Critical mineral deposits of the United States (ver. 3.0, September 2026)
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (Earth MRI)
- License
- Public domain
- Commercial
- Yes
- Format
- Shapefile
- Coverage
- United States (study regions by state)
- Last updated
- Added to findgis 31 Oct 2026 · Update frequency Irregular
Tags
The September 2026 edition supports new geologic mapping aimed at domestic exploration and production of critical minerals.
Source and attribution
- Publisher
- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (Earth MRI)
- License
- Public domain
- Commercial use
- Yes
- Attribution required
- No
- Modification allowed
- See publisher
- Redistribution allowed
- See publisher
- Share-alike
- No
- Region
- United StatesUS
- Type
- Vector
- Download
- critical_mineral_deposits_v3.zip (ZIP, 272 KB)critical_mineral_deposits_all_tables_v3.xlsx (XLSX, 455 KB)States_StudyRegions.zip (ZIP, 11.2 MB)
- Extent
- -179.217.6-64.571.4West, south, east, north. Approximate region extent.
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