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- Local-area-enhanced, 2.5-meter resolution natural-color and color-infrared satellite-image mosaics of the Kundalyan mineral district in Afghanistan, in Davis, P.A, compiler, Local-area-enhanced, high-resolution natural-color and color-infrared satellite-image mosaics of mineral districts in Afghanistan: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 709-H
- Local-area-enhanced,2.5-meter resolution natural-color and color-infrared satellite-image mosaics of the Dusar-Shaida mineral district in Afghanistan, in Davis, P.A, compiler, Local-area-enhanced, high-resolution natural-color and color-infrared satellite-image mosaics of mineral districts in Afghanistan: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 709-I
- Local-area-enhanced, 2.5-meter resolution natural-color and color-infrared satellite-image mosaics of the Tourmaline mineral district in Afghanistan, in Davis, P.A, compiler, Local-area-enhanced, high-resolution natural-color and color-infrared satellite-image mosaics of mineral districts in Afghanistan: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 709-J
- Local-area-enhanced, 2.5-meter resolution natural-color and color-infrared satellite-image mosaics of the Kharnak-Kanjar mineral district in Afghanistan, in Davis, P.A, compiler, Local-area-enhanced, high-resolution natural-color and color-infrared satellite-image mosaics of mineral districts in Afghanistan: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 709-K
- Porphyry copper assessment of the Tibetan Plateau, China: U.S. Geological Survey, Scientific Investigations Report 2010–5090–F, 63 p. and GIS data, by Ludington, Steve, Hammarstrom, J.M., Robinson, G.R., Jr., Mars, J.C., and Miller, R.J., 2012.
- Sandstone copper assessment of the Chu-Sarysu Basin, Central Kazakhstan: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2010–5090–E, 63 p. and spatial data tables, by Box, S.E., Syusyura, Boris, Hayes, T.S., Taylor, C.D., Zientek, M.L., Hitzman, M.W., Seltmann, Reimer, Chechetkin, Vladimir, Dolgopolova, Alla, Cossette, P.M., and Wallis, J.C., 2012.
- Podiform chromite deposits; database and grade and tonnage models: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2012-5157, 45 p., by Mosier, D.L., Singer, D.A., Moring, B.C., and Galloway, J.P., 2012
- Impact of mine and natural sources of mercury on water, sediment, and biota in Harley Gulch adjacent to the Abbott-Turkey Run mine, Lake County, California, by Rytuba, J.J., Hothem, R.L., Brussee, B.E., and Goldstein, D.N., 2011, U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 2011-1265, 105 p.
- Porphyry copper assessment of British Columbia and Yukon Territory, Canada: by Mihalasky, M.J., Bookstrom, A.A., Frost, T.P., and Ludington, Steve, with contributions from Logan, J.M., Panteleyev, Andre, and Abbot, Grant, 2011, U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5090-C, 128 p. with data tables.
- The future of rare earth elements; will these high-tech industry elements continue in short supply?, by Long, K.R., 2011, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2011-1189, 41 p.
- Whole-rock and sulfide mineral geochemical data for samples from volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits of the Bonnifield district, east central Alaska: by Dusel-Bacon, Cynthia, Slack, J.F., Koenig, A.E., Foley, N.K., Oscarson, R.L., and Gans, K.D., 2011, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2011-1171, 43 p. and data tables.
- Global Mineral Resource Assessment; Aggregation of estimated numbers of undiscovered deposits; an R-script with an example from the Chu Sarysu Basin, Kazakhtan: by Schuenemeyer, J.H., Zientek, M.L, and Box, S.E., 2011, U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5090-B, 13 p.
- Mining claim activity on federal land in the United States, 2007, revised 2011 (Version 4.0) - by J. Douglas Causey - U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 290
- Review of samples of water, sediment, tailings, and biota at the Little Bonanza mercury mine, San Luis Obispo County, California: by Rytuba, J.J., Hothem, R.L., Goldstein, D.N., Brussee, B.E., and May, J.T., 2011, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2011-1122, 46 p.
- Ni-Co laterite deposits of the world; database and grade and tonnage models: by Berger, V.I., Singer, D.A., Bliss, J.D., and Moring, B.C., 2011, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2011-1058
- Review of samples of tailings, soils and stream sediment adjacent to and downstream from the Ruth Mine, Inyo County, California: by Rytuba, J.J., Kim, C.S. and Goldstein, D.N., 2011, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2011-1105, 37 p.
- Review of samples of sediment, tailings, and waters adjacent to the Cactus Queen gold mine, Kern County, California by Rytuba, J.J., Kim, C.S., and Goldstein, D.G., 2011, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2011-1034, 34 p.
- Mineral Deposit Models (a compilation page listing all deposit models published to date).
- Historical files from Federal government mineral exploration-assistance programs, 1950 to 1974: Frank, D.G., U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2010-3109, 2 p.
- The principal rare earth elements deposits of the United States—A summary of domestic deposits and a global perspective: by Long, K.R., Van Gosen, B.S., Foley, N.K., and Cordier, Daniel, 2010, U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2010–5220, 96 p.
