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Mineral resource potential map of the Whitewater Wilderness Study Area, Riverside and San Bernardino counties, California Mineral resource potential map of the Whitewater Wilderness Study Area, Riverside and San Bernardino counties, California
Geological, geochemical, and geophysical evidence, together with a 'review of historical mining and prospecting activities, suggests that most of the Whitewater Wilderness Study Area has low potential for all types of mineral and energy resources- including precious and base metals, building stone and aggregate, fossil fuels, radioactive-mineral resources, and geothermal resources. One...
Mineral resource potential of the Granite Chief Wilderness Study Area, Placer County, California Mineral resource potential of the Granite Chief Wilderness Study Area, Placer County, California
A mineral resource survey of the Granite Chief Wilderness Study Area in the Tahoe National Forest and Lake Tahoe Management Area was conducted between 1979 and 1981. The mineral resource potential of the area was evaluated from geologic and geochemical studies by the U.S. Geological Survey, and from the examination of existing published and unpublished records of mining prospects and...
Mineral resources potential map of the Lost Cove and Harper Creek Roadless Areas, Avery and Caldwell counties, North Carolina Mineral resources potential map of the Lost Cove and Harper Creek Roadless Areas, Avery and Caldwell counties, North Carolina
A geologic, geophysical, and geochemical investigation and a survey of mines, quarries, and prospects have been conducted to evaluate the mineral resource potential of the Lost Cove and Harper Creek Roadless Areas, Avery and Caldwell Counties, North Carolina. The study area lies within the Blue Ridge physiographic province and is predominatly underlain by Precambrian age plutonic and
Mineral resources potential map of the Pusch Ridge Wilderness Area, Pima County, Arizona Mineral resources potential map of the Pusch Ridge Wilderness Area, Pima County, Arizona
A mineral resource assessment of the Pusch Ridge Wilderness Area was conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Bureau of Mines. The area was evaluated for its mineral potential by analysis of geochemical samples by the U.S. Geological Survey and by examination of mines, prospects, and mineralized areas by the U.S. Bureau of Mines. The Pusch Ridge Wilderness Area has a low...