I2M Consulting's Web Portal for Geoscientists

Introduction to the I2M Web Portal

This I2M Web Portal is made available to clients, I2M Associates, geoscientists, and the general public worldwide with a focus on geoscientific and other matters of interest to I2M management. Searches can be conducted using single words, phrases or exact phrases (if you put them in quotes), for example: a simple phrase might be "Russian interests in U.S. uranium" whereas an exact phrase is "critical minerals".

I2M Consulting personnel also monitor hazardous field conditions around the world via our Field Alerts program, cybersecurity conditions on the Internet in our Security Alert program, and relevant bias in the Media in our Confronting Media Bias Alerts program.

Candidate papers, technical news items, classic reports, and new publications can be submitted to the I2M Web Portal editors for review. Those deemed worthy are summarized, abstracted, and/or reviewed with [Editorial comments...] and are included in this database appearing under What’s New. Some technical news announcements, short articles, or summaries are captured in total because they are deemed important in case they are later removed by publishers. They will remain as records in the I2M Web Portal database indefinitely.

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This database contains 12,450 records as of February 1, 2023. Additional details are available at About the I2M Web Portal.

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Society conflicts, and training issues involving  Artificial Intelligence, various Agencies, Colleges, Universities... as well as those related to Non-Science Issues (Creationism, Intelligent Design, etc.), plus related U.S. and world economic issues.

Resources relating to astrogeology, off-world natural resource exploration and development, planet defense, and associated news of space developments. Also including information related to off-world activities, such as the development of robotics, health issues of zero gravity, and to serious reports of extraterrestrial matters that may create unintended consequences for humans.

Biological resources relating to natural-resource development, biomedical research, environmental remediation, critters of the past, and conservation.

Biomass and derived biofuels related resources...
Climate Change (Global Warming or Cooling) resources and related issues, both political and technical, including CO2 sequestration, and Anthropocene issues.
Resources for various services and companies of possible interest to clients, associates, and geoscientists.
Resources relating to mining and environmental topics on natural resource development and industrial remediation.

Various useful resources such as related research journals, technical tools, databases, glossaries...
Geo- and hydrochemistry resources relating to oil & gas development and the various associated fields of interest.

Geophysics, Environmental, Geological, Geotech subjects that apply to energy, mining and environmental issues of the day, and the associated applications of interest to I2M management.


Geospatial resources relating to oil & gas development and the associated energy, mining and environmental uses and applications.

Health and safety resources related to traveling overseas, mining, oil and gas development and production and environmental projects. Also includes cyber-security issues.

Related to hydroelectric dams and pumped storage of water to create electrical or mechanical power.

This category will contain I2M News and Announcements.


Resources with distinct international impacts that may or may not have applications in the U.S. To this must added recent ideas on society responses to future issues related to natural resource development and use.

Includes all oil and gas-related resources, i.e., gas hydrates, oil sand, tar sands, etc.
Local, national, and international geological societies and associations.

This category includes discussions on rare earth deposits, mining and associated economic assessments
Risk Assessment subjects associated with natural occurrences or with those applicable to mining, oil & gas, or other industrial activities and their waste products.

Toxicological-related resources associated with natural occurrences or those applicable to mining, oil & gas, or other industrial activities and waste products.

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Hood in a thesis reported that the incorporation of uranium into iron-oxide minerals is a promising mechanism for the environmental immobilization of U(VI). In this study, synthesized hematite was doped with uranium and analyzed with SEM-EDS, TEM, XRD, and ICP-MS. The results of this analysis strongly indicate uranium incorporation into the mineral, as well as the possible presence of a co-precipitated uranium mineral clarkeite.


                                                                  Theoretical CV scan of a reversible redox system...

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Uranium decreased 8.20 USD/LBS or 11.23% since the beginning of 2025, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. Historically, Uranium reached an all time high of 148 in May of 2007.



Uranium is expected to trade at 72.18 USD/LBS by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate it to trade at 74.75 in 12 months time. See https://www.uranium.io/en 


[In the opinion of the I2M Corporatio...

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AAPG's Nie reported in February 2025 that the world leader in offshore wind, Ørsted, announced plans to cut its investment in the sector by 25 percent until 2030. The cuts reflect challenges facing the offshore wind industry—especially following Trump’s re-election.


                                                                                                         Nuttawutt Uttamaharad/ Shutterstock.com

Ørsted’s decision:


Ørsted will cut its capital program by 25 percent from 2025–2030 by 25 percent to DKr 210–230 billion ($29...

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Bennett reported in mid-February 2025 that the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are now unplugged from Russia's electricity grid and have joined the European Union's network. Plans for the move - which have been in the works since 2007 - were seen as essential for European security and had been brought forward after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.


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Mehra reported in mid-February 2025 that the Jovian satellites may have formed in cold spots in the disk of gas and dust surrounding the infant Jupiter planet. In the early 1600s, Galileo Galilee trained a telescope of his own making on Jupiter and spotted its four largest moons.


                                                          Jupiter’s moon Ganymede—spotted here by NASA’s orbiting Hubble Space
                                                          Telescope—is the largest moon in the Solar System, although exactly how
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Senator Bernie Sanders just said that we are witnessing a very sad moment in American history. The President of the United States is aligning himself with the dictator of Russia, Vladimir Putin, to undermine the independence of Ukraine and its democracy. Here are my thoughts......


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Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) today announced the release of the Texas Advanced Nuclear Reactor Working Group’s final report on Texas’ plan to build a world-leading advanced nuclear power industry to enhance electric reliability and energy security, promote economic development, and unleash new opportunities for the growing Texas workforce.



“Texas is the energy capital of the world, and we are ready to be No. 1 in advanced nuclear power,” said Governor Abbott. “By utilizing advanced nuclear energy, Texas will enhance...

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U.S. EIA reported in mid-2024 that the uranium mining industry in the United States produced more than 82,000 pounds of uranium concentrate in the first quarter of 2024, more than in all of 2023. Domestic uranium mines produced 50,000 pounds of triuranium octoxide (U3O8), also called uranium concentrate, in 2023, a significant decrease from the 194,000 pounds produced in 2022.


                                                            Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy
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Gardin reported in mid-February 2025 that the UN nuclear watchdog chief visited Japan's stricken Fukushima plant on Wednesday, the day after Tokyo approved an energy plan that marks a return to nuclear power.


                                                           International Atomic Energy Agency head Rafael Grossi's visit comes as
                                                           Japan decided to increase its reliance on nuclear power (Philip FONG)


The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is monitoring Japan's efforts...

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Mathis of Bloomberg reports in mid-February 2025 that power demand to grow 4% annually through 2027 and air conditioning, industry and data centers demand more power.
                                                          Developing countries have driven power demand growth in recent years,
                                                          with consumption in advanced economies having stagnated or even fallen
                                                          due to increasing efficiencies. Pho...

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