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Gravity Survey of the Nevada Test Site and Vicinity, Nye, Lincoln, and Clark Counties, Nevada: Interim Report

Description: From introduction: The gravity survey of the Nevada Test Site and contiguous areas of southern Nevada and southeastern California has been made by the U.S. Geological Survey on behalf of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. The objective of this study is to delineate and interpret gravity anomalies and regional trends so that the configuration and depth of the buried erosional surface of the Paleozoic rocks may be determined.
Date: November 1962
Creator: Healey, D. L. & Miller, H. C.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Raw Data Report: Cave Valley Orientation Study Lund 1° X 2° NTMS Area, Nevada

Description: Abstract: This report presents the results of the Cave Valley, Nevada, orientation study in the Lund 10 X 2* quadrangle of the National Topographic Map Series (NTMS). Wet, dry, and playa sediment samples were collected throughout the 360 km 2 semi-arid, closed basin. Water samples were collected at the few available streams and springs. In addition to neutron activation analysis for uranium and 15 to 20 trace elements on all samples, field and laboratory measurements were made on water samples.… more
Date: November 1977
Creator: Puchlik, K. P.; Holder, B. E. & Smith, C. F.
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Stratigraphy and Structure of the Seaman Range and Fox Mountain, Lincoln and Nye Counties, Nevada

Description: From introduction: This report describes the stratigraphy and structure of the Seaman Range in southeastern Nevada, consisting of three main structural blocks that are bounded by major normal faults and adjacent valley fills.
Date: 1992
Creator: Hurtubise, Donlon O. & Du Bray, Edward A.
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Mineral Resources of the Mount Grafton Wilderness Study Area, Lincoln and White Pine Counties, Nevada

Description: From abstract: The Mount Grafton Wilderness Study Area (NV- 040-169) is in a remote area of the Schell Creek Range, Nevada. In 1984 and 1985 the U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Bureau of Mines evaluated the identified mineral resources and mineral resource potential of approximately 30,115 acres of the study area at the request of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. The study area contains identified low-grade resources of zinc and tungsten. The study area has a low potential for oil and ga… more
Date: 1987
Creator: Van Loenen, Richard E.; Blank, H. Richard, Jr.; Barton, Harlan N. & Chatman, Mark L.
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Mineral Resources of the Mormon Mountains Wilderness Study Area, Lincoln County, Nevada

Description: From introduction: This report presents an evaluation of the mineral endowment (identified resources (known) and mineral resource potential (undiscovered)) of the study area and is the product of several separate studies by the USBM and the USGS.
Date: 1988
Creator: Shawe, Daniel R.; Blank, H. Richard, Jr.; Wernicke, Brian P.; Axen, Gary J.; Barton, Harlan N.; Day, Gordon W. et al.
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Mineral Resources of the Clover Mountains Wilderness Study Area, Lincoln County, Nevada

Description: From abstract: At the request of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, approximately 84,165 acres of the Clover Mountains Wilderness Study Area (NV-050-139) was evaluated for mineral resources (known) and mineral resource potential (undiscovered). In this report, the area studied is referred to as "the wilderness study area" or simply "the study area;" any reference to the Clover Mountains Wilderness Study Area refers only to that part of the wilderness study area for which a mineral survey was r… more
Date: 1988
Creator: Moring, Barry; Blank, H. Richard, Jr.; Hoffman, James D. & McHugh, Edward L.
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Mineral Resources, Geology, and Geophysics of the Worthington Mountains Wilderness Study Area, Lincoln County, Nevada

Description: Results of a survey of the Worthington Mountains Wilderness Study Area (NV-040-242) in Lincoln County, Nevada to determine mineral values, if any. The survey determined that metallic mineral (Cu, Pb, Zn, Au, Ag, W) resource potential within the study area is moderate, with level-B certainty, in the northernmost part, and it is low, with level-C certainty, in the remainder of the area. The report outlines the survey measurements and final results, with references and associated resource materi… more
Date: 1986
Creator: Du Bray, Edward A.; Blank, H. Richard, Jr. & Wood, Robert H., II
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Mineral Resources of the White Rock Range Wilderness Study Area, Lincoln County, Nevada, and Beaver and Iron Counties, Utah

