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Ball, J.W., Runkel, R.L., and Nordstrom, D.K., 2001,

Reactive transport modeling at high-flow - Wightman Fork/Alamosa River, USA, in Cidu, R., ed., Proceedings of the Tenth International Symposium on Water - Rock Interaction, Villasimius, Italy, July 10-15, 2001: A.A. Balkema Publishers, v. 2, p. 1181-1184.

Besser, J.M., and Leib, K.J., 1999,

Modeling frequency of occurrence of toxic concentrations of zinc and copper in the Upper Animas River, in Morganwalp, D.W., and Buxton, H.T., eds., U.S. Geological Survey Toxic Substances Hydrology Program--Proceedings of the Technical Meeting, Charleston, South Carolina, March 8-12, 1999--Volume 1 of 3--Contamination from Hardrock Mining: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4018A, p. 75-81.

Bove, D.J., Mast, M.A., Wright, W.G., Verplanck, P.L., Meeker, G.P., and Yager, D.B., 2000,

Geologic control on acidic and metal-rich waters in the southeast Red Mountains area near Silverton, Colorado--Proceedings of the International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage, Denver, May 22-25, 2000, in Church, S.E., ed., Preliminary release of scientific reports on the acidic drainage in the Animas River watershed, San Juan County, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 00-034, p. 1-11.

Boyle, T.P., and Gustina, G.W., 2000,

A strategy for use of multivariate methods of analysis of benthic macroinvertebrate communities to assess mine-related ecological stress, in Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage, Denver, Colorado, May 21-24, 2000: Littleton, Colo., Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, p. 1425-1432.

Brumbaugh, W.G., Petty, J.D., Huckins, J.N., and Manahan, S.E., 1999,

Development of a passive integrative sampler for labile metals in water, in Morganwalp, D.W., and Buxton, H.T., eds., U.S. Geological Survey Toxic Substances Hydrology Program--Proceedings of the Technical Meeting, Charleston, South Carolina, March 8-12, 1999--Volume 1 of 3--Contamination from Hardrock Mining: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4018A, p. 93-98.

Buxton, H.T., Nimick, D.A., von Guerard, P., Church, S.E., Frazier, A., Gray, J.R., Lipin, B.R., Marsh, S.P., Woodward, D.F., Kimball, B.A., Finger, S., Ischinger, L., Fordham, J.C., Power, M.S., Bunck, C., and Jones, J.W., 1997,

A science-based, watershed strategy to support effective remediation of abandoned mine lands, in Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage, Vancouver, B.C., May 31-June 6, 1997: p. 1869-1880.

Cannon, M.R., Church, S.E., Fey, D.L., McDougal, R.R., Smith, B.D., and Nimick, D.A., 2004,

Understanding trace-element sources and transport to upper Basin Creek in the vicinity of the Buckeye and Enterprise Mines, in Nimick, D.A., Church, S.E., and Finger, S.E., eds., Integrated investigations of environmental effects of historical mining in the Basin and Boulder Mining Districts, Boulder River watershed, Jefferson County, Montana: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1652-E1, p. 401-455.

Chruch, S.E., 2000,

Preliminary release of scientific reports on the acidic drainage in the Animas River Watershed, San Juan County, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 00-034, 116 p.

Church, S.E., Fey, D.L., Brouwers, E.M., Holmes, C.W., and Blair, R., 1999,

Determination of pre-mining geochemical conditions and paleoecology in the Animas River watershed, Colorado, in Morganwalp, D.W., and Buxton, H.T., eds., U.S. Geological Survey Toxic Substances Hydrology Program--Proceedings of the Technical Meeting, Charleston, South Carolina, March 8-12, 1999--Volume 1 of 3--Contamination from Hardrock Mining: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4018A, p. 19-30.

Church, S.E., Nimick, D.A., Finger, S.E., and O'Neill, J.M., 2004,

The Boulder River watershed study, Jefferson County, Montana, in Nimick, D.A., Church, S.E., and Finger, S.E., eds., Integrated investigations of environmental effects of historical mining in the Basin and Boulder Mining Districts, Boulder River watershed, Jefferson County, Montana: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1652-B, p. 13-28.

