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• Professional Paper 1651 (2007)

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Published Reports

• Besser, J.M., Allert, A.L. Hardesty, D.K., May, T.W., and Leib, K.J., 1999, Seasonal variation in toxicity of streams affected by acid mine drainage: Poster presented at the Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) annual meeting, Nov. 1999, Philadelphia, PA. [PDF file, 540 KB]
• Besser, J.M., Brumbaugh, W.G., Church, S.E., and Kimball, B.A., 1997, Assessment of metal bioavailability to stream biota in a montane watershed affected by historic mining activity: Poster presented at the Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) annual meeting, Nov. 1997, San Francisco, CA.
• Besser, J.M., Brumbaugh, W.G., May, T.W., Church. S.E., and Kimball, B.A., 2001, Bioavailability of metals in stream food webs and hazards to brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) in the upper Animas River watershed, Colorado: Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, v. 40, p. 48-59. [PDF file, 2.7 MB]
• Besser, J.M., and Leib, K.J., 1999, Modeling frequency of occurrence of toxic concentrations of zinc and copper in the upper Animas River: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4018A, p. 75-81.
• Bove, D.J., Hon, K., Budding, K.E., Slack, J.F., Snee, L.W., and Yeoman, R.A., 2001, Geochronology and geology of late Oligocene through Miocene volcanism and mineralization in the western San Juan Mountains, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1642, 30 p.
• Bove, D.J., Mast, M.A., Wright, W.G., Meeker, G.P., Yager, D.B., and Verplanck, P.L., 2000, Geologic control on acidic and metal-rich waters in the southeast Red Mountain area near Silverton, Colorado: ICARD 2000, Conference on Acid Rock Drainage, 5th, Denver, Colo., 2000, Proceedings: Littleton, Colo., Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc., p. 523-535.
• Boyle, T.P., 1999, Application of Conical Correspondence Analysis to Risk Assessment: International Congress on Mining and the Environment, Lima, Peru, Summer 1999.
• Campbell , D.L. and Eckhart, L.C., 2000, Geoelectrical studies of a trenched line across the Animas River, San Juan County, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 00-112, 114 p.
• Church, S.E., Fey, D.L., and Blair, R., 2000, Pre-mining bed sediment geochemical baseline in the Animas River watershed, southwestern Colorado: ICARD 2000, Conference on Acid Rock Drainage, 5th, Denver Colo., 2000, Proceedings: Littleton, Colo., Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc., v. 1, p. 499-512.
• Church, S.E., Fey, D.L., Brouwers, E., Holmes, C.H., and Blair, R., 1999, Determination of pre-mining geochemical conditions and paleoecology in the Animas River watershed, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4018A, p. 19-30.
• Church, S.E., Fey, D.L., Unruh, D.M., Vaugh, R.B., and Taggart, Jr., J.E., 2000, Geochemical and isotopic data from streambed sediment, Animas River watershed, Colorado, 1995-1999: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 00-0244, 17 p.
• Church, S.E., Kimball, B.A., Fey, D.L., Ferderer, D., Yager, T.J., and Vaughn, R.B., 1997, Source, transport, and partitioning of metals between water, colloids, and bed sediments of the Animas River, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-0151, 136 p.
• 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, ColoradoÑWhat is being done and what can be done to improve water quality? in J.D. DeGraff, ed., Understanding and Responding to Hazardous Substances at Mine Sites in the Western United States: Geological Society of America, Reviews in Engineering Geology, v. 17 pp. 47-83. View Church paper. [PDF file, 3.9 MB ]
• Church, S.E., von Guerard, Paul, and Finger, S.E., 2007, Environmental Effects of Historical Mining in the Animas River Watershed, Southwestern Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet FS 2007-3051, 4 pp.
