Green River Oil-Shale Reserves of Northwestern Colorado (open access)

Green River Oil-Shale Reserves of Northwestern Colorado

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the oil-shale reserves near the Green River formation. Samples are analyzed for economic value, and presented in tables and illustrations. The report also includes maps of the sample areas.
Date: February 1951
Creator: Belser, Carl.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lignite in Greece (open access)

Lignite in Greece

From Summary and Conclusions: "The objective of this investigation has been stated above in the Introduction. Studies were made of mining operations in the Athens Basin, Rafina and Oropos districts; the Kimi and Aliveri areas on the island of Euboea; and the Peloponnese in the vicinity of Kalamai. (See fig. 2). Mining practices at mines in these areas are summarized briefly in this report. Samples of lignite were shipped to Bureau of Mines experiment stations at Pittsburgh, Pa., and Golden, Colo., for washability and utilization studies."
Date: 1951
Creator: Toenges, Albert L.; Crentz, W. L.; Parks, B. C. & Abernethy, R. F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Synthetic Liquid Fuel Potential of Colorado: Volume 1 - Text (open access)

The Synthetic Liquid Fuel Potential of Colorado: Volume 1 - Text

Report documenting the suitability of Colorado for plant locations to produce synthetic liquid fuels, based on raw materials such as coal, oil shale, natural gas, and oil-impregnated strippable deposits.
Date: December 14, 1951
Creator: Ford, Bacon, and Davis
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Synthetic Liquid Fuel Potential of Colorado: Volume 2 - Exhibits and Appendices (open access)

The Synthetic Liquid Fuel Potential of Colorado: Volume 2 - Exhibits and Appendices

Volume of supplementary data, illustrations, and other information related to a study of the suitability of areas in Colorado for developing coal, natural gas, oil shale, and other deposits into synthetic liquid fuels.
Date: December 14, 1951
Creator: Ford, Bacon, and Davis
System: The UNT Digital Library