Economic Geology
Utahs Extractive Resource Industries 2011 (C-115)
By: Taylor Boden, Michael Vanden Berg, Ken Krahulec, Dave Tabet, and Mark GwynnOther Information:Published: 2012Pages: 27Location: Utah Media Type: Paper Publication
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Analysis and regional implication of cleat and joint systems in selected coal seams, Carbon, Emery, Sanpete, Sevier, and Summit Counties, Utah (SS-74)
By: B. P. Hucka This study is intended to help Utah coal operators plan longwall and room and pillar mining operations. Cleat and joint orientations were performed in 22 active mines located in the Book Cliffs, Wasatch Plateau, Emery, and...
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Contributions to economic geology in Utah 1986 (SS-69)
By: M. D. Bunnell and T. W. TaylorIn the past, the coal industry used geology primarily for exploration and delineation of coal tracts prior to mining, but in detailed mine planning and mine development, the science played a relatively minor...
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Engineering geologic case studies in Utah, 1986 (SS-68)
By: W. R. Lund, editorThe intent of this report is to provide geologic, hydrologic, and soils information on the Mt. Pleasant watershed which will allow city planners and others to evaluate development proposals by recognizing geologic hazards and identifying land-use...
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Muddy Creek coal drilling project, Wasatch Plateau, Utah (SS-55)
By: A. D. Smith Twenty-seven drill holes successfully tested the Lower Blackhawk Formation coal zones and penetrated the Star Point Sandstone on the Wasatch Plateau in central Utah. Reserve calculations show a total in-place measured, indicated, and inferred tonnage of...
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Geology of the fluorite occurrences, Spor Mountain, Juab County, Utah (SS-53)
By: K. C. BullockThe present work is a study of the geology of the fluorite occurrences in Spor Mountain, and their relationships to the uranium and beryllium deposits and to the volcanic history of the area. Data and concepts have...
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Potential mineral precipitation and water compatibilities related to the Drunkards Wash project, Carbon County, Utah (RI-241)
By: J. W. Gwynn River Gas Corporation produces approximately 36,000 barrels per day of saline water from the Ferron Sandstone Member of the Mancos Shale as part of its Drunkards Wash coalbed-methane recovery project. Most of the sodium-bicarbonate-chloride produced water...
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Energy and mineral resource evaluation of School and Institutional Trust Lands in the southern Deep Creek Range, Juab County, Utah (RI-227)
By: R. W. Gloyn, D. A. Sprinkel, B. T. Tripp, and R. E. BlackettThe Utah State Division of School and Institutional Trust Lands asked the Utah Geological Survey to evaluate existing and potential geologic resources (metallic minerals, industrial rocks and...
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Characteristics of Utah coals in the University of Utah's Coal Sample Bank (RI-226)
By: S. N. Sommer, D. M. Bodily, and E. M. Whitney In 1986, the Utah Geological Survey and the University of Utah's Department of Chemical and Fuels Engineering (formerly Department of Fuels Engineering) entered into a cooperative agreement to collect...
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The resinite resources of selected coal seams of the Book Cliff and Wasatch Plateau coalfields of central Utah (RI-225)
By: D. E. Tabet, B. P. Hucka, and S. N. Sommer Coal seams in the Wasatch Plateau and western Book Cliffs coal fields of Utah have high resinite contents. Resinite, or coal resin, is most abundant in the seams above...
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Mineral and energy resources in Kane County, Utah and their occurrence with respect to Wilderness Study Areas (RI-221)
By: R. E. Blackett, C. J. Brandt, T. C. Chidsey, Jr., and C. E. BishopThe Utah Department of Community and Economic Development enlisted the help of the UGS to review and report on the objectives and procedures for mineral resource...
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Coal quality characteristics of Utah's coal beds in and near potentially producible coal tracts (RI-219)
By: A. C. Keith The Utah Geological and Mineral Survey coal quality database includes over 1800 sample records. The quality information is the basis for this report on Utah's economic coal beds. The coal characterization data is intended to define...
