Wednesday, September 07, 2011

Local officials from Arizona & Utah call for mining in Arizona Strip

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A preliminary report in the St. George (Utah) News says the Economic Coalition of Five Counties and "the Arizona-Utah Coalition of Loc...
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Minority partner sought for Florence copper project.

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Curis Resources, the junior mining company, planning to build an in-situ copper mine in outside Florence, is considering selling a minority...
Tuesday, September 06, 2011

Sneak preview of report on economic impact of copper mining in Arizona

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The Arizona Mining Association is about to release a new report on the economic impact of copper [ right, native copper. Credit, USGS ] on A...

Topos for teachers

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AZGS is making surplus topographic maps available to teachers at no cost for class room teaching uses. Sets of 20+ maps can be picked up a...

ASU camera captures sharpest images ever of Apollo landing sites

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ASU's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiting Camera has captured the most detailed photos ever of the Apollo 12, 14, and 17 landing sites. "...
Monday, September 05, 2011

Sci-Tech Festival shaping up for Centennial

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The Arizona Science & Tech Festival is shaping up to be a center-piece of the Arizona Centennial in 2012. The Festival "will colla...

Tunneling under Lake Mead

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Las Vegas is digging a 1,500 foot long tunnel, 600 feet below ground through bedrock to suck water from Lake Mead, in case the lake level...
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Arizona Minerals Yearbook 2007 released

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The advance release copy of Volume 2 of the USGS Mineral Yearbook 2007 [ right ] arrived recently and is available online. There is a cha...

Gold and silver recover, but where next?

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Gold has just pushed back over $1,900 an ounce this morning, recovering most of the $150 drop of the past weeks but where does it go next? ...

Geo books and journals sought for Mexico universities

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Tucson-based geologist Peter Megaw has led local efforts through the Tucson Gem & Mineral Society for many years to collect geology text...

Using fossil leaves to track ancient climates

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The University of Arizona is the world center for using tree rings to understand ancient environments. Now, a new process at UA using foss...
Sunday, September 04, 2011

Water resources report due in October

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The latest issue of the Arizona Hydrologic Society is out and AHS Corporate Board President Alan Dulaney offers insights in his column on ...

Arizona coal production up 3.7% in 2010

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Arizona's coal production in 2010 was up 3.7% over 2009 to 7.8 million tons, reversing a decline from 8.2 tons in 2006, according to...
Saturday, September 03, 2011

State Lands says Florence Copper project is "no substantial threat" to the environment

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The Arizona State Land Department has found that the proposed Florence Copper Project presents "no substantial threat" to the en...
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NASA's Desert RATS back in Arizona

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NASA's Desert RATS (Research and Technology Studies) Team is back in the field in northern Arizona for a multi-week test of astronau...

Forensics geology

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Forensic geology is becoming a well established field of research and practice. "The International Union of Geological Sciences (I...

Public input sought on mining in N. Arizona

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A meeting in St. George Utah, next Wednesday will take public input on the withdrawal from mineral exploration and development of nearly...

Freeport talks about its economic impacts in Arizona

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"In 2010, Freeport-McMoRan had a total estimated impact of $2.1 billion to Arizona. Within our Southern Arizona counties, Freeport-...
Thursday, September 01, 2011

Flagstaff Festival of Science

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A heads up that the Flagstaff Festival of Science gets underway Sept. 23 with a 7pm lecture by former astronaut Dr. John Grunsfeld, now ...

Declining precipitation in the West

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An article in JAWRA, Journal of the American Water Resources Association, was reviewed by jfleck at inkstain , who reports that data poin...