Church, S.E., Owen, J.R., von Guerard, P., Verplanck, P.L., Kimball, B.A., and Yager, D.B., 2007,

The effects of acidic mine drainage from historical mines in the Animas River watershed, San Juan County, Colorado--What is being done and what can be done to improve water quality?, in DeGraff, J.V., ed., Understanding and responding to hazardous substances at mine sites in the western United States: Boulder, Colo., Geological Society of America, p. 47-83, ISBN:9780813741178.

Church, S.E., Unruh, D.M., Fey, D.L., and Sole, T.C., 2004,

Trace elements and lead isotopes in streambed sediment in streams affected by historical mining, in Nimick, D.A., Church, S.E., and Finger, S.E., eds., Integrated investigations of environmental effects of historical mining in the Basin and Boulder Mining Districts, Boulder River watershed, Jefferson County, Montana: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1652-D8, p. 279-335.

Church, S.E., von Guerard, P., and Finger, S.E., 2007,

Environmental effects of historical mining in the Animas River watershed, southwestern Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2007-3051, 4 p.

Cleasby, T.E., and Nimick, D.A., 2002,

Metal concentrations and sources in the Miller Creek watershed, Park County, Montana, August 2000: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4148, 32 p.

Cleasby, T.E., and Nimick, D.A., 2002,

Streamflow, water quality, and quantification of metal loading in the upper Tenmile Creek watershed, Lewis and Clark County, west-central Montana, September 1998: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4072, 64 p.

Cleasby, T.E., Nimick, D.A., and Kimball, B.A., 2000,

Quantification of metal loads by tracer-injection and synoptic-sampling methods in Cataract Creek, Jefferson County, Montana: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 00-4237, 39 p.

Cleasby, T.E., Thamke, J.N., and Nimick, D.A., 2003,

Arsenic and metal loads and source areas in the Middle Fork Warm Springs Creek watershed, Jefferson County, Montana, June 2001: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 03-4153, 33 p.

Cox, M.H., and Schemel, L.E., 2007,

Chemical and hydrologic data from the Cement Creek and upper Animas River confluence and mixing zone, Silverton, Colorado, September 1997: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1048, 4 p (includes a data file).

Desborough, G.A., Briggs, P.H., and Mazza, N., 1998,

Chemical and mineralogical characteristics and acid-neutralizing potential of fresh and altered rocks and soils of the Boulder River headwaters in Basin and Cataract Creeks of northern Jefferson Co., Montana: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-40, 21 p.

Desborough, G.A., Briggs, P.H., Nazza, N., and Driscoll, R., 1998,

Acid-neutralizing potential of minerals in intrusive rocks of the Boulder batholith in northern Jefferson Co., Montana: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-364, 21 p.

Desborough, G.A., and Driscoll, R., 1998,

Mineralogical characteristics and acid-neutralizing potential of drill core samples from eight sites considered for metal-mine related waste repositories in northern Jefferson, Powell, and Lewis and Clark Co., Montana: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-790, 6 p.

Desborough, G.A., and Fey, D.L., 1997,

Preliminary characterization of acid-generating potential and toxic metal solubility of some abandoned metal-mining related wastes in the Boulder River headwaters, northen Jefferson Co., Montana: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-478, 21 p.

Desborough, G.A., Leinz, R.W., Sutley, S.J., Briggs, P.H., Swayze, G.A., Smith, K.S., and Breit, G.N., 2000,

Leaching studies of schwertmannite-rich precipitates from the Animas River headwaters, Colorado, and Boulder River headwaters, Montana: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 00-004, 16 p.

Farag, A.M., Nimick, D.A., Kimball, B.A., Church, S.E., Skarr, D., Brunbaugh, W.G., Hogstrand, C., and MacConnell, E., 2004,

Aquatic health and exposure pathways of trace elements, in Nimick, D.A., Church, S.E., and Finger, S.E., eds., Integrated investigations of environmental effects of historical mining in the Basin and Boulder Mining Districts, Boulder River watershed,Jefferson County, Montana: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1652-D10, p. 369-400.

