Selected Significant Mineral Deposits in Alaska: A Minerals Availability System Overview (open access)

Selected Significant Mineral Deposits in Alaska: A Minerals Availability System Overview

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing significant Alaskan mineral deposits. As stated in the abstract, "this Bureau of Mines publication presents a summary of mining activity in Alaska, as well as institutional and infrastructural factors affecting mineral development in Alaska" (p. 1). This report includes maps, tables, and illustrations.
Date: 1988
Creator: Baggs, Donald W.; Northam, Michael J.; Meyer, Mark P. & Maas, Kenneth M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Names and Definitions of Regions, Districts, and Subdistricts in Alaska: Used by the Bureau of Mines in Statistical and Economic Studies Covering the Mineral Industry of the Territory (open access)

Names and Definitions of Regions, Districts, and Subdistricts in Alaska: Used by the Bureau of Mines in Statistical and Economic Studies Covering the Mineral Industry of the Territory

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing the development of a naming system for Alaskan regions and districts. The structure of the naming system and a description of each district are presented. This report includes maps.
Date: May 1954
Creator: Ransome, Alfred L. & Kerns, William H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Mining Industry in the Territory of Alaska: During the Calendar Year 1916 (open access)

The Mining Industry in the Territory of Alaska: During the Calendar Year 1916

From Introduction: "The year 1916 broke all previous records of mineral production in the Territory. As a consequence, there has been a noteworthy increase in the number of mines in active operation or under development, though the greater part of the increased output is the result of greater activity at mines already producing rather than of opening new mines.The Territorial inspector covered the districts from Fairbanks to Nome and the Federal Inspector covered those of southeastern and southwestern Alaska."
Date: 1917
Creator: Smith, Sumner S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mineral Resources of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Corridor (open access)

Mineral Resources of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Corridor

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing known mineral deposits along the proposed Trans-Alaska Pipe line. As stated in the introduction, "reports of deposits of metallic minerals, nonmetallic minerals and mineral fuels on or near the proposed Trans-Alaska Pipeline route from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez were investigated" (p. 1). This report includes maps, and illustrations.
Date: 1974
Creator: Mulligan, John J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Copper Mines and Prospects Adjacent to Landlocked Bay, Prince William Sound, Alaska (open access)

Copper Mines and Prospects Adjacent to Landlocked Bay, Prince William Sound, Alaska

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over explorations to find prospective copper mines near Valdez, Alaska. The results of the explorations are presented. This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: April 1957
Creator: Mihelich, Miro & Wells, R. R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Beneficiation of Iron-Copper Ores from Kasaan Peninsula, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska (open access)

Beneficiation of Iron-Copper Ores from Kasaan Peninsula, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on the beneficiation of iron-copper ores. As stated in the summary, "this report summarizes the results of laboratory testing of copper-bearing magnetite ore from the Poorman, Rush and Brown, and Copper Center deposits, Kasaan Peninsula, Prince of Wales Island, southeastern Alaska" (p. 1). This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: February 1957
Creator: Wells, R. R.; Erspamer, E. G. & Sterling, F. T.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lode-Tin Mining at Lost River, Seward Peninsula, Alaska (open access)

Lode-Tin Mining at Lost River, Seward Peninsula, Alaska

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing the lode-tin mining operations of Seward Peninsula, Alaska. History, geology, production, and mining methods are presented. This report includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1958
Creator: Lorain, S. H.; Wells, R. R.; Mihelich, Miro; Mulligan, J. J.; Thorne, R. L. & Herdlick, J. A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reconnaissance Studies of Alaskan Beach Sands, Eastern Gulf of Alaska (open access)

Reconnaissance Studies of Alaskan Beach Sands, Eastern Gulf of Alaska

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies of East Alaska beach sands to determine if there was any valuable mineral content. The results of these studies are presented. This report includes tables, and maps.
Date: 1962
Creator: Thomas, Bruce I. & Berryhill, Robert V.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analyses of Coals in the United States with Descriptions of Mine and Field Samples Collected between July 1, 1904 and June 30, 1910 Part 2. Descriptions of Samples (open access)

Analyses of Coals in the United States with Descriptions of Mine and Field Samples Collected between July 1, 1904 and June 30, 1910 Part 2. Descriptions of Samples

From Introduction: "This volume contains the descriptions of the samples whose analyses are published in the preceding volume, Part I of this bulletin. The descriptions have been compiled from the notebooks of the persons who collected the samples, have been condensed from accounts given in published reports of the United States Geological Survey, or have furnished by the collection themselves. Inasmuch as the descriptions represent the work of many persons during a period of six years, and inasmuch as they were recorded under widely differing conditions, they necessarily vary in fullness detail."
Date: 1913
Creator: Lord, N. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Synthetic Liquid Fuel Potential of Alaska survey area (open access)

The Synthetic Liquid Fuel Potential of Alaska survey area

Report documenting the suitability of Alaska for plant locations to produce synthetic liquid fuels, based on raw materials such as coal and natural gas.
Date: October 31, 1950
Creator: Ford, Bacon, and Davis
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mercury: A Materials Survey (open access)

Mercury: A Materials Survey

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing materials surveys conducted on mercury. As stated in the foreword, "the surveys dealing with metals and minerals summarize the demand-supply position in the United States and include information on production, imports, consumption, exports, substitutes, and pertinent history" (p. v). This report includes maps, tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1959
Creator: Pennington, James W. & Bailey, Edgar H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Mining Industry in the Territory of Alaska During the Calendar Year 1915 (open access)

The Mining Industry in the Territory of Alaska During the Calendar Year 1915

From Introduction: "This condition is likely to be serious, as preparations have been made for opening the Matanuska, Bering River, and Neanna coal fields, and a number of permits granting the free use of 10-acre tracts in other fields throughout the Territory have been issued.The need of a comprehensive inspection law and experienced engineers to safeguard the opening of coal mines by operators who are not familiar with coal mining and are using inexperienced help is obvious."
Date: 1917
Creator: Smith, Sumner S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mercury Occurrences in Alaska (open access)

Mercury Occurrences in Alaska

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing mercury deposits and the potential for a mercury mining industry in Alaska. History, geology, occurrences, methods, costs, and uses of mercury is presented. This report includes maps, tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1962
Creator: Malone, Kevin
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tin-Lode Investigations, Potato Mountain Area, Seward Peninsula, Alaska; With Section on Petrography (open access)

Tin-Lode Investigations, Potato Mountain Area, Seward Peninsula, Alaska; With Section on Petrography

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines on investigations of tin-lode deposits in the Seward Peninsula. The properties of the deposits sampled are presented. This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: 1965
Creator: Mulligan, John J. & Gnagy, Walter L.
System: The UNT Digital Library