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Ordovician and Silurian graptolite discoveries from the Neruokpuk Formation (sensu lato), northeastern and central Brooks Range, Alaska Ordovician and Silurian graptolite discoveries from the Neruokpuk Formation (sensu lato), northeastern and central Brooks Range, Alaska
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Authors
Thomas E. Moore, Michael Churkin
Tectonstratigraphic terranes in southwestern Oregon Tectonstratigraphic terranes in southwestern Oregon
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Authors
M. Clark Blake
Geology of the Ruby Mountains-East Humboldt Range, Nevada: A Cordilleran metamorphic core complex Geology of the Ruby Mountains-East Humboldt Range, Nevada: A Cordilleran metamorphic core complex
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Authors
A.W. Snoke, Keith A. Howard
Tectonostratigraphic terranes of the San Francisco Bay Region Tectonostratigraphic terranes of the San Francisco Bay Region
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Authors
M. Clark Blake, D. G. Howell, A. S. Jayko
Comment on “Geodynamic significance of Late Triassic to Early Cretaceous volcanic sequences of the Vizcaino Peninsula and Cedros Island” by C. Rangin, D. Girard, and R. Maury Comment on “Geodynamic significance of Late Triassic to Early Cretaceous volcanic sequences of the Vizcaino Peninsula and Cedros Island” by C. Rangin, D. Girard, and R. Maury
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Authors
Thomas E. Moore
Tectonostratigraphic terranes of Magdalena Island, Baja California Sur Tectonostratigraphic terranes of Magdalena Island, Baja California Sur
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Authors
M.C. Blake, Angela S. Jayko, Thomas E. Moore
Government investment in mineral resource information on leasable public lands: The case of strippable coal Government investment in mineral resource information on leasable public lands: The case of strippable coal
A scheme is presented to aid the government in estimating the net benefits, in terms of itsrecovery of expected rents, of performing various levels of exploration of mineral tracts prior to leasing and making such information available to potential bidders. Conditions are identified where the government will profit by investment in geologic data that are collected and provided to...
Authors
Emil D. Attanasi
A note on petroleum industry exploration efficiency A note on petroleum industry exploration efficiency
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Authors
Emil D. Attanasi
Offshore exploration and industry change: The case of the Gulf of Mexico Offshore exploration and industry change: The case of the Gulf of Mexico
This paper considers industry structure and the exploration performance (by size class of operator) of firms searching for oil and gas in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. It also tracks the changes in industry structure that have occurred in response to a decline in the quality of remaining prospects in the area. Data presented indicate that because vertically integrated majors dominated in...
Authors
Emil D. Attanasi, L. J. Drew
Brief comparison of some technological and environmental aspects of large-scale surface and underground mining of oil shale, Piceance Creek Basin, Colorado Brief comparison of some technological and environmental aspects of large-scale surface and underground mining of oil shale, Piceance Creek Basin, Colorado
Comparison of several aspects of surface and underground methods of mining for large-scale oil shale extraction in the Piceance Creek Basin suggests that surface mining techniques may have several advantages over underground methods. For a production level of one million barrels of shale oil per day, potential advantages include those related to economics, environmental effects, and the...
Authors
G.A. Miller, John R. Dyni, D.R. Dietz
Wilderness mineral potential: Assessment of mineral-resource potential in U.S. Forest Service lands studied in 1964-1984: Volume 1 Wilderness mineral potential: Assessment of mineral-resource potential in U.S. Forest Service lands studied in 1964-1984: Volume 1
Under the provisions of the Wilderness Act (Public Law 88-577, September 3, 1964) and subsequent related legislation, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the U.S. Bureau of Mines (USBM) have been conducting mineral surveys of wilderness and primitive areas, and of other national forest lands being considered for wilderness designation. The Wilderness Act directs that the results of...