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Engineering geology for land-use planning for a parcel of state-owned land east of Washington County, Utah (RI-212)
By: R. H. Klauk and W. E. MulveyThe purpose of this investigation was to inventory geologic conditions on the property, including geologic hazards, and present that information in a format that would allow the Division of State Lands and Forestry...
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Overburden map and thickness determination, Sunnyside oil-impregnated sandstone deposit, Carbon and Duchesne Counties, Utah (RI-210)
By: J. W. GwynnThe purposes of this investigation are to a) develop an overburden map for the Sunnyside oil-impregnated sandstone deposit, and b) make a determination of the thickness of the oil-impregnated sands within the deposit.The data base used in...
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Description, correlation, and summary of coal drill core TM-7, (Emery County) (RI-205)
By: S. N. Sommer and D. A. Foster There were three primary objectives of this study. The first was to describe and photograph a complete section through the Blackhawk Formation. The second was to examine the varying properties the coals...
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Mineral occurrences in the Emergency Withdrawal Area and adjacent lands in the Great Salt Lake Desert (Tooele County) (RI-200)
By: J. W. Gwynn, K. M. Clem, M. A. Shubat, B. T. Tripp, and P. A. SturmThis mineral report was prepared to fulfill the requirements of PL 94-579 Sec. 204 (c)(2) for the emergency withdrawal of a portion of the...
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Mining conditions and problems encountered within the Texas gulf-Cane Creek Potash Mine near Moab, Utah; and potential mining conditions at Gibson Dome, Utah (RI-184)
By: J. W. Gwynn The Cane Creek mine began as a conventional underground excavation in 1964, but was converted to a system combining solution mining and solar evaporation in 1970. The potash ore, sylvinite, was mined from the K5 potash...
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Mineralogy and fluid chemistry of surficial sediments in the Newfoundland Basin, Tooele and Box Elder Counties, Utah (OFR-539)
By: B. F. Jones, W. W. White III, K. M. Conko, D. M. Webster, and J. F. KohlerThe Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) conducted a joint three-year field study of Newfoundland Basin?s shallow-brine aquifer and...
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Lead and zinc publications for Utah: a collection of reprints (OFR-466)
Contains reprints of 10 out of-print items concerning uranium/vanadium. The CD contains the following publications:C-9 Initial report on the Lead Ore mine, Tooele County, Utah, by A. M. Buranek, 1942, 6 p.C-10 Preliminary report on the Milljohn silver-lead claim, Fish...
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Interim map showing shear-wave-velocity characteristics of engineering geologic units in the Salt Lake City, Utah metropolitan area (OFR-424)
By: F. X. Ashland and G. N. McDonaldEmpirical correlation between earthquake ground-motion amplification and the average shear-wave velocity in the upper 30 meters below the ground surface (Vs30) provides the basis of the site classes in the International Building Code....
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Utah Core Research Center catalog of samples (OFR-413)
By: W. F. Case Contains data from the Utah Core Research Center catalog of samples. The data includes API number, sample location in longitude/latitude or UTM, sample type, sample intervals, elevations, production zones, formations, and map quadrangles. The searchable catalog...
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Known and potential sand, gravel, and crushed stone resources in Grand County, Utah (OFR-369)
By: G. N. McDonaldGrand County has limited resources of good-quality materials suitable for construction uses. However, the county is sparsely populated and the present demand for sand, gravel, and crushed stone is not high. Most people reside in the towns...
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Coal resources of the Henry Mountains coalfield (OFR-362)
By: D. E. Tabet This study builds on the work of various previous investigators and includes new data from outcrop studies carried out by UGS personnel during the late 1980s as well as recently released coal company drilling and coal-quality...
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Interim geologic map of the Scofield quadrangle, Carbon, Emery and Sanpete Counties, Utah (OFR-341)
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Interim geologic map of the Scofield quadrangle, Carbon, Emery and Sanpete Counties, Utah (OFR-341)
By: S. P. Knowles This black and white map covers the Jump Creek quadrangle. Information in this publication includes a cross-section and a correlation of map units. This Open-File release makes information available to the public during the review and...
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