Project Grant G11AP20035

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) awarded a $241,301 Cooperative Agreement to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MODNR) under the Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (CFDA 15.073) program. The two-year project will inventory the location, geology, and resource potential of existing mine waste within the state of Missouri. Key activities include compiling geospatial data, conducting field work and sampling at the Pea Ridge tailings impoundment, and analyzing samples at the USGS. The...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (CFDA 15.073) provides $211,463 to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MODNR) to investigate mine waste characterization in the Old Lead Belt District of Missouri. Over the 2-year project period from September 2024 to August 2026, MODNR will conduct field work and sampling of chat piles at the Bonne Terre, National, and Rivermines sites to determine the critical...

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), through the National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program (CFDA 15.814), awarded a $222,137 project grant to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MODNR). This 2-year grant (9/1/2024 - 8/31/2026) will support the following key activities: Priority 1: MODNR will create digital archives, including photographs and metadata, for 3,000 boxes of geological core samples stored in the Missouri Geological Survey (MGS) repository. This will...

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MODNR) was awarded a $330,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (CFDA 15.073) program. The grant supports MODNR's bedrock geologic mapping, petrographic analysis, and geochemical sampling activities in the western and central St. Francois Mountains region of Missouri. This work aims to better characterize the igneous rock units, sedimentary facies, and mineral resource potential,...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (CFDA 15.073), provides $549,995 to conduct a regional geochemical survey of the Mississippi Valley-Type Tri-State mining district located in Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma. The Missouri Geological Survey (MGS), Kansas Geological Survey (KGS), and Oklahoma Geological Survey (OGS) will collaborate to collect up to 500 geological samples, analyze them for critical mineral...

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MoDNR) has been awarded a $313,910 National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program (CFDA 15.814) grant from the U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior. Under this 3-year project grant, MoDNR will: 1) Create digital scans and metadata for 800 unpublished geological data files, update the National Digital Catalog metadata to national standards, and improve access and usage of the data; 2) Purchase a petrographic slide scanner;...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (CFDA 15.810) provides $613,653.00 to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) to conduct geologic mapping and research projects across Mississippi. The key deliverables include: Surficial geologic maps, cross-sections, and databases for the Redwood, Vicksburg East, and Vicksburg West quadrangles in Warren and Issaquena Counties. Surficial and...

This $107,139 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Geological Survey's Earthquake Hazards Program (CFDA 15.807) will fund a collaborative research project between Montana Technological University and the Wyoming State Geological Survey. The project aims to investigate the geometry and slip rate of the East Gallatin-Reese Creek fault system, a 40-km-long, Quaternary-active normal fault system in northwest Yellowstone National Park. Key activities include mapping fault scarps, measuring fault...

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has awarded a $231,928 Cooperative Agreement under the USGS Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808) to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological Survey. This award will fund geologic mapping to produce a new 1:62,500 scale bedrock topography map of Clark County, Ohio. The project involves collecting 897 new geophysical data stations to better characterize the elevation of the buried bedrock surface, which will be used to...

This $1,115,880 federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (CFDA 15.810) will support a 12-month geologic mapping project in Illinois from September 2024 to September 2025. The primary recipient, the University of Illinois, will conduct bedrock and surficial geology mapping in several priority regions across the state, including Northwest Illinois, the Quad Cities, Greater Chicago, the Wabash Valley, and...