Farag, A.M., Skaar, D., Nimick, D.A., MacConnell, E., and Hogstrand, C., 2003,

Characterizing aquatic health using salmonid mortality, physiology, and biomass estimates in streams with elevated concentrations of arsenic, cadmium, copper, lead, and zinc in the Boulder River watershed, Montana: Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, v. 132, p. 450-467.

Farag, A.M., Woodward, D.F., Skaar, D., and Brumbaugh, W.G., 1999,

Charaterizing the aquatic health in the Boulder River watershed, Montana, in Morganwalp, D.W., and Buxton, H.T., eds., U.S. Geological Survey Toxic Substances Hydrology Program--Proceedings of the Technical Meeting, Charleston, South Carolina, March 8-12, 1999--Volume 1 of 3--Contamination from Hardrock Mining: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4018A, p. 55-58.

Fey, D.L., and Church, S.E., 1999,

Analytical results for 35 mine-waste tailings cores and six bed sediment samples, and an estimate of the volume of contaminated materials at Buckeye meadow on upper Basin Creek, northern Jefferson County, Montana: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 99-537, 59 p.

Fey, D.L., and Church, S.E., 1998,

Analytical results for forty-two fluvial tailings cores and seven stream sediment samples from High Ore Creek, northern Jefferson County, Montana: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-215, 49 p.

Fey, D.L., Church, S.E., and Finney, C.J., 2000,

Analytical results for Bullion Mine and Crystal Mine waste samples and bed sediments from a small tributary to Jack Creek and from Uncle Sam Gulch, Boulder River watershed, Montana: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 00-031, 63 p.

Fey, D.L., and Desborough, G.A., 2004,

Metal leaching in mine-waste materials and two schemes for classification of potential environmental effects of mine-waste piles, in Nimick, D.A., Church, S.E., and Finger, S.E., eds., Integrated investigations of environmental effects of historical mining in the Basin and Boulder Mining Districts, Boulder River watershed, Jefferson County, Montana: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1652-D4, p. 137-153.

Fey, D.L., Desborough, G.A., and Finney, C.J., 2000,

Analytical results for total-digestion, EPA-1312 leach, and net acid production for twenty-three abandoned metal-mining related wastes in the Boulder River watershed, Northern Jefferson County, Montana: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 00-0114, 17 p.

Fey, D.L., Unruh, D.M., and Church, S.E., 1999,

Chemical data and lead isotopic compositions in stream-sediment samples from the Boulder River watershed, Jefferson County, Montana: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 99-575, 147 p.

Finger, S.E., Church, S.E., and Nimick, D.A., 2004,

Evaluating the success of remediation in the Boulder River watershed, in Nimick, D.A., Church, S.E., and Finger, S.E., eds., Integrated investigations of environmental effects of historical mining in the Basin and Boulder Mining Districts, Boulder River watershed, Jefferson County, Montana: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1652-F, p. 495-502.

Finger, S.E., Farag, A.M., Nimick, D.A., Church, S.E., and Sole, T.C., 2004,

Synthesis of water, sediment, and biological data using hazard quotients to assess ecosystem health, in Nimick, D.A., Church, S.E., and Finger, S.E., eds., Integrated investigations of environmental effects of historical mining in the Basin and Boulder Mining Districts, Boulder River watershed, Jefferson County, Montana: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1652-C, p. 29-48.

Gelinas, S.L., and Tupling, R., 2004,

Monitoring remediation--Have mine-waste and mill-tailings removal and flood-plain restoration been successful in the High Ore Creek Valley?, in Nimick, D.A., Church, S.E., and Finger, S.E., eds., Integrated investigations of environmental effects of historical mining in the Basin and Boulder Mining Districts, Boulder River watershed, Jefferson County, Montana: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1652-E2, p. 457-473.

Jones, C.A., Nimick, D.A., and McCleskey, R.B., 2004,

Relative effect of temperature and pH on diel cycling of dissolved trace elements in Prickly Pear Creek, Montana: Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, v. 153, no. 1-4, p. 95-113, doi:10.1023/B:WATE.0000019934.64939.f0.