- Global mineral resource assessment; porphyry copper assessment of Mexico: Hammarstrom, J.M., Robinson, G.R., Jr., Ludington, Steve, Gray, Floyd, Drenth, B.J., Cendejas-Cruz, Francisco, Espinosa, Enrique, Pérez-Segura, Efrén, Valencia-Moreno, Martín, Rodríguez-Castañeda, José Luis, Vásquez-Mendoza, Rigoberto, and Zürcher, Lukas, 2010, U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2010–5090–A, 176 p.
- Fluorine, fluorite, and fluorspar in central Colorado - by Wallace, A.R., 2010, U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5113, 61 p.
- Porphyry copper deposit model, chap. B of Mineral deposit models for resource assessment - By David A. John, editor, with contributions by Robert A. Ayuso, Mark D. Barton, Richard J. Blakely, Robert J. Bodnar, John H. Dilles, Floyd Gray, Fred T. Graybeal, John C. Mars, Darcy K. McPhee, Robert R. Seal, Ryan D. Taylor, and Peter G. Vikre - U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2010–5070–B, 169 p.
- A high-resolution land-use map; Nogales, Sonora, Mexico - by Norman, L.M., Villarreal, M.L., Wallace, C.S.A., Gil Anaya, C.Z., Diaz Arcos, Israel and Gray, Floyd, 2010 - U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2010-1156, 21 p.
- Spatial Databases of Geological, Geophysical, and Mineral Resource Data Relevant to Sandstone-Hosted Copper Deposits in Central Kazakhstan - by Boris Syusyura, Stephen E. Box, and John C. Wallis, 2010 - U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2010-1124
- Ecosystem health in mineralized terrane; data from podiform chromite (Chinese Camp mining district, California), quartz alunite (Castle Peak and Masonic mining districts, Nevada/California), and Mo/Cu porphyry (Battle Mountain mining district, Nevada) deposits - by Blecker, S.W., Stillings, L.L., Amacher, M.C., Ippolito, J.A., and DeCrappeo, N.M. 2010 - U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2010-1040
- Temporal chemical data for sediment, water, and biological samples from the Lava Cap Mine Superfund site, Nevada County, California; 2006-2008 - by Foster, Andrea L., Ona-Nguema, Georges, Tufano, Kate, White, Richard, III, 2010 - U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report 2009-1268
- Metallogenesis and tectonics of northeast Asia: - Nokleberg, W.J., ed., 2010, - U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1765, 624 p.
- Sediment-hosted zinc-lead deposits of the world; database and grade and tonnage models - by Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., and Moring, B.C., 2009, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2009-1252
- Mineral-resource assessment of northern Nye County, Nevada; a progress report - by Ludington, Steve, John, D.A., Muntean, J.L., Hanson, A.D., Castor, S.B., Henry, C.D., Wintzer, Niki, Cline, J.S., and Simon, A.C., 2009 - U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2009-1271
- Streams-sediment geochemistry in mining-impacted drainages of the Yankee Fork of the Salmon River, Custer County, Idaho - by Frost, T.P., and Box, S.E., 2009 - U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5115
- Carbonatites of the world, explored deposits of Nb and REE; database and grade and tonnage models - by Berger, V.I., Singer, D.A., and Orris, G.J., - U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2009-1139, 17 p. and database.
- Environmental impact of the Helen, Research, and Chicago mercury mines on water, sediment, and biota in upper Dry Creek watershed, Lake County, California - by Rytuba, J.J., Hothem, R.L., May, J.T., Kim, C.S., Lawler, D., Goldstein, D., and Brussee, B.E. - U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1382
- Environmental impact of the Contact and Sonoma mercury mines on water, sediment, and biota in Anna Belcher and Little Sulphur Creek watersheds, Sonoma County, California - by Rytuba, J.J., Hothem, R.L., May, J.T., Kim, C.S., Lawler, David, and Goldstein, D. - U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1381
- An Index to PGE-Ni-Cr Deposits and Occurrences in Selected Mineral-Occurrence Databases
- by By J. Douglas Causey, John P. Galloway, and Michael L. Zientek - U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2009-1045
- Volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits of the world; database and grade and tonnage models - by Mosier, D.L., Berger, V.I., and Singer, D.A. - U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2009-1034
- Mineral resource assessment of marine sand resources in cape- and ridge-associated deposits in three tracts, New York and New Jersey, United States Atlantic continental shelf - by Bliss, J.D., Williams, S.J., and Arsenault, M.A., 2009 - chap. N of Bliss, J.D., Moyle, P.R., and Long, K.R., eds., Contributions to industrial-minerals research: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 2209-N
- Modeling cape- and ridge-associated marine sand deposits; a focus on the U.S. Atlantic Continental Shelf: - by Bliss, J.D., Williams, S.J., and Bolm, K.S., 2009, U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 2209-M
- Mesozoic magmatism and base-metal mineralization in the Fortymile mining district, eastern Alaska; initial results of petrographic, geochemical, and isotopic studies in the Mount Veta area, - by Dusel-Bacon, C., Slack, J.F., Aleinikoff, J.N., and Mortensen, J.K. - in Haeussler, P.J., and Galloway, J.P., Studies by the U.S. Geological Survey in Alaska, 2007 U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1760-A
- Limestone; a crucial and versatile industrial mineral commodity - by Bliss, James D., Hayes, Timothy S., and Orris, Greta J., 2008 - U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2008-3089
