From abstract: Reconnaissance in 1947 found uranothorianite and gummite associated with copper sulfides, iron oxides, molybdenite, gold, silver, bismuth, and thorite in placers of a headwater tributary of the Peace River in the eastern part of the Seward Peninsula, Alaska. Brief radiometric reconnaissance early in the summer of 1952 failed to locate the bedrock source of the radioactive minerals at the head of the Peace River, primarily because of the shielding-effect of widespread tundra cover. The samples obtained in 1952 indicate the presence of galena, sphalerite, pyrrhotite, covellite, and fluorite in addition to the minerals reported in the results of the 1947 reconnaissance.

This report provides background and analysis regarding the legislative history of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in northeastern Alaska. It also discusses actions in the 109th Congress, the energy resources, oil and natural gas and the impact they have on wildlife.

Narrative report and radiometric data for the Lake Clark quadrangle in Alaska from an aerial gamma-ray spectrometer and magnetometer survey. The analysis includes U, Th, and K (uranium, thorium, and potassium) contents of rocks.

Narrative report and radiometric data for the Dillingham quadrangle in Alaska from an aerial gamma-ray spectrometer and magnetometer survey. The analysis includes U, Th, and K (uranium, thorium, and potassium) contents of rocks.

This set of appendices explores uranium favorability of the Cook Inlet Basin, Alaska.

Abstract: Zeunerite occurs near the surface of a granite stock on the southwest flank of Brooks Mountain, Alaska. The largest deposit is at the Foggy Day prospect where zeunerite is disseminated in hematite which partially or totally fills openings and vugs in a highly oxidized lensshaped body of pegmatitic granite and to a minor extent in openings and cracks in the weathered granite enclosing the lens. Although a few specimens from the pegmatitic lens contain as high as 2.1 percent equivalent uranium, the overall average content of the lens rock is between 0.1 and 0.2 percent equivalent uranium and about 0.07 percent equivalent uranium for both the lens material and the surrounding zeunerite-bearing granite.

Abstract: Reconnaissance for uranium in the Lost River area, Seward Peninsula, Alaska, during the 1951 field season revealed the presence of minor amounts of radioactive material in mineralized portions of rhyolitic dikes and in a small iron-enriched zone in limestone. The dikes contain as much as 0.01 percent equivalent uranium locally and average 00005 percent equivalent uranium. The radioactive material occurs as a secondary hematitic coating of the dike rock. The iron-enriched zone has an average content of about 0.06 percent equivalent uranium with the radioactive material occuring in limonite, hematite, goethite, and mimetite. The radioactivity of these minerals is due to the presence of uranium as an impurity. No uranium deposits of economic importance were found.

Report discussing reconnaissance for uranium in the Lost River area of the Seward Peninsula in Alaska during the 1951 field season. The report states that no uranium deposits of economic importance were found.

Report discussing an investigation of zeunerite found at Brooks Mountains, Alaska. This zeunerite was believed to be possibly uraniferous.

Report documenting the methods and instrumentation used during data collecting related to a high-sensitivity aerial gamma-ray spectrometer and magnetometer survey was conducted in central and eastern areas of Alaska (eleven quadrangles) and in the areas north of the Alaska Peninsula (two quadrangles) as part of the United States Department of Energy's National Uranium Resource Evaluation (NURE) Program. The analysis includes U, Th, and K (uranium, thorium, and potassium) contents of rocks.

Narrative report and radiometric data for the Circle quadrangle in Alaska from an aerial gamma-ray spectrometer and magnetometer survey. The analysis includes U, Th, and K (uranium, thorium, and potassium) contents of rocks.

Narrative report and radiometric data for the Charley River quadrangle in Alaska from an aerial gamma-ray spectrometer and magnetometer survey. The analysis includes U, Th, and K (uranium, thorium, and potassium) contents of rocks.

Narrative report and radiometric data for the Fairbanks quadrangle in Alaska from an aerial gamma-ray spectrometer and magnetometer survey. The analysis includes U, Th, and K (uranium, thorium, and potassium) contents of rocks.

Narrative report and radiometric data for the Big Delta quadrangle in Alaska from an aerial gamma-ray spectrometer and magnetometer survey. The analysis includes U, Th, and K (uranium, thorium, and potassium) contents of rocks.

Narrative report and radiometric data for the Eagle quadrangle in Alaska from an aerial gamma-ray spectrometer and magnetometer survey. The analysis includes U, Th, and K (uranium, thorium, and potassium) contents of rocks.

Narrative report and radiometric data for the Mt. McKinley quadrangle in Alaska from an aerial gamma-ray spectrometer and magnetometer survey. The analysis includes U, Th, and K (uranium, thorium, and potassium) contents of rocks.

Narrative report and radiometric data for the Healy quadrangle in Alaska from an aerial gamma-ray spectrometer and magnetometer survey. The analysis includes U, Th, and K (uranium, thorium, and potassium) contents of rocks.

Narrative report and radiometric data for the Mt. Hayes quadrangle in Alaska from an aerial gamma-ray spectrometer and magnetometer survey. The analysis includes U, Th, and K (uranium, thorium, and potassium) contents of rocks.

Narrative report and radiometric data for the Talkeetna quadrangle in Alaska from an aerial gamma-ray spectrometer and magnetometer survey. The analysis includes U, Th, and K (uranium, thorium, and potassium) contents of rocks.

Narrative report and radiometric data for the Talkeetna Mountains quadrangle in Alaska from an aerial gamma-ray spectrometer and magnetometer survey. The analysis includes U, Th, and K (uranium, thorium, and potassium) contents of rocks.

Narrative report and radiometric data for the Lime Hills quadrangle in Alaska from an aerial gamma-ray spectrometer and magnetometer survey. The analysis includes U, Th, and K (uranium, thorium, and potassium) contents of rocks.

The following report is the first volume of the study of uranium content studied in Cook Inlet basin, Alaska, it contains the original text.

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In the ongoing energy debate in Congress, one issue has been whether to approve energy development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR or Refuge) in northeastern Alaska or whether to continue to prohibit development to protect the area's biological, recreational, and subsistence values. ANWR is rich in fauna, flora, and oil and natural gas potential. Its development has been debated for more than 50 years, but sharp increases in energy prices from late 2000 to early 2001, in 2004-2008, and in 2011 from a variety of causes (e.g., terrorist attacks, oil spills, and energy infrastructure damage from hurricanes), have repeatedly intensified the debate. This primer provides background for analyzing the various claims through an examination of its history, and an analysis of its geological, biological, human, and economic resources.