Kimball, B.A., Bencala, K.E., and Besser, J.M., 1999,

Synthesis of watershed characterization for making remediation decisions, in Morganwalp, D.W., and Buxton, H.T., eds., U.S. Geological Survey Toxic Substances Hydrology Program--Proceedings of the Technical Meeting, Charleston, South Carolina, March 8-12, 1999--Volume 1 of 3--Contamination from Hardrock Mining: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4018A, p. 3-7.

Kimball, B.A., and Church, S.E., 1997,

Effects of colloidal iron and aluminum on the transport and transformation of metals in rivers affected by mine drainage, in Proceedings of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Sediment Workshop, "Expanding Sediment Research Capabilities in Today's USGS", Reston, VA, and Harpers Ferry, WV, February 4-7, 1997: U.S. Geological Survey.

Kimball, B.A., Church, S.E., and Besser, J.M., 2006,

Lessons learned from the U.S. Geological Survey Abandoned Mine Lands Initiative - 1997-2002, in Barnhisel, R.I., ed., International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage 7, St. Louis, Missouri, March 27-30, 2006: American Society of Mining and Reclamation, p. 944-963.

Kimball, B.A., Nimick, D.A., Gerner, L.J., and Runkel, R.L., 1999,

Quantification of metal loading in Fisher Creek by tracer injection and synoptic sampling, Park County, Montana, August 1997: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4119, 40 p.

Kimball, B.A., Runkel, R.L., Bencala, K.E., and Walton-Day, K.E., 1999,

Use of tracer-injection and synoptic-sampling studies to quantify effects of metal loading from mine drainage, in Morganwalp, D.W., and Buxton, H.T., eds., U.S. Geological Survey Toxic Substances Hydrology Program--Proceedings of the Technical Meeting, Charleston, South Carolina, March 8-12, 1999--Volume 1 of 3--Contamination from Hardrock Mining: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4018A, p. 31-36.

Kimball, B.A., Runkel, R.L., Cleasby, T.E., and Nimick, D.A., 2004,

Quantification of metal loading by tracer injection and synoptic sampling, 1997-98 (Chapter D6), in Nimick, D.A., Church, S.E., and Finger, S.E., eds., Integrated investigations of environmental effects of historical mining in the Basin and Boulder Mining Districts, Boulder River watershed, Jefferson County, Montana: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1652, p. 191-262.

Kimball, B.A., Runkel, R.L., and Gerner, L.J., 1999,

Quantification of metal loading in French Gulch, Summit County, Colorado, using a tracer-injection study, July 1999: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 98-4078, 38 p.

Kimball, B.A., Runkel, R.L., Walton-Day, K., and Bencala, K.E., 2002,

Assessment of metal loads in watersheds affected by acid mine drainage by using tracer injection and synoptic sampling--Cement Creek, Colorado, USA: Applied Geochemistry, v. 17, no. 9, p. 1183-1207, doi:10.1016/S0883-2927(02)00017-3.

Kimball, B.A., Walton-Day, K., and Runkel, R.L., 2007,

Quantification of metal loading by tracer injection and synoptic sampling, 1996-2000 (Chapter E9), in Church, S.E., von Guerard, P., and Finger, S.E., eds., Integrated Investigations of Environmental Effects of Historical Mining in the Animas River Watershed, San Juan County, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1651, v. 1, p. 417-495.

Lambing, J.H., Nimick, D.A., and Cleasby, T.E., 2004,

Short-term variation of trace-element concentrations during base flow and rainfall runoff in small basins, August 1999, in Nimick, D.A., Church, S.E., and Finger, S.E., eds., Integrated investigations of environmental effects of historical mining in the Basin and Boulder Mining Districts, Boulder River watershed, Jefferson County, Montana: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1652-D7, p. 263-278.

Leib, K.J., Mast, M.A., and Wright, W.G., 2002,

Using water-quality profiles to characterize seasonal water quality and loading in the Upper Animas River Basin, southwestern Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4230, 45 p.

Leib, K.J., Wright, W.G., and Mast, M.A., 1999,

Using flood-analysis techniques to estimate dissolved-zinc concentrations, in Tailings and Mine Waste '99: Rotterdam, A.A. Balkema, p. 633-638.

