Geological Survey

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.

Geological Survey

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)

Example Sentences

Silver prices are also supported by concerns that the U.S. might include the metal in future tariff policies after adding it to the Geological Survey’s list of critical minerals last month, fueling significant inflows into the U.S. market.

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Geological Survey last week added copper to an expanded list of minerals it deems to be vital to America’s economy and national security.

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Since 2014, these have been used by the British Geological Survey to measure the temperature of the water, with the results potentially having huge implications for the city's 124,000 homes, and properties across the UK.

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The British Geological Survey is the oldest of its kind globally, and has called its work in Cardiff the world's largest survey of urban groundwater.

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Since 1900, northeastern Afghanistan has been hit by 12 quakes with a magnitude above 7, according to Brian Baptie, a seismologist with the British Geological Survey.

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