• Dalton, J.B., Bove, D.J. Mladinich, C.S., Clark, R.N., Rockwell, B.W., Swayze, G.A.S., King, Trude, and Church, S.E., 2001, Spectral classification of similar materials using the tetracorder algorithm—The calcite-epidote-chlorite problem, in Green, R.O., ed., Proceedings of the Tenth Annual JPL Airborne Earth Science Workshop, Feb. 27-Mar. 3, 2001, p. 93-103,
• Dalton , J.B., Bove, D.J., Mladinich, C.S., and Rockwell, B.W., 2004, Classification of spectrally similar materials using the tetracorder algorithm—The calcite-epidote-chlorite problem: Remote Sensing of Environment, v. 89, p. 455-466.
• Dalton, B., King, T.W., Bove, D.T., Kokaly, R., Clark, R., Vance, S., and Swayze, G., 1998, Mapping of acid-generating and acid-buffering minerals in the Animas River watershed by AVIRIS spectroscopy: Summaries of the seventh annual JPLairborne earth science workshop, JPL publication 98-1, p. 79-83.
• Dalton, B. King, T.W., Bove, D.J., Kokaly, R., Clark, R.M., Vance, S., and Swayze, G.A., 2000, Distribution of acid-generating and acid-buffering minerals in the Animas River watershed as determined by AVIRIS spectroscopy: ICARD 2000, Conference on Acid Rock Drainage, 5th, Denver Colo., 2000, Proceedings: Littleton, Colo., Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc., v. 2, p. 1541-1549, p. 1574-1577.
• Fey, D.L., Church, S.E., and Unruh, D.M., 2000, Geochemical and lead isotopic data from sediment cores, fluvial tailings, iron bogs, and pre-mining terrace deposits, Animas River watershed, Colorado, 1995-1999: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 00-0465, 16 p.
• Fey, D.L., Desborough, G.A., and Church, S.E., 2000, Comparison of two leach procedures applied to metal-mining related wastes in Colorado and Montana and a relative ranking method for mine wastes: ICARD 2000, Conference on Acid Rock Drainage, 5th, Denver Colo., 2000, Proceedings: Littleton, Colo., Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc., v. 2, p. 1477-1487.
• Fey, D.L., Nash, J.T., Yager, D.B., and Desborough, G.A., 2000, Analytical Results for Mine Dump Samples and Leachate Solutions, Upper Animas River Watershed, San Juan County, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 00-0338, 19 p.
• Fey, D.L., Wirt, L., Besser, J.M., and Wright, W.G., 2002, Water quality and aquatic toxicity data of 2002 spring thaw conditions in the upper Animas River watershed, Silverton, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-0488.
• Kimball, B.A., Besser, J.M., and Bencala, K.E., 1999, Synthesis of watershed characterization for making remediation decisions: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4018A, p. 3.
• Kimball, B.A., Runkel, R.L., Walton-Day, K., and Bencala, K.E., 1996, Assessment of metal loads in watersheds affected by acid mine drainage by using tracer injection and synoptic sampling: Cement Creek, Colorado, USA
• 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, p. 1183-1207.
• Kimball, B.A., Runkel, R.L., and Walton-Day, K., 2003, Use of field-scale experiments and reactive solute-transport modelling to evaluate remediation alternatives in streams affected by acid mine drainage, in Jambor, J.L., Blowes, D.W., and Ritchie, A.I.M., eds., Environmental aspects of mine wastes: Vancouver, British Columbia, Mineralogical Association of Canada, p. 261 - 282.
• Leib, K.J., Wright, W.G., and Mast, M.A., 1999, Using flood-analysis techniques to estimate dissolved-zinc concentrations: Tailings and Mine Waste '99: Netherlands, A.A. Balkema Publications, p. 633-638.
• 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, 20 pp.
• Mast, M.A., Wright, W.G., Bove, D.J., and Yager, D.B., 2000, Natural-background dissolved constituents in selected subbasins of the upper Animas watershed, southwestern Colorado: ICARD 2000, Conference on Acid Rock Drainage, 5th, Denver Colo., 2000, Proceedings: Littleton, Colo., Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc., v. 1, p. 513-522.
• Mast, M.A., Wright, W.G., and Leib, K.J., 1998, Chemistry of natural background and mining-impacted streams and springs in the Cement Creek Watershed, Upper Animas River Basin, Colorado: Mining in Colorado: Water Issues and Opportunities, American Water Resources Association, March 13, 1998, Golden Colorado.
