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Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides an overview of Arctic-related issues for Congress and refers readers to more in-depth CRS reports on specific relevant topics.
Date: February 27, 2014
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
System: The UNT Digital Library
Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides an overview of Arctic-related issues for Congress and refers readers to more in-depth CRS reports on specific relevant topics.
Date: February 14, 2014
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
System: The UNT Digital Library
Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides an overview of Arctic-related issues for Congress, and refers readers to more in-depth CRS reports on specific Arctic-related issues.
Date: August 8, 2013
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
System: The UNT Digital Library
Keystone XL Pipeline Project: Key Issues (open access)

Keystone XL Pipeline Project: Key Issues

Report that describes the Keystone XL pipeline proposal and the process required for federal approval. It summarizes key arguments for and against the pipeline put forth by the pipeline's developers, federal agencies, environmental groups, and other stakeholders.
Date: May 9, 2012
Creator: Parfomak, Paul W.; Nerurkar, Neelesh; Luther, Linda & Vann, Adam
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
Tin Reconnaissance of the Kanuti and Hodzana Rivers Uplands, Central Alaska (open access)

Tin Reconnaissance of the Kanuti and Hodzana Rivers Uplands, Central Alaska

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing mineral development potentials of Central Alaska. Investigations on location, geology, and sampling methods are presented. This report includes maps, tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1986
Creator: Barker, James C. & Foley, Jeffrey Y.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Company Towns Versus Company Camps in Developing Alaska's Mineral Resources (open access)

Company Towns Versus Company Camps in Developing Alaska's Mineral Resources

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing comparisons between company camps and company towns in Alaska's mineral properties. The cost differences between operating towns, camps, and commuting options are presented. This report includes maps, tables, and illustrations.
Date: 1986
Creator: Bottge, Robert
System: The UNT Digital Library
Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides an overview of Arctic-related issues for Congress and refers readers to more in-depth CRS reports on specific relevant topics.
Date: April 28, 2014
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
System: The UNT Digital Library
Exploration of Red Mountain Chromite Deposits, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska (open access)

Exploration of Red Mountain Chromite Deposits, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines investigating the chromite deposits of Red Mountain on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. Research methods include surface sampling and core drilling. The report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: April 1946
Creator: Rutledge, Franklin A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bituminous-Coal Deposits in the Vicinity of Eska, Matanuska Valley Coal Field, Alaska (open access)

Bituminous-Coal Deposits in the Vicinity of Eska, Matanuska Valley Coal Field, Alaska

Report of investigations issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the estimated recoverable reserves of bituminous coal found in the Matanuska Valley Coal Field. The investigation includes studies of the area, and methods of mining which include diamond and churn drilling. This report includes maps, photographs, and illustrations.
Date: February 1952
Creator: Jolley, Theodore R.; Toenges, Albert L. & Turnbull, Louis A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Investigation of the Millett Copper Deposit Iliamna Lake, Southwestern Alaska (open access)

Investigation of the Millett Copper Deposit Iliamna Lake, Southwestern Alaska

Report of investigations issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the Millet copper deposit near Lake Iliamna. The investigation included trenching, drilling, and mineralization zone sampling. This report contains tables, and maps.
Date: July 1952
Creator: Rutledge, Franklin A. & Mulligan, J. J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oil Spills in U.S. Coastal Waters: Background, Governance, and Issues for Congress (open access)

Oil Spills in U.S. Coastal Waters: Background, Governance, and Issues for Congress

This report reviews the history and trends of oil spills in the United States; identifies the legal authorities governing oil spill prevention, response, and cleanup; and examines the threats of future oil spills in U.S. coastal waters.
Date: April 23, 2009
Creator: Ramseur, Jonathan L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
United States Earthquakes, 1938 (open access)

United States Earthquakes, 1938

Report discussing earthquake activity in the United States during 1938. The report is broken down by regions and has sections for specific earthquakes.
Date: 1938
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
United States Earthquakes 1939 (open access)