Martin, E.P., 2004,

Mine inventory, in Nimick, D.A., Church, S.E., and Finger, S.E., eds., Integrated investigations of environmental effects of historical mining in the Basin and Boulder Mining Districts, Boulder River watershed, Jefferson County, Montana: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1652-D3, p. 127-136.

Mast, M.A., Evans, J.B., Leib, K.J., and Wright, W.G., 2000,

Hydrologic and water-quality data at selected sites in the upper Animas River watershed, southwestern Colorado, 1997-99: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 00-53, CD-ROM included with 20 p.

Mast, M.A., Verplanck, P.L., Yager, D.B., Wright, W.G., and Bove, D.J., 2000,

Natural sources of metals to surface waters in the upper Animas River watershed, Colorado--Proceedings of the International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage, Denver, May 22-25, 2000, in Church, S.E., ed., Preliminary release of scientific reports on the acidic drainage in the Animas river watershed, San Juan County, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 00-034, p. 67-76.

McCafferty, A.E., Van Gosen, B.S., Smith, B.D., and Sole, T.C., 2004,

Geophysical characterization of geologic features with environmental implications from airborne magnetic and apparent resistivity data, in Nimick, D.A., Church, S.E., and Finger, S.E., eds., Integrated investigations of environmental effects of historical mining in the Basin and Boulder Mining Districts, Boulder River watershed, Jefferson County, Montana: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1652-D2, p. 89-125.

McDougal, R.R., Cannon, M.R., Smith, B.D., and Ruppert, D.A., 2004,

Hydrogeology of the Boulder River watershed study area and examination of the regional ground-water flow system using interpreted fracture mapping from remote sensing data, in Nimick, D.A., Church, S.E., and Finger, S.E., eds., Integrated investigations of environmental effects of historical mining in the Basin and Boulder Mining Districts, Boulder River watershed, Jefferson County, Montana: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1652-D9, p. 337-368.

McDougal, R.R., and Smith, B.D., 2000,

Ground geophysical study of the Buckeye mine tailings, Boulder watershed, Montana: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 00-371, 16 p.

Milhous, R.T., 1999,

Aquatic physical habitat and hydrology in abandoned mined land studies, in Morganwalp, D.W., and Buxton, H.T., eds., U.S. Geological Survey Toxic Substances Hydrology Program--Proceedings of the Technical Meeting, Charleston, South Carolina, March 8-12, 1999--Volume 1 of 3--Contamination from Hardrock Mining: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4018A, p. 47-54.

Nimick, D.A., 2003,

Diurnal variation in trace-metal concentrations in streams: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 086-03, 4 p.

Nimick, D.A., Church, S.E., Cleasby, T.E., Fey, D.L., Kimball, B.A., Leib, K.J., Mast, A.M., and Wright, W.G., 1999,

Characterization of metals in water and bed sediment in two watersheds affected by historical mining in Montana and Colorado, in Morganwalp, D.W., and Buxton, H.T., eds., U.S. Geological Survey Toxic Substances Hydrology Program--Proceedings of the Technical Meeting, Charleston, South Carolina, March 8-12, 1999--Volume 1 of 3--Contamination from Hardrock Mining: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4018A, p. 11-18.

Nimick, D.A., Church, S.E., and Finger, S.E., eds., 2004,

Integrated investigations of environmental effects of historical mining in the Basin and Boulder Mining Districts, Boulder River watershed, Jefferson County, Montana: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1652, 523 p.

Nimick, D.A., and Cleasby, T.E., 2004,

Trace elements in water in streams affected by historical mining, in Nimick, D.A., Church, S.E., and Finger, S.E., eds., Integrated investigations of environmental effects of historical mining in the Basin and Boulder Mining Districts, Boulder River watershed, Jefferson County, Montana: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1652-D5, p. 155-190.

Nimick, D.A., and Cleasby, T.E., 2001,

Quantification of metal loads by tracer injection and synoptic sampling in Daisy Creek and the Stillwater River, Park County, Montana, August 1999: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 00-4261, 51 p.

