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NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF GEOLOGY & MINREAL RESOURCES: Bureau Scientists in the News
Several New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources researchers have recently been featured on news shows or podscasts.
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NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES: Rio Grande Records past Climate Cycles
A collaborative study between researchers in New Mexico Tech’s (NMT) Earth and Environmental Science Department and the New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources provided new age estimates for Rio Grande terraces near Socorro, New Mexico that indicate relationships between river dynamics and climate cycles.
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NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES: Animas River Study Finds No Evidence of Groundwater Contamination from Gold King Mine Spill
A recent study conducted by the New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources found no evidence of groundwater contamination along the Animas River from the 2015 Gold King Mine Spill or historic acid mine drainage in the upper part of the watershed.
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NEW MEXICO BUREAU GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES: NMT Signs Agreement with Navajo Tech to Deploy Water Purification Systems, Bureau to Partner on Project
New Mexico Tech and Navajo Technological University signed an historic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Tuesday, Sept. 22, to collaborate on a water purification system on the reservation, paving the way for future cooperative projects.
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NEW MEXICO BUREAU GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES: Bureau Staff Support NMT Students During COVID-19
New Mexico Bureau of Geology staff continue to support New Mexico Tech’s (NMT) educational mission by modifying their courses to accommodate the precautions necessary to minimize the risk of COVID-19 transmission while providing world-class student instruction.
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NEW MEXICO BUREAU GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES: New Ore Deposits and Critical Minerals Research group lands U.S. Department of Energy grant
New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources Economic Geologist and Assistant Professor in New Mexico Tech’s Earth and Environmental Science Department Dr. Alexander Gysi was granted $895,603 from the Department of Energy (DOE) to study fundamental chemical properties of rare earth elements in hydrothermal fluids using a combination of laboratory experiments and numerical modeling.
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NEW MEXICO BUREAU GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES: Petroleum group investigates Permian Basin injected waters/stratigraphy
The Bureau of Geology’s petroleum group received multiple grants from the New Mexico Oil Conservation Division (OCD) to support research into injected produced water disposal and stratigraphy in the Permian Basin in southeastern New Mexico.
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NEW MEXICO BUREAU GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES: New hires appointed to adjunct positions with E&ES
Newly hired members of the Mapping Program Dr. Kevin Hobbs and Dr. Jacob Thacker received adjunct appointments in the Earth and Environmental Science Department (E&ES) at New Mexico Tech.
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NEW MEXICO BUREAU GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES: Aquifer Mapping Program modeling Delaware Basin aquifers
The Bureau of Geology’s Aquifer Mapping Program is partnering with the New Mexico Oil Conservation Division (OCD) to produce three-dimensional maps of aquifer systems in the Delaware Basin in southeastern New Mexico.
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NEW MEXICO BUREAU GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES: Bureau scientist presents at virtual Goldschmidt conference
Bureau Economic Geologist and New Mexico Tech Assistant Professor in the Earth and Environmental Science Department Dr. Alexander Gysi presented a talk at this year’s virtual Goldschmidt Conference.
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NEW MEXICO BUREAU GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES: New Economic Geologist Joins Bureau/NMT
Dr. Alexander Gysi joins both the New Mexico Bureau of Geology (NMBG) and New Mexico Tech’s (NMT) Earth and Environmental Science Department (E&ES) as an Economic Geologist and Assistant Professor.
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NEW MEXICO BUREAU GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES: Bureau to hold virtual Rockin’ Around New Mexico
Calling all teachers! The New Mexico Bureau of Geology will host the 24th Annual Rockin’ Around New Mexico workshop virtually from July 6-10.
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NEW MEXICO BUREAU GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES: NMT and Bureau collaborate on CarbonSAFE initiative
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (NMT) is receiving approximately $17.5 million of U.S. Department of Energy funding and additional $4.5 million cost share to study a geological storage complex located in northwest New Mexico.
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NEW MEXICO BUREAU GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES: New hydrogeologist/GIS specialist joins Aquifer Mapping Program
The New Mexico Bureau of Geology’s Aquifer Mapping Program is excited to welcome new hydrogeologist and Geographic Information System (GIS) specialist Amanda Doherty. Amanda joins the program with a background in hydrogeochemistry and environmental consulting.
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NEW MEXICO BUREAU GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES: Bureau awarded USGS data preservation grant
The Bureau of Geology received a grant from the United States Geological Survey’s (USGS) National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program to support a wide range of data preservation activities.
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NEW MEXICO BUREAU GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES: Bureau secures USGS grant to help fund Groundwater Monitoring Network
The Bureau of Geology received a grant from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to continue providing data to the National Ground-Water Monitoring Network. This is the fourth year the Bureau has received this award.