Project Grant A19AP00232

The New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology will receive $244,370 through a Cooperative Agreement awarded by the United States Geological Survey under the Earth Mapping Resources Initiative program (CFDA 15.073) to characterize critical mineral endowments in mine waste sites in New Mexico. The two-year project will assess mine waste at the Copper Flat, Black Hawk, and Carlisle Center mining districts for their potential to contain critical minerals. Deliverables will include maps of mine...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) under the Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (CFDA 15.073) provides $659,891 to the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology to conduct a geochemical reconnaissance of potential Mo-W deposits in the southwestern United States. The key deliverables include: A geochemical database and datasets from sampling prospective deposits in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California to assess critical mineral potential,...

The Navajo Nation Tribal Government received a $1,661,155 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) under the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Reclamation Program (CFDA 15.252). The grant funding will support the tribe's efforts to reclaim eligible abandoned coal mining lands and address associated environmental and safety hazards within their jurisdiction. Key activities include closing dangerous mine openings, treating acid...

This Cooperative Agreement was awarded by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), part of the Department of the Interior, under the Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (CFDA 15.073) program. The $660,018 award will fund a project to reanalyze existing National Uranium Resource Evaluation (NURE) sediment samples from the Colorado Plateau region using modern geochemical methods. The goal is to provide updated data that can support regional mineral resource assessments and geological studies,...

This Project Grant award of $1,422,067 from the Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) under the Regulation of Surface Coal Mining and Surface Effects of Underground Coal Mining program (CFDA 15.250) supports the Navajo Nation Tribal Government in administering and enforcing its approved regulatory program for surface coal mining activities. The grant funds will be used to cover the costs necessary to carry out the approved regulatory program,...

This federal Project Grant award from the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) provides $340,981 in funding to the Hopi Tribe to administer and enforce the tribe's approved regulatory program for surface coal mining operations under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA). The funding will support activities such as permitting, inspection, environmental monitoring, and enforcement of environmental standards for coal mining on Hopi tribal lands. This award...

This federal Project Grant award provided by the Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) under the Regulation of Surface Coal Mining and Surface Effects of Underground Coal Mining program (CFDA 15.250) will fund the Navajo Nation Tribal Government's administration and enforcement of its approved regulatory program for surface coal mining operations. The $1,420,967 grant, awarded on August 1, 2024, supports activities to comply with federal...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (CFDA 15.073) provides $318,535.57 in funding to the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (New Mexico Tech) to conduct the following activities over a 2-year period from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2026: Inventory approximately 100 mine waste sites (mills, tailings, slags, and smelters) across New Mexico and populate a USGS USMIN ArcGIS Pro database with the location data....

The Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey Office of Acquisitions and Grants awarded a $626,046 Cooperative Agreement under the Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (CFDA 15.073) to the University of Illinois. The project, titled "Critical Minerals in and Around the Upper Mississippi Valley Zn-Pb District", aims to geologically map and characterize the Upper Mississippi Valley Zn-Pb district in Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin. The key activities include mapping historic mines,...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (CFDA 15.073), is funding a 2-year project focused on inventorying and characterizing mine waste materials in New Mexico. The $344,088 award to the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology will be used to: 1) Inventory and document the location of at least 120 mine waste features in New Mexico, including mills, tailings, slags, and ore stockpiles, and populate a...