Nimick, D.A., and Cleasby, T.E., 2000,

Water-quality data for streams in the Boulder River Abandoned Mine Lands Initiative study area: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 00-99, 70 p.

Nimick, D.A., Gammons, C.H., Cleasby, T.E., Madison, J.P., Skaar, D., and Brick, C.M., 2003,

Diel cycles in dissolved metal concentrations in streams--Occurrence and possible causes: Water Resources Research, v. 39, no. 9, p. HWC 2-1 to HWC 2-17, WR001571, doi:10.1029/2002WR001571.

Nimick, D.A., and von Guerard, P., 1998,

Science for watershed decisions on abandoned mine lands--review of preliminary results, Denver, Colorado, February 4-5, 1998: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-297, 71 p.

Nordstrom, D.K., Wright, W.G., Mast, M.A., Bove, D.J., and Rye, R.O., 2007,

Aqueous-sulfate stable isotopes--A study of mining-affected and undisturbed acidic drainage (Chapter E8), in Church, S.E., von Guerard, P.B., and Finger, S.E., eds., Integrated Investigations of Environmental Effects of Historical Mining in the Animas River Watershed, San Juan County, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1651, v. 1, p. 387-416.

O'Neill, J.M., Lund, K., Van Gosen, B.S., Desborough, G.A., Sole, T.C., and DeWitt, E.H., 2004,

Geologic framework, in Nimick, D.A., Church, S.E., and Finger, S.E., eds., Integrated investigations of environmental effects of historical mining in the Basin and Boulder Mining Districts, Boulder River watershed, Jefferson County, Montana: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1652-D1, p. 49-88.

Paschke, S.S., Kimball, B.A., and Runkel, R.L., 2005,

Quantification and simulation of metal loading to the Upper Animas River, Eureka to Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado, September 1997 and August 1998: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5054, 73 p.

Rich, C.L., Litke, D.W., Granitto, M., Pelltier, R.T., and Sole, T.C., 2004,

Digital databases and CD-ROM for the Boulder River watershed, in Nimick, D.A., Church, S.E., and Finger, S.E., eds., Integrated investigations of environmental effects of historical mining in the Basin and Boulder Mining Districts, Boulder River watershed, Jefferson County, Montana: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1652-G, p. 503-523.

Runkel, R.L., and Kimball, B.A., 2002,

Evaluating remedial alternatives for an acid mine drainage stream--Application of a reactive transport model: Environmental Science and Technology, v. 36, no. 5, p. 1093-1101, doi:10.1021/es0109794.

Schemel, L.E., and Cox, M.H., 2005,

Descriptions of the Animas River-Cement Creek confluence and mixing zone near Silverton, Colorado, during the late summers of 1996 and 1997: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2005-1064, 4 p (Online only).

Schemel, L.E., Cox, M.H., Kimball, B.A., and Bencala, K.E., 1999,

Partitioning of zinc between dissolved and colloidal phases in the Animas River near Silverton, Colorado, in Morganwalp, D.W., and Buxton, H.T., eds., U.S. Geological Survey Toxic Substances Hydrology Program--Proceedings of the Technical Meeting, Charleston, South Carolina, March 8-12, 1999--Volume 1 of 3--Contamination from Hardrock Mining: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4018A, p. 63-66.

Schemel, L.E., Cox, M.H., Runkel, R.L., and Kimball, B.A., 2006,

Multiple injected and natural conservative tracers quantify mixing in a stream confluence affected by acid mine drainage near Silverton, Colorado: Hydrological Processes, v. 20, no. 13, p. 2727-2743, doi:10.1002/hyp.6081.

Schemel, L.E., Kimball, B.A., and Bencala, K.E., 2000,

Colloid formation and metal transport through two mixing zones affected by acid mine drainage near Silverton, Colorado: Applied Geochemistry, v. 15, no. 7, p. 1003-1018.

Schemel, L.E., Kimball, B.A., and Bencala, K.E., 1999,

Colloid formation and the transport of aluminum and iron in the Animas River near Silverton, Colorado, in Morganwalp, D.W., and Buxton, H.T., eds., U.S. Geological Survey Toxic Substances Hydrology Program--Proceedings of the Technical Meeting, Charleston, South Carolina, March 8-12, 1999--Volume 1 of 3--Contamination from Hardrock Mining: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4018A, p. 59-62.