- Chemical data for precipitate samples, in Koski, R.A., and Munk, LeeAnn, eds., Chemical data for rock, sediment, biological, precipitate, and water samples from abandoned copper mines in Prince William Sound, Alaska - by Foster, Andrea L., and Koski, Randolph A., 2008 - U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1359-E
- Relational database for the geology of the northern Rocky Mountains; Idaho, Montana, and Washington - by Causey, J.D., Zientek, M.L., Bookstrom, A.A., Frost, T.P., Evans, K.V., Wilson, A.B., Van Gosen, B.S., Boleneus, D.E., and Pitts, R.A. - U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 371
- Mercury geochemistry of gold placer tailings, sediments, bedrock, and waters in the lower Clear Creek area, Shasta County, California; report of investigations, 2001-2003 - by Ashley, Roger P., and Rytuba, James J. - U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1122
- Chemical analyses of ground water in the Carson Desert near Stillwater, Churchill County, Nevada, 2005 - by Fosbury, DeEtta, Walker, Mark, and Stillings, Lisa L. - U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1201
- Mercury release from the Rathburn Mine, Petray Mine, and Bear Valley saline springs, Colusa County, California 2004-2006 - by Slowey, Aaron J., and Rytuba, James J. - U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1179
- Porphyry copper deposits of the World; Database and Grade and Tonnage Models - by Singer, Donald A., Berger, Vladimir I., and Moring, Barry C. - U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1155
- Mineral Deposit Densities for Estimating Mineral Resources - by Singer, Donald A. - Journal of Mathematical Geosciences, Earth and Enviromental Science collection Volume 40, Number 1 / January, 2008
- Short course introduction to quantitative mineral resource assessments - by Singer, Donald A., - U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1434
- Metallogeny of Mesoproterozoic Sedimentary Rocks in Idaho and Montana—Studies by the Mineral Resources Program, - Edited by J. Michael O’Neill with contributions by J. Michael O’Neill, Edward T. Ruppel, David A. Lopez, Arthur A. Bookstrom, Craig A. Johnson, Gary P. Landis, Thomas P. Frost, and John F. Slack -U.S. Geological Survey Open-file report 2007-1280
- Understanding metal pathways in mineralized ecosystems - by Balistrieri, L.S., Foster, A.L., Gough, L.P., Gray, Floyd, Rytuba, J.J., and Stillings, L.L. - U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1317
- Geochemical analyses of geologic materials from Areas of Critical Environmental Concern, Clark and Nye Counties, Nevada - by Ludington, Steve, Castor, Stephen B., Budahn, James R., and Flynn, Kathryn S., 2005 (revised 2007) - U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2005-1450, version 3.0
- Geology and mineral resources of the East Mojave National Scenic Area, San Bernardino County, California - by Theodore, Ted G., ed. - U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 2160
- Volcanogenic massive sulfide deposit density - by Mosier, Dan L., Singer, Donald A., and Berger, Vladimir I. - U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5082
- U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program—Science Supporting Mineral Resource Stewardship - by Kropschot, S.J. - U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2007-3035
- U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program—Supporting Stewardship of America's Natural Resources With a section on Evolution of Mineral Resource Assessments By Kathleen M. Johnson - by Kropschot, S.J. - U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1289
- A compilation of spatial digital databases for selected U.S. Geological Survey nonfuel mineral resource assessments for parts of Idaho and Montana - by Carlson, Mary H., Zientek, Michael L., Causey, J. Douglas, Kayser, Helen Z., Spanski, Gregory T., Wilson, Anna B., Van Gosen, Bradley S., and Trautwein, Charles M. - U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1101
- Descriptive and grade-tonnage models and database for iron oxide Cu-Au deposits - by Cox, D.P. and Singer, D.A. - U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1155
- Mercury at the Oat Hill extension mine and James Creek, Napa County, California: Tailings, sediment, water, and biota, 2002-2004 - by Slowey, Aaron J., Rytuba, James J., Hothem, Roger L., and May, Jason T. - U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1132
- Sediment-hosted copper deposits of the World; deposit models and database - by Cox, Dennis P., Lindsay, David A., Singer, Donald A., and Diggles, Michael F. - U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 03-107, v. 1.3
- Contributions to Industrial-Minerals Research edited by James D. Bliss, Phillip R. Moyle, and Keith R. Long - U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 2209 Chapters A-L
- Mining Claim Activity on Federal Land in the Contiguous United States, 1976 through 2004 - By J. Douglas Causey and David G. Frank - U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 228
- Spatial database of mining-related features in 2001 at selected phosphate mines, Bannock, Bear Lake, Bingham, and Caribou Counties, Idaho - by Moyle Phillip R., and Kayser, Helen Z. - U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 223
- Thematic Mapper-derived mineral distribution maps of Idaho, Nevada, and western Montana - by Raines, Gary L., - U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 185
- Mineral resource assessment of selected areas in Clark and Nye Counties, Nevada by Ludington, Steve, ed., - U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5197
