Geological Survey

American  

noun

1. U.S. Government. a division of the Department of the Interior, created in 1879, that studies the nation's water and mineral resources, makes topographic surveys, and classifies and leases public lands.

2. (lowercase) a systematic investigation of the geology of an area.

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Geological Survey British  

noun

1. a government-sponsored organization working in the field of geology, such as the US Geological Survey, the Geological Survey of India, or the Institute of Geological Sciences (UK)

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Example Sentences

Although the US has rare earth mineral reserves, just over 2% of global supply according to the US Geological Survey, it could take years to establish processing capabilities.

From BBC

Geological Survey—with none of that being mined currently.

From The Wall Street Journal

Overall, 25 of 34 minerals deemed "critical raw materials" by the European Commission are found in Greenland, including graphite, niobium and titanium, according to the 2023 Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland.

From BBC

Geological Survey, the University of California, Davis and the University of Colorado Boulder, and was published Jan. 15 in Science.

From Science Daily

The research was led by PhD student Matilda Boyce and involved scientists from UWA's School of Earth and Oceans, the University of Bristol, the Geological Survey of Western Australia, and Curtin University.

From Science Daily