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  <dc:contributor>Benjamin J. Drenth</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>Anne E. McCafferty</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>Anjana K. Shah</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>David A. Ponce</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>James V. Jones III</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>V. J. Grauch</dc:contributor>
  <dc:creator>Warren C. Day</dc:creator>
  <dc:date>2019</dc:date>
  <dc:description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;New detailed mapping of the geologic resources of the Nation &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;has the potential to significantly close the gap in the essential &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;data needed to fuel a modern era of economic development and &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;technological innovation, while at the same time dramatically &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;enhancing our understanding of the fundamental way geology &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;impacts everyday life, from the domestic critical mineral resources &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;that are necessary for modern technology and the economy, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;to domestic energy and water resources, geologic hazards, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;agriculture, and other pressing needs. The U.S. Geological Survey &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;established the Earth Resources Mapping Initiative (Earth MRI) to &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;address the shortfall in geologic, geophysical, and elevation data &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;with sufficient detail to support evaluation of regions in the United &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;States that have potential to host critical mineral resources. The &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;new effort is a collaboration with the Association of American &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;State Geologists, who are providing new detailed geologic maps &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;and making available online archived data and information related &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;to critical mineral resources. The geophysical and lidar surveys &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;are being contracted through industry specialists to assure that &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;high-quality data are available to the public. This article provides &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;an overview of the Earth MRI effort with discussions on the initial &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;geophysical surveys funded for areas that have known potential &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;for rare earth element resources. Subsequent projects are being &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;designed to address areas that may host other critical mineral &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;resources.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</dc:description>
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  <dc:language>en</dc:language>
  <dc:publisher>Association of American State Geologists</dc:publisher>
  <dc:title>The US Geological Survey’s Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (Earth MRI)—Providing framework geologic, geophysical, and elevation data to the nation’s critical mineral-bearing regions</dc:title>
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