- The Laramide Mesa Formation and the Ojo de Agua Caldera, southeast of the Cananea copper mining district, Sonora, Mexico - by Cox, Dennis P., Miller, Robert J., and Woodbourne, Keith L. - U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5022
- Copper-silver deposits of the Revett Formation, Montana and Idaho, origin and resource potential - by Frost, Thomas P., and Zientek, Michael L. - U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2006-3072
- Freshwater diatomite deposits in the western United States - by Wallace, Alan R., Frank, David G., and Founie, Alan - U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2006-3044
- Idaho and Montana non-fuel exploration database 1980-1997 - by Buckingham, David A., DiFrancesco, Carl A., Porter, Kenneth E., Bleiwas, Donald I., Causey, J. Douglas, and Ferguson, William B. - U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 173
- Stratabound copper-silver deposits of the Mesoproterozoic Revett Formation, Montana and Idaho - by Boleneus, David E., Appelgate, Larry M., Stewart, John H., and Zientek, Michael L. with a section on databases and spatial-data files for the geology and mineral deposits of the Revett Formation by Boleneus, David E., Appelgate, Larry M., Carlson, Mary H., Chase, Derrick, W., and Zientek, Michael L.: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5231
- Center for Mineral Resources: U.S. Geological Survey-University of Arizona, Department of Geosciences porphyry copper deposit life cycles field conference, southeastern Arizona, May 21-22, 2002 - by Barton, Mark, Brown, James, Haxel, Gordon, Hayes, Timothy, Jensen, Eric, Johnson, David, Kamilli, Robert, Long, Keith, Maher, David, and Seedorff, Eric - U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5020
- Stream-sediment geochemistry in mining-impacted streams: Sediment mobilized by floods in the Coeur d'Alene-Spokane River system, Idaho and Washington - by Box, Stephen E., Bookstrom, Arthur A., and Ikramuddin, Mohammed - U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5011
- Geology and nonfuel mineral deposits of Greenland, Europe, Russia, and northern central Asia, in Schulz, Klaus J., and Briskey, Joseph A., eds., Reviews of the geology and nonfuel mineral deposits of the world - by Nokleberg, Warren J., Bawiec, Walter J., Doebrich, Jeff L., Lipin, Bruce R., Miller, Robert J., Orris, Greta J., and Zientek, Michael L. - U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2005-1294-D
- The life cycle of a mineral deposit--A teacher's guide for hands-on mineral education activities: - Frank, Dave, Galloway, John, and Assmus, Ken - U.S. Geological Survey General Information Product 17
- Geologic map of the San Carlos Indian Reservation, Arizona - by Wrucke, Chester T., Bromfield, Calvin S., Simons, Frank S., Greene, Robert C., Houser, Brenda B., Miller, Robert J., and Gray, Floyd - U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Investigations Series I-2780 - Prepared in cooperation with the San Carlos Apache Tribe and U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs
- USGS Headwaters Province project, Idaho, Montana, and Washington - an overview of publications supporting land-use planning in the Northern Rocky Mountains - by Michael L. Zientek, and Karen Lund - U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2005-1382
- Spatial databases for the geology of the Northern Rocky Mountains - Idaho, Montana, and Washington: by Michael L. Zientek, Pamela D. Derkey, Robert J. Miller, J. Douglas Causey, Arthur A. Bookstrom, Mary H. Carlson, Gregory N. Green, Thomas P. Frost, David E. Boleneus, Karl V. Evans, Bradley S. Van Gosen, Anna B. Wilson, Jeremy C. Larsen, Helen Z. Kayser, William N. Kelley, and Kenneth C Assmus - U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2005-1235
- Preliminary integrated geologic map databases for the United States, Western states - California, Nevada, Arizona, and Washington - by Steve Ludington, Barry C. Moring, Robert J. Miller, Kathryn Flynn, Melanie J. Hopkins, Paul Stone, David R. Bedford, and Gordon A. Haxel - U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2005-1305
- Mining claim activity on Federal land for the period 1976 through 2003 - by J. Douglas Causey - U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 124
- Baseline and historic depositional rates and lead concentrations, floodplain sediments lower Coeur d'Alene River, Idaho: by Arthur A. Bookstrom, Stephen E. Box, Robert S. Fousek, John C. Wallis, Helen Z. Kayser, and Berne L. Jackson - U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2004-1211
- Implications of stratabound Carlin-type gold deposits in Paleozoic rocks of north-central Nevada: slide presentation: by Vladimir I. Berger, and Ted G. Theodore - U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2005-1156
- Stream-sediment geochemistry in mining-impacted streams: Prichard, Eagle, and Beaver Creeks, northern Coeur d'Alene Mining District, northern Idaho, by Stephen E. Box, John C. Wallis, Paul H. Briggs, and Zoe Ann Brown - U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5248
- Assessment of metallic mineral resources in the Humboldt River Basin, northern Nevada by Alan R. Wallace, Steve Ludington, Mark J. Mihalasky, Stephen G. Peters, Ted G. Theodore, David A. Ponce, David A. John, and Byron R. Berger With a section on Platinum-Group-Element (PGE) Potential of the Humboldt Mafic Complex, by Michael L. Zientek, Gary B. Sidder, and Robert A. Zierenberg - U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 2218
Fact Sheets
- Historical files from Federal government mineral exploration-assistance programs, 1950 to 1974: Frank, D.G., U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2010-3109, 2 p.