• Mast, M.A., Wright, W.G., and Leib, K.J., 1998, Comparison of surface-water chemistry in undisturbed and mining-impacted areas of the Cement Creek Watershed, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-0297, p.33.
• Milhous, R.T., 1999, Streamflows and Sediment Transport Capacity in the Upper Animas Basin, Colorado
• Milhous, R.T., 1999, Nose velocities in physical habitat simulation: XXVIII International Association for Hydraulic Research Congress, Graz, Austria, August, 1999.
• Milhous, R.T., 1999, History, theory, use, and limitations of the Physical Habitat Simulation System, in Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Ecohydraulics, Logan, Utah State University Extension, p. 1-25, (CD).
• Milhous, R.T., 1999, Aquatic physical habitat and hydrology in abandoned mined land studies, in D.W. Morganwalp and H,T. Buxton, eds., Toxic Substances Hydrology Program-Proceedings of the Technical Meeting, Charleston, SC, 8-12 March 1999, U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4018A, Volume 1 – Contamination From Hard-Rock Mining, p. 47-54.
• Milhous, R.T., 2000, Hydrology, Metals and Aquatic Physical Habitat in the Upper Animas Watershed, Colorado, in M. Flug and D. Frevert, eds., Proceedings of the 2000 Joint Conference on Water Resources Engineering and Water Resources Planning and Management, American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, Vir., 10 p., (CD).
• Milhous, R.T., 2000, Changes in the Substrate of Rivers in Historic Mining Districts, in R.H. Hotchkiss and M. Glade, eds., Proceedings of the 2000 Joint Conference on Water Resources Engineering and Water Resources Planning and Management, American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, Vir., 10 p., (CD).
• Milhous, R.T., 2001, Specific weight and median size of the bed material of gravel and cobble bed rivers, in Proceedings of the Seventh Federal Interagency Sedimentation Conference, March 25-29, 2001: Reno, NV, Subcommittee on Sedimentation. pages III-70 thru III-77.
• Milhous, R.T., 2002, On trout winter habitat in the Animas Basin, in Proceedings of the Twenty-second Annual AGU Hydrology Days: Fort Collins, Colo., Colorado State University, p. 191-202.
• Montesi, J., 1999, A Method for Sampling Pore Water: 1999 Annual Meeting of the Rocky Mountain Hydrologic Research Center, Fort Collins, Colorado.
• Nash, J.T., 1999, Geochemical investigations and interim recommendations for priority abandoned mine sites on USDA Forest Service lands, Mineral Creek watershed, San Juan County, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 99-0170, 40 p.
• Nash, J.T., 1999, Geochemical investigations and interim recommendations for priority abandoned mine sites on BLM lands, upper Animas River watershed, San Juan County, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 99-0323, 48 p.
• 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, 82 p.
• 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, p. 1093-1101.
• 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: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4018A, p. 63-66.
• 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: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4018A, p. 59-62.
• Schemel, L.E., Kimball, B.A., and Bencala, K.E., 2000, Colloid formation and metal transport though two mixing zones affected by acid mine drainage near Silverton, Colorado: Applied Geochemistry, v. 15, p. 1018.
• Smith, B.D., McCafferty, A.E., and McDougal, R.R., 2000, Utilization of airborne magnetic, electromagnetic, and radiometric data in abandoned mine land investigations: ICARD 2000, International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage, 5th, Denver Colo., 2000, Proceedings: Littleton, Colo., Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc., p. 1525-1530. ftp://ftpext.usgs.gov/pub/cr/co/denver/musette/tmp/ANIMAS/
• Smith, B. D., Campbell, D. L., and Wright, W. G., 2001, Using Resistivity to Map Acidic Waters at the May Day Mine Dump, Silverton, Colorado: Proceedings for the Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Environmental and Engineering Problems, Denver, March 4-7, 14 p.
