Mining geologists work in all aspects of the mining industry, from exploration, to mine design, to evaluating ore quality, and to assisting in minimizing the impact of mining on the local environment.

While serving as the Nebraska Geological Society president, a U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center Huntsville geologist ...

A shortage of workers with the right skills risks undermining the installation of greener power sources.

Wildfires in Colorado, sand bars in California and ore deposits in Wyoming. Laboratory analysis, field work and computer models. Those are just a few of the research opportunities that await you when ...

Heather Macdonald was almost as happy as if she had found a kimberlite pipe. A kimberlite pipe is a rare geological formation that slowly churns diamonds up to the Earth’s surface. Macdonald, ...

Geologist Day, celebrated on the first Sunday in April each year since 1966, brings awareness to the critical work of scientists who study Earth and other planets' history, nature, materials and ...

It was 1968, and geologist John Bluemle was taking a good, hard look at what was beneath the rolling prairies of McLean County. What he found would rock McLean County's world: coal. Today, 35 years ...

Director Ranie Lynds will provide a presentation as part of the University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources ...

Five years after the 2018 Kilauea eruption, a new research project on the volcano will develop the most accurate model yet of its inner workings. That effort will come to fruition this month, said HVO ...