- Limestone; a crucial and versatile industrial mineral commodity - by Bliss, James D., Hayes, Timothy S., and Orris, Greta J., 2008 - U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2008-3089
- U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program—Science Supporting Mineral Resource Stewardship - by Kropschot, S.J. - U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2007-3035
- Garnet—An Essential Industrial Mineral and January’s Birthstone - by James G. Evans, Phillip R. Moyle, David G. Frank, and Donald W. Olson - U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2006-3149
- Copper-silver deposits of the Revett Formation, Montana and Idaho, origin and resource potential - by Frost, Thomas P., and Zientek, Michael L. - U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2006-3072
- Freshwater diatomite deposits in the western United States - by Wallace, Alan R., Frank, David G., and Founie, Alan - U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2006-3044
- Mineral resources research supports land-use planning in the northern Rocky Mountains - by Zientek, Michael L., and Kropschot, Susan J. - U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2005-3155
- Metallic mineral resource assessment of the Humboldt River Basin, northern Nevada by Wallace, Alan R., Ludington, Steve, Mihalasky, Mark J., Peters, Stephen G., Theodore, Ted G., Ponce, David A., John, David A., and Berger, Byron R., with contributions from Zientek, Michael L., Sidder, Gary B., and Zierenberg, Robert A. - U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2005-3023
Western U.S.
- An Interpretation of the 1996 Aeromagnetic Data for the Santa Cruz basin, Tumacacori Mountains, Santa Rita Mountains, and Patagonia Mountains, South-Central Arizona - by Mark E. Gettings - U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report 02-099
- Rectified images of selected geologic maps in the northern Rockies area, Idaho, Montana, Washington, and Wyoming by Jeremy C. Larsen, Kenneth C. Assmus, J. Douglas Causey, and Michael L. Zientek - U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 106
- Preliminary Report on the Geology and Mineral Deposits of the Atlanta Hill Area, Elmore County, Idaho by By T.H. Kiilsgaard and L.D. Bacon - Open-file Report 2004-1205
- Mineral production and mining trends for selected non-fuel commodities in Idaho and Montana, 1905-2001: by Jeremy C. Larsen, Keith R. Long, Kenneth C. Assmus, and Michael L. Zientek - U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2004-1414
- Ultrapotassic mafic dikes and rare earth element and barium-rich carbonatite at Mountain Pass, Mojave Desert, southern California: Summary and field trip localities by Haxel, Gordon B. Open-File Report 2005-1219
- Field Guide to Hydrothermal Alteration in the White River Altered Area and in the Osceola Mudflow, Washington by David A. John, James J. Rytuba, Roger P. Ashley, Richard J. Blakely, James W. Vallance, Grant R. Newport, and Gary R. Heinemeyer - Bulletin-2217
- Stratigraphy of the proterozoic Revett Formation, Coeur d'Alene district, Idaho - by Mauk, J.L., 2002 - U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 01-319
- Digital Database of Selected Aggregate and Related Resources in Ada, Boise, Canyon, Elmore, Gem, and Owyhee Counties, Southwestern Idaho by Phillip Moyle, John Wallis, James Bliss, and Karen Bolm U.S. Geological Survey Open-file report 2004-1067
- Raster images of geologic maps of Middle Proterozoic Belt strata in parts of Benewah, Bonner, Kootenai and Shoshone Counties, Idaho and Lincoln, Mineral and Sanders Counties, Montana - by Boleneus, David E., Appelgate, Larry M., Joseph, Nancy L., and Brandt, Theodore R., 2001 - U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report 01-438
- Digital map of major bedrock lithologic units for the Pacific Northwest: a contribution to the Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project - by Bruce R. Johnson and Gary L. Raines - Open-File Report 95-680
- Digital mineral resource maps of phosphate and natural aggregate for the Pacific Northwest: a contribution to the Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project - by Arthur A. Bookstrom, Gary L. Raines and Bruce R. Johnson - Open-File Report 95-681
- Assessment of undiscovered mineral resources in the Pacific Northwest: a contribution to the Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project - by Stephen E. Box, Arthur A. Bookstrom, Michael L. Zientek, Pamela D. Derkey, Roger P. Ashley, James E. Elliott, and Stephen G. Peters - Open-File Report 95-682
- Digital National Uranium Resource Evaluation (NURE) for the Pacific Northwest: a contribution to the Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project - by Gary L. Raines and Cole L. Smith - Open-File Report 95-686
- Status and metal content of significant metallic mineral deposits in the Pacific Northwest: a contribution to the Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project - by Arthur A. Bookstrom, Michael L. Zientek, Stephen E. Box, Pamela D. Derkey, James E. Elliott, David Frishman, Roger P. Ashley, Russell C. Evarts, Douglas B. Stoeser, Lorre A. Moyer, Dennis P. Cox, and Steve Ludington - Open-File Report 95-688
- Digital maps of low- to moderate-temperature geothermal springs and wells in the Pacific Northwest: a contribution to the Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project - by Pamela D. Derkey and Bruce R. Johnson - Open-File Report 95-689
- An Analysis of Nevada's Metal-Bearing Mineral Resources - edited by Donald A. Singer - Open-File Report 96-2
- Digital geologic map of the Coeur d'Alene district, Idaho and Montana - by Pamela D. Derkey, Bruce R. Johnson and Michael Carver - Open-File Report 96-299
- Digital databases containing mining claim density information for Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming created from the BLM Mining Claim Recordation System - by Hyndman, P.C. and Campbell, H.W. - Open-File Report 99-325
- Digital mining claim density map for Federal lands in the Pacific Northwest: - by Campbell, H.W. and Hyndman, P.C., - Open-File Report 96-737
- An Arc/Info point coverage of Mineral Resource Data System (MRDS) locations in eleven western states: - by Frank, D.G - Open-File Report 99-169
- MAS/MILS Arc/Info point coverage for the Western U.S. (excluding Hawaii): - by Causey, J.D. - Open-File Report 98-512
- Mineral potential modeling of gold and silver mineralization in the Nevada Great Basin--A GIS-based analysis using weights of evidence - by Mihalasky, M.J. - Open-File Report 01-291
- Mineral resource assessment of selected areas in Clark and Nye Counties, Nevada, a progress report by Steve Ludington - Open-file Report 2004-1339.