• Smith, B.D., McDougal, R.R., McCafferty, A.E., Deszcz-Pan, M., and Yager, D.B., 2004, Helicopter electromagnetic and magnetic survey of the upper Animas River watershed; application to abandoned mine land studies: Proceedings for the Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Environmental and Engineering Problems, Colorado Springs, February 22-26, 16 p. ftp://ftpext.usgs.gov/pub/cr/co/denver/musette/tmp/ANIMAS/
• Taylor, J.A., 1998, Waste rock effects on mine drainage water, upper Animas watershed, Colorado: Fort Lewis College, unpublished thesis.
• U.S. Geological Survey, 2000, Interim report on the scientific investigations in the Animas River watershed, Colordo to facilitate remediation decisions by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service, March 29, 2000 Meeting, Denver, Colo.: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 00-0245.
• Verplanck, P.L., Nordstrom, D.K. and Taylor, H.E., 1999, Overview of rare earth element investigations in acid waters of the U.S. Geological Survey's abandoned mine lands watersheds: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4018A, p. 83..
• Vincent, K.R., Church, S.E., and Fey, D.L., 1999, Geomorphological context of metal-laden sediments in the Animas River floodplain, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4018A, p. 99-106.
• 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: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4018A, p. 37-46.
• Walton-Day, K., Kimball, B.A., and Runkel, R.L., 2002, The use of mass-loading studies and solute-transport modeling to assist in the development of TMDL's for streams affected by mine drainage, in Workshop Notebook, Colorado Department of Health and Environment, 10th National Nonpoint Source Monitoring Workshop, September 8-12, 2002, Breckenridge, Colorado : p. 1-5.
• Wirt, L., Leib, K.J., Bove, D.J., Mast, M.A., Evans, J.B., 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 99-0159, 43 p.
• Wirt, L., Leib, K.J., and Mast, M.A., 2000, Chemical-constituent loads during thunderstorm runoff in a high-altitude alpine stream affected by acid drainage: ICARD 2000, Conference on Acid Rock Drainage, 5th, Denver Colo., 2000, Proceedings: Littleton, Colo., Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc., v. 2, p. 1391-1401.
• Wirt, Laurie, Leib, K.J., Melick, R.A., and Bove, D.J., 2001, Metal loading assessment of a small mountainous sub-basin characterized by acid drainage, Prospect Gulch, upper Animas River watershed, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 01-0258, 36p.
• Wright, W.G., and Nordstrom, D.K., 1999, Oxygen isotopes of dissolved sulfate as a tool to distinguish natural and mining-related dissolved constituents: Tailings and Mine Waste '99: Netherlands, A.A. Balkema Publications, p. 671-678. [PDF file, 156 kb]
• Wright, W.G., and Nordstrom, D.K., 1999, Oxygen isotopes of dissolved sulfate as a tool to distinguish natural and mining-related dissolved constituents: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4018A, p. 67-73.
• Wright, W.G., and Moore, Bryan, 2003, Application of tracer-injection techniques to demonstrate surface-water and ground-water interactions between an alpine stream and the North Stan mine, upper Animas River watershed, southwestern Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 03-4172, 29 p.
• Yager, D.B., Wright, W.G., Mast, M.A., Verplanck, P.L., Bove, D.J., and Hageman, P.L., 2000, Natural versus mining-caused water-quality degradation to tributaries draining Mount Moly, Silverton, Colorado: ICARD 2000, Conference on Acid Rock Drainage, 5th, Denver Colo., 2000, Proceedings: Littleton, Colo., Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc. [PDF file, 3.1 MB]

Published Abstracts

• Besser, J.M., Brumbaugh, W.G., Church, S.E., and Kimball, B.A., 1997, Assessment of metal bioavailability to stream biota in a montane watershed affected by historic mining activity: Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, San Francisco, Calif., SETAC 18th Annual Meeting Abstract Book, SETAC Press, Pensacola, p. 165.
• Besser, J.M., Allert, A.L. Hardesty, D.K., May, T.W., and Leib, K.J., 1999, Seasonal variation in toxicity of streams affected by acid mine drainage: Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Philadelphia, Penn., SETAC 20th Annual Meeting Abstract Book, SETAC Press, Pensacola, p. 285.
