Geology
December 16, 2022
2023 Colorado Geology Calendar
We’ve been wanting to put together a calendar for some time now, and 2023 seems to be the right…
statewide
About a third of CGS geoscience publications address issues on a statewide basis.
Water
November 11, 2022
Case study: Fluvial Hazard Zone
“The Fluvial Hazard Zone (FHZ) is defined as the area a stream has occupied in recent history, may occupy, or…
Geology
September 7, 2022
MS-53 Colorado Stratigraphy Chart
A collaboration between the CGS and the Denver Museum of Nature & Science (DMNS) has…
Geology
August 16, 2022
The Great ShakeOut
The origins of The Great ShakeOut project lie, unsurprisingly, in Southern California, one of the more…
Hazards
July 21, 2022
Case Study: NARD
Are pristine mountain waters always clean and pure? Can streams unaffected by human activities and livestock influences be unfit…
Geology
April 8, 2022
NASA Earth Observatory
One of our favorite online feeds is from the NASA Earth Observatory along with their…
Hazards
March 25, 2022
CGS Seismic Stations
Early History The Colorado School of Mines first acquired and installed a single three-component seismograph in the…
Minerals
February 3, 2022
IS-84 Colorado Mineral and Energy Industry Activities 2020-2021 – bibliography
Every year, the CGS Minerals section prepares a comprehensive survey of the mineral and energy industries across the state. The…
Geology
November 24, 2020
Re-introducing: Historic Metal Mining Districts
As the reconstruction of our website continues, we recently redeployed a popular package of information that was compiled and made…
Publications
February 17, 2017
IS-79 Colorado Mineral and Energy Industry Activities 2015-16
The current annual Colorado Mineral and Energy Industry Activities report 2015-16 is now available. Following up on the…