- Mining activity in Nevada, 1851-1995 by Lorre A. Moyer, - Open-file Report 2004-1244
- Mining Properties in Washington that were involved in the DMA, DMEA, OME Mineral Exploration Programs, 1950-1974 - by Thor Kiilsgaard - Open-file report 98-232
- Mining Properties in Idaho that were involved in the DMA, DMEA, OME Mineral Exploration Programs, 1950-1974 - by Thor Kiilsgaard - Open-file report 97-439
- Mining Properties in Oregon that were involved in the DMA, DMEA, OME Mineral Exploration Programs, 1950-1974 - by Thor Kiilsgaard - Open-file report 98-464
- Mining Properties in Montana that were involved in the DMA, DMEA, OME Mineral Exploration Programs, 1950-1974 - by Thor Kiilsgaard - Open-file report 96-501
- Quaternary stratigraphy and tectonics, and late prehistoric agriculture of the Safford Basin (Gila and San Simon River Valleys), Graham County, Arizona: Friends of the Pleistocene, Rocky Mountain Cell 46th field conference and Arizona Geological Society fall field trip, 2002, October 11-13, 2002: U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 2004-1062 by Houser, Brenda B., Pearthree, Phillip A., Homburg, Jeffry A, and Thrasher, Lawrence C., Open-file Report 2004-1062
- Spatial databases of the Humboldt Basin mineral resource assessment, northern Nevada by Mark J. Mihalasky and Lorre A. Moyer, Open-File Report 2004-1245
Alaska
- Chemical data for rock, sediment, biological, precipitate, and water samples from abandoned copper mines in Prince William Sound, Alaska - by Koski, R.A., and Munk, LeeAnn, eds. - U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1359
- Stratiform zinc-lead mineralization in Nasina assemblage rocks of the Yukon-Tanana Upland in east-central Alaska - by Cynthia Dusel-Bacon (U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, Calif.), Jason R. Bressler (WGM, Inc., Anchorage, Alaska), Hidetoshi Takaoka (Sumitomo Metal Mining Company, Vancouver B.C.), James K. Mortensen (University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.), Douglas H. Oliver (Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Tex.), Joel S. Leventhal (U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, Colo.), Rainer J. Newberry (University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska), and Thomas K. Bundtzen (Pacific Rim Geological Consulting, Fairbanks, Alaska) - Open-File Report 98-340
- National Geochemical Database: U.S. Geological Survey RASS (Rock Analysis Storage System) geochemical data for Alaska by Elizabeth A. Bailey (U.S. Geological Survey, Anchorage, AK), David B. Smith (U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO), Carl C. Abston (U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO), Matthew Granitto (Potomac Management Group, Denver, CO), and Kuuipo A. Burleigh (Raytheon STX, Anchorage, AK) - Open-File Report 99-433
State geologic maps
National and International studies
- Large-scale digital geologic map databases and reports of the North Coal District in Afghanistan - by Hare, T.M., Davis, P.A., Nigh, Devon, Skinner, J.A., Jr., SanFilipo, J.R., Bolm, K.S., Fortezzo, C.M., Galuszka, Donna, Stettner, W.R., Shafiqullah Sultani, and Nader, Billal - U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 317
- Introduction to regional geology, metallogenesis, and tectonics of Northeast Asia - By Parfenov, L.M., Badarch, G., Berzin, N.A., Hwang, D.H., Khanchuk, A.I., Kuzmin, M.I., Nokleberg, W.J., Obolenskiy, A.O., Ogasawara, M., Prokopiev, A.V., Rodionov, S.M., Smelov, A.P., and Yan, H. - U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1183-A
- Mining Claim Activity on Federal Land in the Contiguous United States, 1976 through 2004 - By J. Douglas Causey and David G. Frank - U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 228
- Mineral deposit density-an update, in Schulz, K.J., ed., Contributions to global mineral resource assessment research - by Singer, D.A., Menzie, W.D., Sutphin, David, Mosier, D.L., and Bliss, J.D. - U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1640-A
- Deposit models and their application in mineral resource assessments in Briskey, J. A., and Schulz, Klaus, eds., Agenda, extended abstracts, and bibliographies for a Workshop on Deposit Modeling, Mineral Resources Assessment, and Their Role in Sustainable Development: by Singer, D.A. - U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report 2002-423
- Estimating amounts of undiscovered mineral resources, in Briskey, J. A., and Schulz, Klaus, eds., Agenda, extended abstracts, and bibliographies for a Workshop on Deposit Modeling, Mineral Resources Assessment, and Their Role in Sustainable Development: by Singer, D.A, U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report 2002-423
- A simplified economic filter for open-pit mining and heap-leach recovery of copper in the United States - by Long, Keith R., and Singer, D.A. - U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report 01-218
- Geology and nonfuel mineral deposits of the United States by Zientek, Michael L.; Orris, Greta J. - U.S. Geological Survey Open-file report 2005-1294-A