• Besser, J.M., Ingersoll, C.G., May, T.W., Wang, N., and Leib, K.J., 2000, Site-specific thresholds for toxicity of copper and zinc to brook trout in the upper Animas River, Colorado: Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Baltimore, Md., SETAC 21st Annual Meeting Abstract Book, SETAC Press, Pensacola, p. 303.
• Besser, J.M., and Brumbaugh, W.G., 2003, Effects of calcium and equilibration time on toxicity of aluminum to brook trout and rainbow trout: Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Austin, Tex., SETAC 23rd Annual Meeting Abstract Book, SETAC Press, Pensacola, p. 64.
• Bove, D.J., Walton-Day, Katherine, Kimball, B.A., 2002, The use of fluoride as a natural tracer in water, San Juan mountains, Silverton, Colorado: Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Denver, Colo. October, 2002, Abstracts with Programs, v. 34, no. 6, p. 213.
• Campbell, D. L., and Vincent, K. R., 1999, Geophysical surveys along a line trenched across the Animas River Valley, Colorado: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 31, no. 7, p. A-76.
• Church, S.E., Bove, D.J., Besser, J.M., Kimball, B.A., and Wright, W.G. 2002, Integrated results from the Animas River watershed project, southwestern Colorado: Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America, 34(6), p.145.
• Kimball, B.A., Runkel, R.L., Walton-Day, K., and Bove, D.J. 2002, Streams as integrators of mine-drainage sources and instream processes: Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America, 34(6), p.145.
• McCafferty, A.E., and Van Gosen, B.S., 2002, Acid-neutralizing potential of bedrock inferred from whole rock chemistry and high resolution airborne geophysical data: Geological Society of America Program with Abstracts, 2002 Denver Annual Meeting, v.34, no. 6, p. 145.
• Smith, B.D., McDougal, R.R., Yager, D.B., McCafferty, A.E., 2004, Airborne and ground geophysical surveys of the upper animas river watershed; application to abandoned mine land studies: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 36, no. 5, p. 582.
• Spratt, H.G., Jr., Stanton, M.R., Koch, J.C., Hallett, I.E., Wells, R.B., and Cohn, C.A., 1999, Influences of natural vs. anthropogenic sources of acid rock drainage in the Animas River Basin of Colorado: Geological Society Abstracts with Programs, v. 31, no. 7, p. A253.
• Verplanck, P.L., Mast, M.A.; Bove, D.J.; Wright, W.G., 2002, The application of geostatistics to evaluate baseline water-quality data, upper Animas River watershed, Silverton, Colorado: Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America, 34(6), p.213-214.
• Vincent, K. R., and Elliott, J. E., 1999, Effect of ore milling on the Animas River channels and floodplain near Eureka, Colorado: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 31, no. 7, p. 253.
• Walton-Day, Katherine, Runkel, R.L., Kimball, B.A., and Bencala, K.E., 1998, Ground-water input of zinc to a watershed affected by acidic-mine drainage—simulation results and implications for remediation, Cement Creek, upper Animas River Basin, Colorado: EOS, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, 1998 Spring Meeting, v. 79, no. 17, p. S127.
• Walton-Day, Katherine, Kimball, B.A., Runkel, R.L., 2000, Diffuse and distinct sources of low-pH and metal-rich water to upper Cement Creek near Silverton, Colorado: Implications for remediation: Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Reno, Nevada, November 2000, Abstracts with Programs, v. 32, no. 7, p. A-341.
• Walton-Day, Katherine, Runkel, R.L, Kimball, B.A., and Bencala, K.E., 2000, 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 ICARD 2000, Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage, Volume 1: Littleton, Colo., Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, p. 389-399.
• Wirt, L.; Church, S.E.; Yager, D.B.; Bove, D.J. 2002, Ferricrete deposits-natural analogs of acid mine-drainage processes, upper Animas River watershed, Colorado: Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America, 34(6), p.50.
• Wright, W.G., Simon, W., Bove, D.J., Mast, M.A., and Leib, K.J., 2003, Effects of hydrothermal alteration and historical mines on the distribution of pH values and dissolved trace-metal concentrations in streams of the upper Animas River watershed, southwestern Colorado: Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America, 35(5), p.33.
