Western Mineral Resources
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Research conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) at its Spokane Office has evolved to meet the changing needs of our Nation. The Spokane Office was established in 1942 to facilitate the Strategic Minerals Program during World War II. After the war, several major research projects were started in the Pacific Northwest and headquartered in Spokane, including the Western Phosphate Project under the direction of Vince McKelvey, an intensive study of the Coeur d'Alene district under the direction of S. Warren Hobbs, and a major study of the Boulder Batholith, Montana. Beginning in the 1980's, USGS staff began to conduct mineral-resource assessments for the USFS and BLM in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and western Montana. Today, staff work on projects that fall under one of four major Program themes: sustainability and societal need, economy and the public policy, environment and public health, and technology and information dissemination.
Tom Frost |
Jim Evans |
Doug Causey |
Joanne Sharon |
Steve Box |
Located in the historic Post Office building downtown Spokane, WA |
Mike Zientek |
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Laurie Balistrieri |
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Kim Jenkins |
Linda Elmore
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Phil Moyle (Emeritus) |
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Wayne Howey |
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Reno / Menlo Park / Tucson
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