- Geology and Nonfuel Mineral Deposits of Latin America and Canada by Cunningham, Charles G.; Zientek, Michael L.; Bawiec, Walter J.; Orris, Greta J. - U.S. Geological Survey Open-file report 2005-1294-B
- Geology and nonfuel mineral deposits of Asia and the Pacific by Peters Stephen G.; Nokleberg, Warren J.; Doebrich, Jeff L.; Bawiec, Walter J.; Orris, Greta; Sutphin, David M.; Wilburn, David R. - U.S. Geological Survey Open-file report 2005-1294-C
- Geology and nonfuel mineral deposits of Greenland, Europe, Russia, and northern Central Asia by Nokleberg, Warren J.; Bawiec, Walter J.; Doebrich, Jeff L.; Lipin, Bruce R.; Miller, Robert J.; Orris, Greta J.; Zientek, Michael L. - U.S. Geological Survey Open-file report 2005-1294-D
- Porphyry copper deposits of the world: database, map, and grade and tonnage models: by Donald A. Singer, Vladimir I. Berger, and Barry C. Moring - U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2005-1060
- Sediment-Hosted Copper Deposits of the World: Deposit Models and Database - By Dennis P. Cox, David A. Lindsey, Donald A. Singer, and Michael F. Diggles - Open-File Report 03-107
- The Laramide Mesa Formation and the Ojo de Agua Caldera, southeast of the Cananea copper mining district, Sonora, Mexico - by Cox, Dennis P., Miller, Robert J., and Woodbourne, Keith L. - U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5022
- Significant Metalliferous and Selected Non-Metalliferous Lode Deposits and Placer Districts for the Russian Far East, Alaska, and the Canadian Cordillera - by Warren J. Nokleberg and others - Open-File Report 96-513-B
- Summary Terrane, Mineral Deposit, and Metallogenic Belt Maps of the Russian Far East, Alaska, and the Canadian Cordillera - by Warren J. Nokleberg and others - Open-file Report 98-136
- Preliminary publications book 1 from project on mineral resources, metallogenesis, and tectonics of northeast Asia - by Ariunbileg, Sodov, Miller, R.J., Nokleberg, W.J., and others - Open-File Report 99-165
- Chapter 5: Geology and geochemistry of sedimentary-rock-hosted Au deposits in the middle-lower Yangtze River area, Hubei and Anhui Provinces, P.R. China, in Peters, S.G., ed., Geology, geochemistry, and geophysics of the sedimentary-rockhosted Au deposits in P.R. China: - by Peters, S.G., Huang, Jiazhan, Wang, Y.J., Mihalasky, M.J., and Chenggui, Jing, - Open-File Report 02-131
- Processed Thematic Mapper satellite imagery for selected areas within the U.S.-Mexico borderlands: - by Dohrenwend, J.C., Gray, Floyd, and Miller, R.J. - Open File Report 00-309
- Index to the United States Minerals Exploration Assistance Records from the DMA, DMEA, OME Mineral Exploration Programs, 1950-1974 by David G. Frank, John P. Galloway, Judy Weathers, Thor H. Kiilsgaard, and John Wallis - Open-file report 03-94
Miscellaneous
- The life cycle of a mineral deposit--A teacher's guide for hands-on mineral education activities: - Frank, Dave, Galloway, John, and Assmus, Ken - U.S. Geological Survey General Information Product 17
- Minerals in our Environment poster - by Judy Weathers and John Galloway - U. S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 00-144
- Minerales en nuestro ambiente - Spanish version of Minerals in our Environment - by Frank, Dave G., Galloway, John P., Garcia, Susan, and Weathers, Judy - U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1185
- Mineral Resources.....Out of the Ground, Into Our Daily Lives poster - by Dave Frank, Judy Weathers, and John Galloway - U. S. Geological Survey Open-file Report 01-360
- Resource Materials for a GIS Spatial Analysis Course - by Gary L. Raines - Open-file report 01-221
- Abstracts for the Symposium on the Application of Neural Networks to the Earth Sciences - Singer, D.A., ed., U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report 2002-315
- Cognitive exploration by artificial neural network, in Singer, D.A., ed. - Abstracts for the Symposium on the Application of Neural Networks to the Earth Sciences; by Kouda, Ryoichi, and Singer, D.A., U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report 02-315,
- Typing mineral deposits using their grades and tonnages in an artificial neural network - in Singer, D.A., ed., Abstracts for the Symposium on the Application of Neural Networks to the Earth Sciences; by Singer, D.A., and Kouda, Ryoichi, U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report 2002-315
- Use of a probabilistic neural network to reduce costs of selecting construction rock - in Singer, D.A., ed., Abstracts for the Symposium on the Application of Neural Networks to the Earth Sciences; by Singer, D.A., and Bliss, J.D., U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report 2002-315
- GeoDas - An Arcview extension for the analysis of geochemical data: - by Bonham-Carter, G.F., Ming, and Raines, G.L - York University web publication
- Methods to create ArcMap® styles with examples for lithology and time - by Lorre A. Moyer, Jordan T. Hastings, and Gary L Raines - U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2005-1314.