• Yager, D.G., Caine, J.S., Bove, D.J., Church, S.E., Smith, B.D., McDougal, R.R., Wirt, Laurie, Mast, M.A., Kimball, B.A., and Walton-Day, Katherine, 2002, A GIS data viewer for physical and geochemical characterization of abandoned mine lands: an example from the Animas River watershed, Silverton, Colorado [abs.]: Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Denver, Colo. October 2002, Abstracts with Programs, v. 34, no. 6, p. 145.

Professional Paper 1651 (2007)

Integrated Investigations of Environmental Effects of Historical Mining in the Animas River Watershed, San Juan County, Colorado

Edited by S.E. Church, P. von Guerard, and S.E. Finger, 2007, U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1651, 1096 p., 6 plates, 1 DVD. Available online at : http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/1651/

List of Chapters

• U.S. Geological Survey, 2007, Summary and conclusions from investigation of the effects of historical mining in the Animas River watershed, San Juan County, Colorado, Chapter A in U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1651, pp. 1-16.
• von Guerard, P., Church, S.E., Yager, D.B., and Besser, J.M., 2007, The Animas River watershed, San Juan County, Colorado, Chapter B in U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1651, pp. 17-38.
• Jones, W.R., 2007, History of mining and milling practices and production in San Juan County, Colorado, 1871–1991, Chapter C in U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1651, pp. 39-86.
• Besser, J.M., Finger, S.E., and Church, S.E., 2007, Impacts of historical mining on aquatic ecosystems—An ecological risk assessment, Chapter D in U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1651, pp. 87-106.
• Yager, D.B., and Bove, D.J., 2007, Geologic framework, Chapter E1 in U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1651, pp. 107-140.
• Dalton, J.B., Bove, D.J., Mladinich, C.S., and Rockwell, B.W., 2007, Imaging spectroscopy applied to the Animas River watershed and Silverton caldera, Chapter E2 in U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1651, pp. 141-159.
• Bove, D.J., Mast, M.A., Dalton, J.B., Wright, W.G., and Yager, D.B., 2007, Major styles of mineralization and hydrothermal alteration and related solid- and aqueous-phase geochemical signatures, Chapter E3 in U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1651, pp. 161-230.
• Smith, B.D., McDougal, R.R., Deszcz-Pan, M., and Yager, D.B., 2007, Helicopter electromagnetic and magnetic surveys, Chapter E4 in U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1651, pp. 231-254.
• Church, S.E., Mast, M.A., Martin, E.P., and Rich, C.L., 2007, Mine inventory and compilation of mine-adit chemistry data, Chapter E5 in U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1651, pp. 255-310.
• Nash, J.T., and Fey, D.L., 2007, Mine adits, mine-waste dumps, and mill tailings as sources of contamination, Chapter E6 in U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1651, pp. 311-345.
• Mast, M.A., Verplanck, P.L., Wright, W.G., and Bove, D.J., 2007, Characterization of background water quality, Chapter E7 in U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1651, pp. 347-386.
• 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 U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1651, pp. 387-416.
• Kimball, B.A., Walton-Day, and Runkel, R.L., 2007, Quantification of metal loading by tracer injection and synoptic sampling, 1996–2000, Chapter E9 in U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1651, pp. 417-495.
• Wright, W.G., Simon, W., Bove, D.J., Mast, M.A., and Leib, K.J., 2007, Distribution of pH values and dissolved trace-metal concentrations in streams, Chapter E10 in U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1651, pp. 497-541.
• Leib, K.J., Mast, M.A., and Wright, W.G., 2007, Characterization of mainstem streams using water-quality profiles, Chapter E11 in U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1651, pp. 543-570.
• Church, S.E., Fey, D.L., and Unruh, D.M, 2007, Trace elements and lead isotopes in modern streambed and terrace sediment—Determination of current and premining geochemical baselines, Chapter E12 in U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1651, pp. 571-642.