Smith, B.D., McCafferty, A.E., and McDougal, R.R., 2000,

Utilization of airborne magnetic, electromagnetic, and radiometric data in abandoned mine land investigations, in Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage, Denver, Colorado, May 21-24, 2000: Littleton, Colo., Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, p. 1525-1530.

Smith, B.D., McDougal, R.R., and Lund, K., 2004,

Geologic, geophysical, and seismic characterization of the Luttrell Pit as a mine-waste repository, in Nimick, D.A., Church, S.E., and Finger, S.E., eds., Integrated investigations of environmental effects of historical mining in the Basin and Boulder Mining Districts, Boulder River watershed, Jefferson County, Montana: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1652-E3, p. 475-494.

Smith, B.D., and Sole, T., 2000,

Schlumberger DC resistivity soundings in the Boulder watershed, Jefferson and Lewis and Clark Counties, Montana: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 00-110, 31 p.

Smith, J.D., Lambing, J.H., Nimick, D.A., Parret, C., Ramey, M., and Schafer, W., 1998,

Geomorphology, flood-plain tailings, and metal transport in the Upper Clark Fork Valley, Montana: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 98-4170, 56 p.

Taylor, J.A., 1998,

Waste rock effects on mine drainage water, upper Animas watershed, Colorado: Durango, Colo., Fort Lewis College, unpublished thesis, 17 p.

Thamke, J.N., Wotan, T.R., Cleasby, T.E., and Nimick, D.A., 2002,

Arsenic loads and source areas in and along Bear Creek, Park County, Montana, September 2000: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4074, 25 p.

U.S. Geological Survey, 2004,

Summary and conclusions from investigation of the effects of historical mining in the Boulder River watershed, Jefferson County, Montana, in Nimick, D.A., Church, S.E., and Finger, S.E., eds., Integrated investigations of environmental effects of historical mining in the basin and Boulder Mining Districts, Boulder River watershed, Jefferson County, Montana: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1652-A, p. 1-12.

U.S. Geological Survey, 2000,

Interim report on the scientific investigations in the Animas River watershed, Colorado to facilitate remediation decisions by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service, March 29, 2000 meeting, Denver, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 00-245, 34 p.

U.S. Geological Survey, 1999,

The USGS Abandoned Mine Lands Initiative--Protecting and restoring the environment near abandoned mine lands: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 095-99, 2 p.

Unruh, D.M., Fey, D.L., and Church, S.E., 2000,

Chemical data and lead isotopic compositions of geochemical baseline samples from streambed sediments and smelter slag, lead isotopic compositions in fluvial tailings, and dendrochronology results from the Boulder River watershed, Jefferson County, Montana: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 00-038, 75 p.

Verplanck, P.L., Nordstrom, D.K., Farmer, G.L., Unruh, D.M., and Fey, D.L., 2001,

Sr isotopic investigation to determine ground water flow paths, Silverton, Colorado, in Cidu, R., ed., Proceedings of the Tenth International Symposium on Water Rock Interaction WRI-10, Villasimius, Italy, June 10-15, 2001: A.A. Balkema, v. 2, p. 1585-1588.

Verplanck, P.L., Nordstrom, D.K., and Taylor, H.E., 1999,

Overview of rare earth element investigations in acid waters of U.S. Geological Survey abandoned mine lands watersheds, in Morganwalp, D.W., and Buxton, H.T., eds., U.S. Geological Survey Toxic Substances Hydrology Program--Proceedings of the Technical Meeting, Charleston, South Carolina, March 8-12, 1999--Volume 1 of 3--Contamination from Hardrock Mining: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4018A, p. 83-92.

Verplanck, P.L., Unruh, D.M., and Fey, D.L., 2001,

Evaluation of strontium isotopes as a geochemical tracer in the Middle Fork Mineral Creek basin, southwestern Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 00-4290, 21 p.

