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See Bulletin 2218 - Assessment of Metallic Resources in the Humboldt River Basin

Deliverables

Task 1, Mineral Assessment:

• Cheong, Sangwon, Peters, S.G., and Iriondo, Alexander, 2000, Summary of structural setting and fluid characteristics of metamorphic gold-quartz veins in northwest Nevada, in Cluer, J. K., Price, J. G., Struhsacker, E. M., Hardyman, R. F., and Morris, C.. L., eds., Geology and Ore Deposits 2000; The Great Basin and Beyond: Geological Society of Nevada Symposium Proceedings, May 15-18, 2000, p. 473-506
• John, D.A., and Wallace, A.R., 2000, Epithermal gold-silver deposits related to the northern Nevada rift, in Cluer, J.K., Price, J.G., Struhsacker, E.M., Hardyman, R.F., and Morris, C.L., eds., Geology and Ore Deposits 2000: The Great Basin and Beyond: Geological Society of Nevada Symposium Proceedings, May 15-18, 2000, p. 155-175.
• John, D.A., Wallace, A.R., Ponce, D.A., Fleck, R.J., and Conrad, J.E., 2000, New perspectives on the geology and origin of the northern Nevada rift, in Cluer, J.K., Price, J.G., Struhsacker, E.M., Hardyman, R.F., and Morris, C.L., eds., Geology and Ore Deposits 2000: The Great Basin and Beyond: Geological Society of Nevada Symposium Proceedings, Reno/Sparks, May 15-18, 2000, p. 127-154.
• Leonard, C.S., Peters, S.P., and Mihalasky, M.J., 2000. Weights-of-Evidence analysis of sedimentary rock-hosted Au deposits, Peoples' Republic of China [abs.]: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 32, p. A-86.
• Li, Zhiping, and Peters, S.G., 1998, Comparative geology and geochemistry of sedimentary rock-hosted (Carlin-type) gold deposits in the People's Republic of China and in Nevada, USA, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98­466, 160 p
• Ludington, Steve, Folger, Helen, Hildenbrand, T.G., and Kotlyar, Boris, 2000. Arsenic distribution in surficial materials of the northern Great Basin [abs.] GSA Programs with Abstracts. v. 32, p. A-392.
• Mihalasky, M.J., in press, The regional-scale geochemical "V"-trend, northern Nevada [abs.]: Northwest Mining Association annual meeting.
• Mihalasky, M.J., 2000, The northern Nevada geochemical "V"-trend [abs.]: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 32, p. A-392.
• Mihalasky, M.J., and Bonham-Carter, G.F., in review, The spatial association between metallic mineral sites and lithodiversity in Nevada, Natural Resources Research.
• Moyer, Lorre A. 2000. Preliminary digital map of cryptocrystalline occurrences in northern Nevada. USGS Open-File Report, 99-523.
• Peters, S.G., 2000, Update on regional- and district-scale dissolution, deformation and fluid flow in sedimentary rock-hosted gold deposits of northern Nevada, in Cluer, J. K., Price, J. G., Struhsacker, E. M., Hardyman, R. F., and Morris, C.. L., eds., Geology and Ore Deposits 2000; The Great Basin and Beyond: Geological Society of Nevada Symposium Proceedings, May 15-18, 2000, p. 661-681
• Peters, S.G., 2000, Evidence for the Crescent Valley-Independence lineament, north-central Nevada: Ye Jin Di Zhi Don Tai, (Contributions to Geology and Minerals Resources Research) Tianjin Geological Academy, Tianjin P.R. China, v. 15, n. 59, p.204-215. (in Chinese).

In prep:

• Mihalasky MJ, Ludington SD, and Wallace AR, 2001, A comparison of expert and weights-of-evidence methodologies, Humboldt River Basin mineral assessment, northern Nevada
• Peters, S.G., 1999, Stream sediment geochemical results in the Bob's Flat quadrangle, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report
• Wallace AR, Ludington SD, Mihalasky MJ, Peters SG, Theodore TG, John DA, Berger BR, 2001, Mineral resource assessment of the Humboldt River Basin, northern Nevada

Task 2: Geophysical Investigations

• Grauch, V. J. S., Rodriguez, B. D., and Wooden, J. L., 2000, Geophysical and isotopic constraints on crustal structure related to mineral trends, north-central Nevada [abs.]: Program with abstracts, Geological Society of Nevada Symposium, May 15-18, 2000, p. 51.
• Hildenbrand, T., Berger, B., Grauch, T., Jachens, R., Ludington, S., and Ponce, D. (alphabetic), 2000, Geophysical setting of ore deposits in Nevada (abs): Reno, Geological Society of Nevada, Geology and Ore Deposits 2000: The Great Basin and beyond.
• Plouff, Donald, 1998, Computer programs to display and modify data in geographic coordinates and methods to transfer positions to and from maps, with applications to gravity data processing, global positioning systems, and 30-meter digital elevation, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-233, 43 p.
• Plume, R.W., and Ponce, D.A., 1998, Hydrologic framework and ground-water levels, 1982 and 1996, in the Humboldt River Basin, Nevada, U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Report WRIR 89-4209, 24 p., 2 plates
• Ponce, D.A., and Moring, B.C., 1998, Drill-hole lithology map of the Winnemucca 1:250,000-scale quadrangle, Nevada, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-220, 8 p.
• Ponce, D.A., and Morin, R.L. , 1999, Isostatic gravity map of the Battle Mountain 1:100,000-scale quadrangle, Nevada, U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Series
• Ponce, D.A., Morin, R.L., and Plouff, Donald, 1999, Bouguer gravity map of the Lovelock quadrangle, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Map
• Ponce DA, Morin RL, 1999, Isostatic gravity map of the Battle Mountain 1:100,000 scale quadrangle, north-central Nevada
• Ponce, D.A., and Glen, J.M.G., 2000, Geophysical expression of the northern Nevada rift: (abs.): Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 32, p. A-462.
• Rodriguez, B. D., 2000, Deep crustal investigations along the Carlin and Battle Mountain-Eureka trends, Nevada, using magnetotellurics [abs.]: Program with abstracts, Geological Society of Nevada Symposium, May 15-18, 2000, p. 71.