• McDougal, R.R., McCafferty, A.E., Smith, B.D., and Yager, D.B., 2007, Topographic, geophysical, and mineralogical characterization of geologic structures using a statistical modeling approach , Chapter E13 in U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1651, pp. 643-687.
• Stanton, M.R., Yager, D.B., Fey D.L., and Wright, W.G., 2007, Formation and geochemical significance of iron bog deposits, Chapter E14 in U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1651, pp. 689-720.
• Verplanck, P.L., Yager, D.B., Church, S.E., and Stanton, M.R., 2007, Ferricrete classification, morphology, distribution, and carbon-14 age constraints, Chapter E15 in U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1651, pp. 721-744.
• Vincent, K.R., Church, S.E., and Wirt, L., 2007, Geomorphology of Cement Creek and its relation to ferricrete deposits, Chapter E16 in U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1651, pp. 745-773.
• Wirt, L., Vincent, K.R., Verplanck, P.L., Yager, D.B., Church, S.E., and Fey, D.L., 2007, Geochemical and hydrologic processes controlling formation of ferricrete, Chapter E17 in U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1651, pp. 775-822.
• Besser, J.M., and Brumbaugh, W.G., 2007, Status of stream biotic communities in relation to metal exposure, Chapter E18 in U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1651, pp. 823-835.
• Besser, J.M., and Leib, K.J., 2007, Toxicity of metals in water and sediment to aquatic biota, Chapter E19 in U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1651, pp. 837-849.
• Anderson, C.R., 2007, Effects of mining on benthic macroinvertebrate communities and monitoring strategy, Chapter E20 in U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1651, pp. 851-872.
• Milhous, R.T., 2007, Application of physical habitat simulation in the evaluation of physical habitat suitability, Chapter E21 in U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1651, pp. 873-888.
• Vincent, K.R., and Elliott, J.G., 2007, Response of the upper Animas River downstream from Eureka to discharge of mill tailings, Chapter E22 in U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1651, pp. 889-941.
• 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, Chapter E23 in U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1651, pp. 943-972.
• 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 U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1651, pp. 973-1028.
• Stanton, M.R., Fey, D.L., Church, S.E., and Holmes, C.W., 2007, Processes affecting the geochemical composition of wetland sediment, Chapter E25 in U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1651, pp. 1029-1064.
• Finger, S.E., Church, S.E., and von Guerard, P., 2007, Potential for successful ecological restoration, remediation, and monitoring, Chapter F in U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1651, pp. 1065-1078.
• Sole, T.C., Granitto, M., Rich, C.L., Litke, D.W., and Pelltier, R.T., 2007, Digital databases and CD-ROM for the Animas River watershed, Chapter G in U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1651, pp. 1079-1096.

List of Plates

• Plate 1. Generalized geologic map of part of the Animas River watershed and vicinity, Silverton, Colorado. Compiled by D.B. Yager and D.J. Bove, Chapter E1.
• Plate 2. Ferricrete, manganocrete, and bog iron occurrences with selected sedge bogs and active iron bogs and springs in part of the Animas River watershed, San Juan County, Colorado, By D.B. Yager, S.E. Church, P.L. Verplanck, and Laurie Wirt, Chapter E1.
• Plate 3. Total-field magnetic map of the Animas River watershed study area, Colorado, Compiled by B.D. Smith, R.R. McDougal, Maryla Deszcz-Pan, and D.B. Yager, Chapter E4.
• Plate 4. Apparent conductivity map of the Animas River watershed study area, Colorado, Compiled by B.D. Smith, R.R. McDougal, Maryla Deszcz-Pan, and D.B. Yager, Chapter E4.
• Plate 5. Surficial geologic deposits along Cement Creek, upstream of Silverton, Colorado, by K. R. Vincent, S.E. Church, and Laurie Wirt, Chapter E16.
• Plate 6. Stratigraphy of late Holocene channel and flood-plain deposits exposed in a trench excavated across the Animas River valley floor 1.4 kilometers downstream of the Eureka townsite, San Juan County, Colorado, by K.R. Vincent and J.G. Elliott, Chapter E22.

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