Rory Day-Stirrat
62:19 - 62:43
"In Alaska, Earth MRI almost doubled preexisting publicly available data. Importantly, Earth MRI helps reduce uncertainty for private investment and for informed land management and permitting decisions."
“In Alaska, Earth MRI almost doubled preexisting publicly available data. Importantly, Earth MRI helps reduce uncertainty for private investment and for informed land management and permitting decisions.”
- Speaker
- Rory Day-Stirrat
- Timestamp
- 62:19 – 62:43
- Community
- Alaska News
- Captured at
- July 21, 2026
From the transcript
In Alaska, Earth MRI almost doubled preexisting publicly available data. Importantly, Earth MRI helps reduce uncertainty for private investment and for informed land management and permitting decisions. However, here is the urgent matter before us. The work is far, far from complete. Significant portions of the country remain incompletely mapped for geology resources.
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