In Press:

• Glen, J.M.G., and Ponce, D.A., 2000, Large-scale geologic patterns point to the birth of a hotspot in the northwest U.S. (abs): Eos (Transactions, American Geophysical Union).

In prep:

• Plouff, Donald and others, 2001, Digital gravity terrain correction system based on 30-meter digital elevation models.
• Ponce, D.A., 2000, Depth to pre-Cenozoic basement map of the Battle Mountain 1:100,000-scale quadrangle, Nevada
• Ponce, D.A., 2000, Aeromagnetic map of the Battle Mountain quadrangle, Nevada
• Ponce, D.A., and Plouff, Donald, 2000, Bouguer gravity map of the Vya quadrangle: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Map, scale 1:250,000.
• Ponce DA, 2001, CD-ROM compilation of previously published materials for BLM only
• Rodriguez, B.D., 2001, Magnetotelluric investigations across Boulder Valley, Nevada, US Geological Survey Open-File Report
• Williams, J.M. and Rodriguez, B.D., 2000, Deep electrical geophysical measurements across the Carlin trend, Nevada: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report.

Task 3: Environmental Processes:

• Balistrieri, Laurie S.; Tempel, Regina N.; Stillings, Lisa L; Shevenell, Lisa A.; Lengke, Maggy F., 1999, Predicting water quality in Pit Lakes: A case study of Dexter Pit Lake, Tuscarora, Nevada [abs.], Proceedings of the EPA-sponsored Workshop on Characterization, Modeling, Monitoring, and remediation of Pit Lakes, April 4-6, 2000, Reno, NV
• Balistrieri LS, Tempel RN, Stillings, LL, 2000. Processes affecting water quality in pit lakes: A case study in Dexter Pit Lake, Tuscarora, NV [abs.]. GSA Abstracts with Programs, v. 32, A-344.
• Gray JE, Adams MG, Crock JG, and Theodorakos PM, 1999, Geochemical data for environmental studies of mercury mines in Nevada, USGS Open-File Report 99-0576
• Gray JE, Crock JG, and Fey DL, 2000, Environmental effects of abandoned mercury mines in the Humboldt River basin, Nevada, USA [abs], in 11th International Conference on Heavy metals in the Environment, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, August 6-10, 2000.
• Folger, Helen , 2000, Analytical and QA/QC results from the re-analysis of NURE samples from within the Humboldt Basin. USGS Open-file Report 00-421.
• Lengke, M.F., Tempel R.N., Stillings L.L., and Balistrieri L.S., 2000, Wall rock mineralogy and geochemistry of Dexter pit, Elko County, Nevada. ICARD 2000: 5th International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage, Denver, Colorado, May 2000, p. 319-325 .
• Miller, William , 2000, Geochemical Baselines of Stream and Spring Waters and Rankings of the Potential Release of Total Dissolved Solids and Resistance to Introduced Acidity from Watersheds Underlain by Four Rock compositional Types from the Humboldt River Basin, Nevada, USGS Open-File Report 00-161
• Nash, J. Thomas, 1999, Geochemical Investigations of selected mining districts in BLM's Winnemucca District to evaluate the influence of historic mining on water quality. USGS Open-File Report.
• Nash, J. Thomas, 2000. Hydrogeochemical Data for Historic Mining Areas, Humboldt Watershed and
• Adjacent Areas, Northern Nevada. USGS Open-File Report, OFR 00-0459.
• Stillings, L., Balistrieri, L., and Tempel, R., 2000, Chemistry of particles and colloids in Dexter Pit Lake, Elko Co., NV, USA. [abs.], Proceedings of the EPA-sponsored Workshop on the Characterization, Modeling, Monitoring, and Remediation of Pit Lakes
• Tempel, R.N., Balistrieri, L.S., Lengke, M.F., Shevenell, L., and Stillings, L.L., 2000, Geochemical modeling method to predict trace element concentrations in Dexter pit lake, Elko County, Nevada: ICARD 2000, 5th International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage, May 21-24, 2000, Denver, CO, v. 1, p. 327-336.
• Tempel, RN, Balistrieri LS, Stillings, LL., 2000. Geochemical modeling of water chemistry in a mine pit lake: Dexter Pit Lake, Tuscarora [abs.]. GSA Abstracts with Programs, v. 32, p. A-344.
• Tuttle, Michele L., Wanty, Richard B., and Berger Byon R., 2001. Environmental Behavior of Two Molybdenum Porphyry Systems. In (Seal, Robert R. and Foley, Nora K., eds.), Progress on Geoenvironmental Models for Selected Mineral Deposit Types. USGS OFR 01-XXX, in review.
• Wanty, Richard B., Berger, Byron R., and Tuttle, Michele L. 2001. Scale versus detail in water-rock investigations 1: A process-oriented framework for studies of natural systems. Water Rock Interaction -10, v. 10 pp. **.
• Wanty RB, Berger BR, Tuttle ML, and Leinz R, 1999, Geochemical and structural-geologic evidence for
• groundwater-surface water interactions, Osgood Mountains, Nevada [abs.], Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 31, p A-413.

In Press:

• Nash, J. Thomas, 2000, The geochemistry of mine-waste, sediments, and surface waters from historic mine sites in the Western and Central Humboldt River Basin, USGS Open-File Report

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