- Arc-WofE: Arcview extension for weights of evidence mapping. - Kemp, L.D., Bonham-Carter, G.F. and Raines, G.L.
- Arc-SDM: Arcview extension for spatial data modelling using weights of evidence, logistic regression, fuzzy logic and neural network analysis - by Kemp, L.D., Bonham-Carter, G.F., Raines, G.L. and Looney, C.G.
- Digital geologic map data model, Addendum to Chapter 2, version 4.3 - by Johnson, B.R., Brodaric, Boyan, Raines, G.L., Hastings, J.T., Wahl, Ron
- The Effect of Selected Cleaning Techniques on Berkshire Lee Marble: A Scientific Study at Philadelphia City Hall - by By Victor G. Mossotti, A. Raouf Eldeeb, Terry L. Fries, Mary Jane Coombs, Virginia N. Naudé, Lisa Soderberg, and George Wheeler - U. S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1635
Topical reports
- Stratigraphy and tectonic history of the Tucson Basin, Pima County, Arizona, based on the Exxon State (32)-1 well: by Brenda B. Houser, Lisa Peters, Richard P. Esser, and Mark E. Gettings, - U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5076
- A dataset of magnetic susceptibility, metalization, alteration for samples from the Stinkingwater District, Absaroka Mountains, Wyoming: Gettings, Mark E., 2004 - Open-File Report 2004-1253
- Geologic Map of the Izzenhood Spring Quadrangle, Lander County Nevada By David A. John and Chester T. Wrucke - Geologic Investigations Series I-2668
- Potential Mineral Resources, Payette National Forest, ID. Description and Probabilistic Estimation - by Arthur A. Bookstrom, Bruce R. Johnson, Theresa M. Cookro, Karen Lund, Kenneth C. Watts, Harley D. King, Merlin D. Kleinkopf, James Pitkin, David Sanchez, and J. Douglas Causey - Open-File Report 98-219A
- Digital geologic map of the Wallace 1:100,000 quadrangle, Idaho - Lewis, R.S., Burmester, R.F., McFaddan, M.D., Derkey, P.D., and Oblad, J.R. - Open-File Report 99-390
- Digital geologic map of part of the Thompson Falls 1:100,000 quadrangle, Idaho - Lewis, R.S. and Derkey, P.D. - Open-File Report 99-438
- Geologic datasets for weights of evidence analysis in northeast Washington - by Boleneus, D.E. and Causey, J.D. - Open File Report 00-495
- Digital map of surficial geology, wetlands, and deepwater habitats, Coeur d'Alene River valley, Idaho: by Bookstrom, A.A., Box, S.E., Jackson, B.L., Brandt, T.R., Derkey, P.D., and Munts, S.R. - Open-File Report 99-548
- Tectonic map of southeast Arizona: a digital database for the west part: - by Drewes, Harald, Fields, R.A., Hirschberg, D.M., and Bolm, K.S. - Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-1109
- Geologic map of the Stillwater Complex, Montana: a digital database - by Page, N.J, Nokleberg, W.J., and Miller, R.J - Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-797
- Chromite deposits in central part Stillwater Complex, Sweet Grass County, Montana: a digital database for the geologic map of the east slope of Iron Mountain: - by Howland, A.L. and Moyer, L.A - Open-File Report 01-321
- Geochemistry of stream-sediment samples from the Santa Renia Fields and Beaver Peak quadrangles, Northern Carlin Trend, Nevada - by Theodore, T.G., Kotylar, B.B., Berger, V.L., Moring, B.C., Singer, D.A., and Edstrom, S.A. - Open-File Report 99-341
- Field trip guide to selected studies of the Southwest Mineral and Environmental Investigations Project in southeastern Arizona: - by Houser, B.B., Gettings, M.E., Bultman, M.W., Gray, Floyd, Caruthers, K.R., and Hirschberg, D.M - Open-File Report 99-544
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