This collection includes records pertaining to critical minerals and elemental materials in Virginia. The records include reports, maps, geochemical and geophysical datasets, drill core logs, photographs, and other materials that describe known occurrences or prospective resource locations of 37 critical minerals meeting the criteria defined by the U.S. Department of Interior in Federal Register 2018-10667. A "critical mineral” is defined as: (1) a non-fuel mineral or mineral material essential to the economic and national security of the United States; (2) a mineral material with a supply chain that is vulnerable to disruption; (3) serving an essential function in the manufacturing of a product, the absence of which would have significant [...]
