Elizabeth V
@geolizzy.bsky.social
Ore Deposit geologist turned SAHM. I love rocks and books. Loves sustainable mining and hates coal.
In Nevada, there is a company claiming to have the the largest tungsten deposit in the US and they want NASA to hand over land they use to calibrate satellites for “national security” so they can mine it. www.mining.com/largest-us-t...
Largest US tungsten discovery hits NASA roadblock
A Financial Times report shows that 3 Proton Lithium’s Nevada discovery could reshape US supply if it can overcome NASA land restrictions
mining.com
Continuing the tradition of having to be reminded it’s my wedding anniversary by my mother-in-law
Absolutely insane footage of rock avalanches currently sweeping across the entire south face of the Matterhorn, as filmed from Cervinia! 🔥😱 📽️ Via @meteovalledosta
Ongoing crisis in Northwest Arctic Borough. Outstanding reporting from Desiree Hagen at KOTZ, Kotzebue: "Ambler, a Northwest Arctic community of about 270 people, has been without water or sewer for more than five months." #Alaska #AlaskaSky @napaaqtuk.bsky.social www.kotz.org/kotz-local-n...
Ambler has gone 5 months without water and sewer. Fixes could take months.
According to the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, about 85 percent of Ambler's main water lines are cracked, unable to hold pressure, and require replacement.
kotz.org
Did everyone see @janinekrippner.bsky.social explaining volcanoes for Encylopedia Britannica? www.britannica.com/video/what-a...
Volcanologist Janine Krippner Explains the Science Behind Volcanoes and Lava Flow | Britannica
Volcanologist Janine Krippner dives into the details.
britannica.com
Cursed liars. Our precious lands (sacred to many tribes, and to me) are being sold off for short-term profits. I've "recreated" and taught on these lands for years (gift article from The New York Times). www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/c...
Documents Undercut Trump’s Claims About Bears Ears National Monument (Gift Article)
President Trump said recreation in Bears Ears National Monument was virtually impossible. Documents reviewed by The New York Times show officials knew otherwise.
nytimes.com
Feeling a bit melancholy today. Tell me about your favorite rock. Can be your favorite rock type, rock formation, or even a very specific hunk of rock. I will also accept minerals. Photos welcome.
Looking at LinkedIn always makes me a little sad because it makes me think about what mineral exploration adventures I could be out there having if I didn’t have kids. I don’t regret having kids, but I do miss the me I used to be sometimes. I miss the places I went and the rocks I saw.
Still can’t read it, but from a couple of other posts I can see that the Trump Admin basically said they we will build the Ambler Road for them to build this mine and get it done quickly if you give us equity in you company.
Elizabeth V@geolizzy.bsky.social · yesterdaySaw this on LinkedIn but can’t read it. I did see the comments people made about it though 😬 www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Saw this on LinkedIn but can’t read it. I did see the comments people made about it though 😬 www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Trump’s Arctic Mining Deal Signals a New Era of State Capitalism
The federal government granted a permit to build a road through Alaskan wilderness. In exchange, it gets part of a mining company.
bloomberg.com
“Rather than relying primarily on narcotics, criminal organizations have diversified into businesses that include illegal mining, extortion, weapons trafficking and other illicit activities, choosing whichever markets offer the highest returns...” www.mining.com/dirty-gold-o...
Dirty gold overtakes cocaine as crime’s cash machine
Criminal groups continue to shift from cocaine to illegal mining as banks and governments scramble to close financial loopholes.
mining.com
Geo people: does anyone know anything about the company mentioned here?
Glendon Mellow@flyingtrilobite.com · 3d agoDon’t know how I missed this story last month. US oil company shows up in Greenland to start drilling. Invasion by dubious permits. Important story for Canadians. #ElbowsUp
lol. Trump admins market manipulation to keep the price of crude low means oil refiners can buy oil cheap, make gasoline and jet fuel, and then sell it at market rate (which is high) so they make a huge profit. They are making those record profits because of his actions and he acts mad about it
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d agoTrump angrily says that big oil companies like Cheron and ExxonMobil are "making too much money ... I'm not happy about it"
Coltan is an ore that contains the minerals columbite (a niobium ore) and tantalite (a tantalum ore). Cobalt comes from minerals like cobaltite, smaltite, erythite, and carollite. While niobium, tantalum, and cobalt are all considered “critical minerals” they are not “rare earth minerals”.
