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## Interior Department releases final 2025 List of Critical Minerals

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National News Release

## USGS supports 13 states in joint work on critical minerals in mine waste
### States get boost to characterize and inventory minerals from former and active mines

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Featured Story

## Landsat at Work: USGS Informing Domestic Lithium Development

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## USGS Unveils New National Geologic Map
### A Comprehensive, Interactive Web Tool for Understanding the Nation's Geology

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##### Great Sitkin

ORANGE - WATCH

2025-11-14 20:50:18 (UTC)

Volcano

##### Shishaldin

YELLOW - ADVISORY

2025-11-14 20:50:18 (UTC)

Volcano

##### Kilauea

ORANGE - WATCH

2025-11-14 19:43:05 (UTC)

Volcano

##### Ahyi Seamount

YELLOW - ADVISORY

2025-11-14 00:05:59 (UTC)

Earthquake

##### Magnitude 3.83

3 km SE of San Ramon, CA

2025-11-09 17:38:45 (UTC)

Pager Alert Level: Gray (Null)

MMI: IV (Light Shaking) 9.2 km

Earthquake

##### Magnitude 6.4

121 km E of Yamada, Japan

2025-11-09 08:54:37 (UTC)

Pager Alert Level: Green

MMI: IV (Light Shaking) 10.0 km

Earthquake

##### Magnitude 6.8

126 km E of Yamada, Japan

2025-11-09 08:03:38 (UTC)

Pager Alert Level: Green

MMI: V (Moderate Shaking) 10.0 km

Earthquake

##### Magnitude 6.3

22 km WSW of Khulm, Afghanistan

2025-11-02 20:29:02 (UTC)

Pager Alert Level: Orange

MMI: VII (Very Strong Shaking) 28.0 km

Earthquake

##### Magnitude 5.4

48 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska

2025-10-30 17:33:15 (UTC)

Pager Alert Level: Green

MMI: V (Moderate Shaking) 23.6 km

Earthquake

##### Magnitude 6.4

Banda Sea

2025-10-28 14:40:18 (UTC)

Pager Alert Level: Green

MMI: IV (Light Shaking) 142.0 km

Earthquake

##### Magnitude 6

4 km ESE of Sındırgı, Turkey

2025-10-27 19:48:29 (UTC)

Pager Alert Level: Yellow

MMI: VIII (Severe Shaking) 8.0 km

Earthquake

##### Magnitude 6.5

162 km E of Beauséjour, Guadeloupe

2025-10-27 12:38:40 (UTC)

Pager Alert Level: Green

MMI: IV (Light Shaking) 9.0 km

Earthquake

##### Magnitude 5.9

2 km SW of Quepos, Costa Rica

2025-10-22 03:57:09 (UTC)

Pager Alert Level: Green

MMI: V (Moderate Shaking) 42.1 km

Science Explorer

# The leader in Critical Minerals

***The U.S. Geological Survey leads national efforts to map mineral resources and analyze the supply chains needed to drive the U.S. economy and national security.*** The efforts include analyzing global supply chain risks, mineral needs for domestic industry and defense, and future production capacity. The USGS also partners with state geological surveys, private companies, universities and federal agencies in its efforts to identify new mineral resources below ground and in old mine tailings and energy wastes.

Learn More

What are Critical Minerals?#### What are Critical Minerals?

Where are critical minerals?#### Where are critical minerals?

Meet the National Minerals Information Center#### Meet the National Minerals Information Center

USGS Mapping in Action#### USGS Mapping in Action

Minerals from China#### Minerals from China

Interactive Mineral Commodity Data#### Interactive Mineral Commodity Data

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One of our primary functions is to provide quality scientific information to the public through our various products.

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Publications#### Publications

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# Real-time Data Information

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Landsat#### Landsat

National Water Dashboard#### National Water Dashboard

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# Science for a Changing World

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