Vincent, K.R., Church, S.E., and Fey, D.L., 1999,

Geomorphological context of metal-laden sediments in the Animas River floodplain, Colorado, in Morganwalp, D.W., and Buxton, H.T., eds., U.S. Geological Survey Toxic Substances Hydrology Program--Proceedings of the Technical Meeting, Charleston, South Carolina, March 8-12, 1999--Volume 1 of 3--Contamination from Hardrock Mining: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4018A, p. 99-105.

Walton-Day, K., Healy, R.W., and Smith, B., 2006,

Assessment of remediation of fluvial tailings deposits in the upper Arkansas River Basin, Lake County, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Administrative Report, 97 p.

Walton-Day, K., Paschke, S.S., Runkel, R.L., and Kimball, B.A., 2007,

Using the OTIS solute-transport model to evaluate remediation scenarios in Cement Creek and the Upper Animas River (Chapter E24), in Church, S.E., von Guerard, P., and Finger, S.E., eds., Integrated Investigations of Environmental Effects of Historical Mining in the Animas River Watershed, San Juan County, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1651, v. 2, p. 973-1028.

Walton-Day, K., Runkel, R.L., Kimball, B.A., and Bencala, K.E., 1999,

Application of the solute-transport models OTIS and OTEQ and implications for remediation in a watershed affected by acid mine drainage, Cement Creek, Animas River Basin, Colorado, in Morganwalp, D.W., and Buxton, H.T., eds., U.S. Geological Survey Toxic Substances Hydrology Program--Proceedings of the Technical Meeting, Charleston, South Carolina, March 8-12, 1999--Volume 1 of 3--Contamination from Hardrock Mining: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4018A, p. 37-46.

Wirt, L., Leib, K.J., Bove, D.J., Mast, M.A., Evans, J.B., and , and Meeker, G.P., 1999,

Determination of chemical-constituent loads during base-flow and storm-runoff conditions near historical mines in Prospect Gulch, upper Animas watershed, southwestern Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 99-159, 32 p.

Wright, W.G., 1997,

Natural and mining-related sources of dissolved minerals during low-flow in the upper Animas River, Southwestern Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet FS-148-97, 6 p.

Wright, W.G., and Janik, C.J., 1996,

Naturally occurring and mining-affected dissolved metals in two subbasins of the Upper Animas River Basin, southwestern Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet FS-243-95, 4 p.

Wright, W.G., Kimball, B.A., and Runkel, R.L., 2007,

Effects of the May Day Mine site on stream-water quality in the Cement Creek Basin, August 2000, in Church, S.E., von Guerard, P., and Finger, S.E., eds., Integrated Investigations of Environmental Effects of Historical Mining in the Animas River Watershed, San Juan County, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1651, v. 2, p. 943-972.

Wright, W.G., and Nordstrom, D.K., 1999,

Oxygen isotopes of dissolved sulfate as a tool to distinguish natural and mining-related dissolved constituents, in Morganwalp, D.W., and Buxton, H.T., eds., U.S. Geological Survey Toxic Substances Hydrology Program--Proceedings of the Technical Meeting, Charleston, South Carolina, March 8-12, 1999--Volume 1 of 3--Contamination from Hardrock Mining: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4018A, p. 67-73.

Wright, W.G., and Nordstrom, D.K., 1999,

Oxygen isotopes of dissolved sulfate as a tool to distinguish natural and mining-related dissolved constituents, in Tailings and Mine Waste '99: Rotterdam, A.A. Balkema, p. 671-678.

Yager, D.B., Church, S.E., Verplanck, P.L., and Wirt, L., 2003,

Ferricrete, manganocrete, and bog iron occurrences with selected sedge bogs and active iron bogs and springs in the upper Animas River watershed, San Juan County, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-2406.

Yager, D.B., Mast, M.A., Verplanck, P.L., Bove, D.J., Wright, W.G., and Hageman, P.L., 2000,

Natural versus mining-related water quality degradation to tributaries draining Mount Moly, Silverton, Colorado, in Church, S.E., ed., Preliminary release of scientific reports on the acid drainage in the Animas River watershed, San Juan County, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 00-34, p. 99-111.

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