Description: From summary: The White Rock Range Wilderness Study Area (NV-040-202/UT-040-216) is in Lincoln County, Nevada, and Beaver and Iron Counties, Utah, along the southern Nevada-Utah state line. Ursine, the town nearest to the study area, is about 15 mi (miles) southwest of the study area; the larger town of Pioche is about 30 mi southwest of the study area on Nevada Highway 322. A joint mineral resource appraisal of the 23,625 acre wilderness study area was completed in the summers of 1984 and 1985… more
Date: 1986
Creator: Toth, Margo I.; Stoneman, Rebecca G.; Blank, H. Richard, Jr. & Gese, Diann D.
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Mineral Resources of the Far South Egans Wilderness Study Area, Lincoln and Nye Counties, Nevada

Description: From summary: During 1983 and 1984, the U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Bureau of Mines conducted field investigations to assess the mineral resource potential and appraise the identified resources of a part of the Far South Egans (NV-040-172) Wilderness Study Area. The area studied encompasses about 63.5 mi2 (square miles) (42,316 acres) in Lincoln and Nye Counties, Nevada, and is in the southern part of the Egan Range of east-central Nevada.
Date: 1987
Creator: Hedlund, David Carl; Davies, R. C.; Hovorka, Dirk S.; Blank, H. Richard, Jr. & Tuftin, S. E.
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Mineral Resources of the Parsnip Peak Wilderness Study Area, Lincoln County, Nevada

Description: From summary: The Parsnip Peak (NV-040-206) Wilderness Study Area in Lincoln County, Nevada, is 10 mi (miles) northeast of the small mining town of Pioche. A mineral resource study of the area was completed in the summers of 1984 and 1985 by the U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Bureau of Mines. A small area of limestone and dolomite on the western side of the wilderness study area has high mineral resource potential for arsenic, antimony, mercury, and gold. The rest of the Parsnip Peak Wildernes… more
Date: 1987
Creator: Toth, Margo I.; Stoneman, Rebecca G.; Blank, H. Richard, Jr. & Gese, Diann D.
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Mineral Resources of the Weepah Spring Wilderness Study Area, Lincoln and Nye Counties, Nevada

Description: From summary: The USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) and the USBM (U.S. Bureau of Mines) studied the mineral resource potential of 50,499 acres of the 61,137-acre Weepah Spring Wilderness Study Area (NV-040-246), Lincoln and Nye Counties, Nev., at the request of the BLM (U.S. Bureau of Land Management). In this report, the area studied is referred to as the "wilderness study area" or the "study area." Field studies of the area were conducted during summer 1984 by USBM geologists and during spring 19… more
Date: 1987
Creator: Du Bray, Edward A.; Blank, H. Richard, Jr. & Turner, Robert L.
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Shorter Contributions to General Geology, 1929

Description: From introduction: This report describes the deposits of analcite in the Green River formation, to compare them with other similar deposits, and to present them with other similar deposits, and to present the observations and inferences that led him to explain them as alteration products of volcanic ash that fell into an ancient saline lake. The report also records the occurrence of several thin beds of sepiolite, or meerschaum, in the Green River formation and presents new data on the molds of… more
Date: 1930
Creator: Mendenhall, W. C.
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Mining Methods and Costs, Lincoln Tungsten Mine, Wah Chang Mining Corporation, Lincoln County, Nevada

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing tungsten mining operations conducted in Lincoln County, Nevada. As stated in the summary, "this paper is one of a series being prepared by the Bureau of Mines on exploration, development, mining methods and costs at various mines in the United States" (p. 1). This report includes tables, maps, illustrations, and a photograph.
Date: 1959
Creator: Johnson, A. C. & McDonald, Ross M.
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Oral History Interview with W. J. Brooks, September 30, 1990

Description: Interview with W. J. Brooks concerning his experiences before, during, and after his employment in the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Brooks worked in camps in Jackson, Kentucky (Company 547) and Panaca, Nevada (Company 2513).
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Date: September 30, 1990
Creator: Dreyer, Janice & Brooks, W. J.
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Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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