BISMARCK, North Darkota : A large and valuable deposit of high-grade germanium, a scarce silicon-like mineral used to make semiconductors and fiber optic cables, has been uncovered by an Australian company.
A conference on Geosciences and Geological surveys was organized by Ministry of Mines with the secretaries of the State Departments of Geology and Mining here today.
MOSCOW - A strong earthquake hit the Lake Baikal area of eastern Siberia on Wednesday, triggering panic, but there were no immediate signs of casualties or major damage, officials said.Russian news agencies ...
CORVALLIS, Ore. Oregon State University scientists have completed a new analysis of an earthquake fault line that extends some 200 miles off the southern and central Oregon coast that they say is more active ...
A strong earthquake has shaken central Peru, causing people to flee buildings in the jungle city of Pucallpa but inflicting no major damage.
Canada to map resources in Arctic for development TORONTO - Canada plans to map energy and mineral resources in its Arctic region in a bid to encourage development and assert its sovereignty in the far north, ...
A minor earthquake on 23 August measuring 3.0 on the Richter scale in Bangladesh's Chittagong and Rangamati hill districts has sparked fears of a more devastating quake and prompted concerns about preparedness.
A POWERFUL 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck at sea off the Indonesian island of Java today, triggering a tsunami warning which was lifted after an hour.
A strong earthquake shook central Indonesia on Tuesday, causing tall buildings in the capital to sway and briefly prompting a tsunami alert, authorities and witnesses said.
The flights give the scientists a remarkable vantage point from which to study landslides on the mountain MICHAEL MILSTEIN State geologists teamed with the Civil Air Patrol over the weekend on reconnaissance ...
The U.S. Geological Survey says a 6.3-magnitude earthquake has hit China's western region of Tibet.
U.S. scientists say they have discovered ancient bacteria that relied on arsenic, rather than water, to grow during photosynthesis.
Housing prices are up 16.5 percent from last year. Time to sell a house - less than one month.
The month of August is known for more than the northern hemisphere's hottest, most sultry days of summer.
When the Milltown Dam was breached in March, it was hailed as a major step in the cleanup of the nation's largest Superfund complex.
A new Web site is under construction to be a Wisconsin geologic Wikipedia of sorts, with user-generated content about rock exposures, fossils, sinkholes and more across the state.
The U.S. Geological Survey reported a small earthquake near Hardy in northeast Arkansas.
In the 1980s, Houston wildcatter George Mitchell drilled the first well into the Barnett Shale formation that stretches through north and central Texas.
You can't trust the sun, Randall Parker notes, because the sun is not a reliable supplier of light radiation : A stalagmite in a West Virginia cave has yielded the most detailed geological record to date on ...
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