One thing I think about frequently is that large parts of the US were clear cut for timber and that a lot of places that we see forested now weren’t 100 years ago.
Scoop: You know all those AI generated pro-data center ads you’re seeing on TV, YouTube and Facebook? I was able to confirm for the first time it’s all a big national campaign by the data center lobby — one with a total black box of finances. Take a look inside “America Connects”
Inside the Data Center Lobby’s Quiet Ad Blitz
What’s the deal with all those “America Connects” videos?
heatmap.news
In grad school, I went with my then boyfriend (now husband) and several aspiring paleontologists to be an extra in a dinosaur documentary. When the documentary came out, I (the sole non-paleontologist) ended up with more screen time than anyone else. I just went to see the rocks .
Anna Kornbluh@annakornbluh.bsky.social · 6d agowhat's your emily wilson onion accomplishment, mine is a peer-reviewed scholarly article with footnote to Dwayne The Rock
That’s a lot of sand and gravel! Notice how small the sections are for rare earths, gold, and silver.
California Geological Survey@cageosurvey.bsky.social · 6d agoIn 2023, California remained one of the largest producers of non-fuel minerals in the US. Specifically, California ranked 5th behind Arizona, Minnesota, Nevada, and Texas with a non-fuel mineral production value of 5.6 billion dollars, accounting for approximately 4.85% of the nation’s total.
US GEO folks: You've got NSF questions, we (hopefully) have answers. Join us for a webinar Sept 15 at 1p Eastern: www.nsf.gov/events/nsf-g...
NSF GEO Virtual Office Hour: Updates from the NSF Directorate for Geosciences
Join directorate leadership for updates and information.
nsf.gov
I’ve been pointing out a lot of sketchy things I see pop up when it comes to critical minerals and the US for a while and now we have this. I just have to laugh.
Nathaniel William Horadam@horadam.bsky.social · 6d agoAnd right on queue, looks like the sharks are now circling the Trump administration's floundering critical minerals strategy centered on market manipulation. 🔌💡 (H/T @kate-mcmac.bsky.social) www.ft.com/content/5f86...
Guess what my kid insisted on reading tonight? 😐 Oh well…
Elizabeth V@geolizzy.bsky.social · 7d agoI’ve had several people suggest I read Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel to my kids and I finally did and WHAT. THE. HELL. Who thought I would like a book where the main characters dig themselves into a hole and then they decide to stay in the basement as like a tomb and the shovel comes a boiler?
I’ve had several people suggest I read Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel to my kids and I finally did and WHAT. THE. HELL. Who thought I would like a book where the main characters dig themselves into a hole and then they decide to stay in the basement as like a tomb and the shovel comes a boiler?
Me: please be machine learning. This author: “What better tool to introduce me to AI than AI itself? I began my dive into deep learning by using a large language model to guide me as I installed and trained a machine learning model to tackle an interesting problem in earth sciences.” 🫠
Science Magazine@science.org · 7d ago"… I have learned that this evolving world doesn’t have to be the end for the science I love. I can embrace the blocks of code without losing the rocks that brought me here in the first place." #ScienceWorkingLife https://scim.ag/3TTfKJD
New zinc-silver-manganese mine in Arizona has officially completed the FAST-41 process in just over 2 years. www.mining.com/south32-brea...
South32 breaks decade-long US permit curse at Arizona project
Hermosa became the first Arizona mining project to complete the FAST-41 process, offering a blueprint for faster US critical minerals development.
mining.com
In Prince William County, Virginia they want to do a land swap with Prince William Forest park (park of NPS) to build 4 datacenters and a substation just outside the park. It includes the headwaters of Quantico Creek. www.princewilliamtimes.com/localnews/pr...
Prince William Forest Park land swap considered for data centers
Federal officials are considering a land swap that would allow a developer to build at least four data centers next to Prince William Forest Park in close proximity to Quantico Creek, one of the most ...
princewilliamtimes.com
Obviously a very bad situation. In addition to injection wells, Ohio has for decades allowed oilfield brine (aka produced water) to be used on roads for a winter de-icing and summer dust control.
Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they)@doctorvive.bsky.social · last wk.Ohio has more than 240 injection wells for oil and gas waste, and the radioactive fracking wastewater that was supposed to remain forever underground in them is bubbling to the surface. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/c...