United States Earthquakes 1939

From Introduction: "This publication is a summary of earthquake activity in the United States and the regions under its jurisdiction for the calendar year 1939. A history of the more important shocks of the country appears in Serial 609 of the Bureau, "Earthquake History of the United States: Part I-"Continental United States (Exclusive of California and Western Nevada) and Alaska," and Part II. -"Stronger Earthquakes of California and Western Nevada, Revised (1941) edition."
Date: 1941
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reconnaissance of the Beluga River Coalfield, Alaska (open access)

Reconnaissance of the Beluga River Coalfield, Alaska

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on the Beluga River coalfield "to determine, if possible, which areas were most favorable for developing large reserves of coal suitable for open-pit mining" (p. 1). Description of the coal deposits, and results of the study are presented. This report includes tables, illustrations, and maps.
Date: 1958
Creator: Maloney, Raymond P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The 1992 Eruptions of Crater Peak Vent Mount Spurr Volcano, Alaska (open access)

The 1992 Eruptions of Crater Peak Vent Mount Spurr Volcano, Alaska

A report which provides an overview of eruptions from Mount Spurr and the Alaska Volcano Observatory's response to them.
Date: 1995
Creator: Keith, Terry E. C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Geologic Studies in Alaska by the U.S. Geological Survey, 1990 (open access)

Geologic Studies in Alaska by the U.S. Geological Survey, 1990

A collection of papers which report on the geologic investigations in Alaska. It represents the broad range of U.S. Geologic Survey research activities carried out in Alaska.
Date: 1992
Creator: Bradley, Dwight C. & Ford, Arthur B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Petrologic Characterization of Pelitic Schists in the Western Metamorphic Belt, Coast Plutonic-Metamorphic Complex, Near Juneau, Southeastern Alaska (open access)

Petrologic Characterization of Pelitic Schists in the Western Metamorphic Belt, Coast Plutonic-Metamorphic Complex, Near Juneau, Southeastern Alaska

A report about metamorphic rocks exposed near Juneau, Alaska. The belt they are in had a complex history of deformation, metamorphism, and plutonism.
Date: 1994
Creator: Himmelberg, Glen R.; Brew, David A. & Ford, Arthur B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mineral Resources of Alaska: Report on Progress of Investigations in 1934 (open access)

Mineral Resources of Alaska: Report on Progress of Investigations in 1934

A report about the potentials and resources available in regards to Alaska's mineral industry.
Date: 1936
Creator: Smith, Philip S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Regional Thermal Metamorphism and Deformation of the Sitka Graywacke, Southern Baranof Island, Southeastern Alaska (open access)

Regional Thermal Metamorphism and Deformation of the Sitka Graywacke, Southern Baranof Island, Southeastern Alaska

A report about thermally metamorphosed rocks under Southern Baranof Island. It represents one of the largest regions of metamorphosed rock.
Date: 1987
Creator: Loney, Robert A. & Brew, David A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
On Invertebrate Fossils from the Pacific Coast (open access)

On Invertebrate Fossils from the Pacific Coast

A report about fossils from the Chico-Téjon series of California. These fossils constitute additions to the already known molluscan fauna of an important series of rich strata.
Date: 1889
Creator: White, Charles A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Late Triassic Bivalve Monotis in Accreted Terranes of Alaska (open access)

The Late Triassic Bivalve Monotis in Accreted Terranes of Alaska

A report about late triassic bivalves of the genus monotis. So far, 14 kinds of Monotis that differ in species or subspecies level can be recognized from Alaska.
Date: 1997
Creator: Silberling, N. J.; Grant-Mackie, J. A. & Nichols, K. M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Guide to the Volcanoes of the Western Wrangell Mountains, Alaska (open access)

Guide to the Volcanoes of the Western Wrangell Mountains, Alaska

A report that describes the geologic history of various landscapes viewed from major roadways in and around Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve.
Date: 1995
Creator: Richter, Donald H.; Rosenkrans, Danny S. & Steigerwald, Margaret J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Late Cenozoic Benthic Foraminifers of the HLA Borehole Series, Beaufort Sea Shelf, Alaska (open access)

Late Cenozoic Benthic Foraminifers of the HLA Borehole Series, Beaufort Sea Shelf, Alaska

A report about benthic foraminiferal faunas in 18 borholes from the eastern Beaufort Sea shelf.
Date: 1994
Creator: McDougall, Kristin
System: The UNT Digital Library