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Topical Studies in Mineral Resources Research

Porphry Copper Deposits of the World—Database and Grade and Tonnage Models, 2008
U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report, OFR 2008-1155 (2008).

Short Course Introduction to Quantitative Mineral Resource Assessments
U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report, OFR 2007-1434 (2007).

Analysis of Improved Government Geological Map Information for Mineral Exploration—Incorporating Efficiency, Productivity, Effectiveness, and Risk Considerations
U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper, PP 1721 (2007).

Mining Claim Activity on Federal Land in the United States
U.S. Geological Survey Data Series, DS 290 (2007).

Understanding Metal Pathways in Mineralized Ecosystems
U.S. Geological Survey Circular, C 1317 (2007).

Proceedings for a Workshop on Deposit Modeling, Mineral Resource Assessment, and Their Role in Sustainable Development
U.S. Geological Survey Circular, C 1294 (2007).

Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide Deposit Density
U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report, SIR 2007-5082 (2007).

Descriptive and Grade-Tonnage Models and Database for Iron Oxide Cu-Au Deposits
U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report, OFR 2007-1155 (2007).

Sediment-Hosted Copper Deposits of the World—Deposit Models and Database
U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report, OFR 2003-107 (revised, 2007).

Garnet—An Essential Industrial Mineral and January’s Birthstone
U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet, FS 2006-3149 (2006).

The Life Cycle of a Mineral Deposit—A Teacher’s Guide for Hands-On Mineral Education Activities
U.S. Geological Survey General Information Product, GIP 17 (2005).

Reviews of the Geology and Nonfuel Mineral Deposits of the World
U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report, OFR 2005-1294 (2005).

Porphyry Copper Deposits of the World—Database, Map, and Grade and Tonnage Models
U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report, OFR 2005-1060 (2005).

Sediment-Hosted Copper Deposits of the World—Deposit Models and Database
U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report, OFR 2003-107 (2003).

Contributions to Industrial-Minerals Research
U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin, B 2209 (2002).

Agenda, Extended Abstracts, and Bibliographies for a Workshop on Deposit Modeling, Mineral Resources Assessment, and Their Role in Sustainable Development—31st International Geological Congress
U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report, OFR 2002-423 (2002).

Mineral Deposit Density—An Update
U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper, PP 1640-A (2001).

The Role of Mineral Resource Assessments in Ecological Stewardship
U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report, OFR 96-63 (1996).