AZGS' Open-File Report 'Directory of Active Mines in Arizona: FY2021' documents 433 active, full-time mines or development projects in the state of Arizona. Mines come in all shapes and sizes, from small sand and gravel operations providing materials for local road maintenance and construction to the large open-pit copper mines, such as Morenci and Ray.
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We are heartbroken by the news that Paul John Umhoefer (Ph.D.) passed away on November 24, 2021, in Flagstaff, AZ, at the age of 66.
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UArizona geoscientists engaged in post-wildfire impact on geologic processes impacting geomorphology.
Free online resources served by the Arizona Geological Survey.
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A fresh, holistic Grand Canyon Stratigraphy.
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Geologic strip map from Kingman to Bill Williams Mountain, Arizona.
New geologic map of rare oceanic peridotite exposure at Cemetery Ridge in southwestern Arizona by Jon Spencer and Gordon Haxel.
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Extensive ground fractures damage U.S. 191 in Cochise County.
Rebooting AZ Geology newsletter
LiDAR data can improve sinkhole identification on the densely forested Walhalla Plateau of northern Arizona.
A review of 100 years of paleontology research at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona.
Arizona surges to the top of mining jurisdictions worldwide.
Fossil track-way discovered in the Moenkopi Formation, Flagstaff, Arizona.
HB 2037 reinforces the position of the AZGS as a research unit situated in the UArizona, with funding provided by annual appropriation from the state general fund.
A history of the Christmas Mine, Gila County, Arizona
NPS releases a 100-page, illustrated report detailing the geologic resources of the Tonto National Monument of central Arizona.
