program goals of providing the Nation with up-to-date quantitative assessments of the potential for undiscovered mineral deposits, including studies focused on understanding the life-cycle of mineral deposits.

Current Projects

• Mauritania
• Updated National Mineral Resource Assessments - Planning Phase

Completed Projects

• Sustainable Development of Industrial Minerals
  
  • Natural Aggregate Resources of the Front Range
  • Front Range Infrastructure Resources Project
• LifeCycles of MVT Deposits
• Metallogenic Evolution of Mesoproterozoic Sedimentary Rocks in Idaho and Montana
• Metallogeny of the Great Basin Project
• Metals in Basinal Brines and Petroleum
• Regional Fluid Flow and Basin Modeling in Northern Alaska
• Secular Trends in Ore-Forming Processes Through Earth History
• Syngenetic Massive Sulfide Deposits in Alaska Project