Geology of the Williston Basin, North Dakota, Montana, and South Dakota, with Reference to Subsurface Disposal of Radioactive Wastes (open access)

Geology of the Williston Basin, North Dakota, Montana, and South Dakota, with Reference to Subsurface Disposal of Radioactive Wastes

From introduction: This report evaluates four possible types of subsurface reservoirs for radioactive wastes in the Williston basin.
Date: June 1962
Creator: Sandberg, Charles A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Geology and Pegmatites of the Fourmile Quadrangle, Black Hills, South Dakota (open access)

Geology and Pegmatites of the Fourmile Quadrangle, Black Hills, South Dakota

Report discussing the geology and pegmatites of the Fourmile Quadrangle, located on the southwest side of the Black Hills uplift in Custer County, South Dakota. "This report is an abstract of a paper with the same title that is planned for publication as a Geological Survey professional paper."
Date: January 1959
Creator: Redden, Jack A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Uranium Deposits of the Black Hills South Dakota and Wyoming (open access)

Uranium Deposits of the Black Hills South Dakota and Wyoming

The following report covers studies and investigations of uranium deposits in the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming. The ore minerals include carnotite, tyuyamunite, metatyuyamunite, corvusite, rauvite, uraninite, and coffinite, as well as minor amounts of other uranium and vanadium minerals.
Date: May 1958
Creator: Robinson, C. S. & Gott, G. B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Petrographic Study of Sandstone of the Inyan Kara Group (Cretaceous) and Associated Rocks in the Black Hills, Wyoming and South Dakota (open access)

Petrographic Study of Sandstone of the Inyan Kara Group (Cretaceous) and Associated Rocks in the Black Hills, Wyoming and South Dakota

The following report covers the Petrographic study of Early Cretaceous age sandstone beds in the Fall River formation and the Fuson-Lakota formations, as well as Late Jurassic age beds in the underlying Unkpapa and Morrison formations along the western side of the Black Hills.
Date: July 1957
Creator: Bergenback, R. E.; Chisholm, W. A. & Mapel, W. J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Petrographic study of sandstone of the Inyan Kara group (Cretaceous) and associated rocks in the Black Hills, Wyoming and South Dakota (open access)

Petrographic study of sandstone of the Inyan Kara group (Cretaceous) and associated rocks in the Black Hills, Wyoming and South Dakota

A report regarding petrographic study of sandstone of the Inyan Kara group and associated rocks in the Black hills, Wyoming and South Dakota
Date: July 1957
Creator: Bergenback, R. E.; Chisholm, Wayne A. & Mapel, W. J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Laboratory Study of High-Grade Uranium-Bearing Lignite From Harding County, South Dakota (open access)

Laboratory Study of High-Grade Uranium-Bearing Lignite From Harding County, South Dakota

Report discussing a study of uraniferous lignite collected from three coal beds from Harding County, South Dakota. The report contains information regarding the location and geologic setting of the coal, the materials studies, coal petrologic studies, and a discussion of results.
Date: March 1956
Creator: Schopf, James M. & Gray, Ralph J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Uranium in the Sharon Springs Member of the Pierre Shale in South Dakota and Northeastern Nebraska (open access)

Uranium in the Sharon Springs Member of the Pierre Shale in South Dakota and Northeastern Nebraska

A report about the uranium content of the Sharon Springs member of the Pierre shale in South Dakota and northeastern Nebraska.
Date: February 1956
Creator: Kepferle, Roy C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Uranium in the Sharon Springs member of the Pierre shale in South Dakota and northeastern Nebraska (open access)

Uranium in the Sharon Springs member of the Pierre shale in South Dakota and northeastern Nebraska

Discussing uranium in the Sharon Springs Member of the Pierre Shale in South Dakota and Northeastern Nebraska
Date: February 1956
Creator: Kepferle, Roy Clark
System: The UNT Digital Library
Laboratory Study of Uranium-Bearing Lignite from Western North Dakota and South Dakota (open access)

Laboratory Study of Uranium-Bearing Lignite from Western North Dakota and South Dakota

From abstract: "Laboratory studies of uraniferous coal were started in connection with explorational core drilling in 1951. The cores were described and used for coal analyses, for determinations of uranium and other mineral elements, and for microscopical investigations. Results of microscopical studies are feature in this report."
Date: October 1955
Creator: Schopf, James M.; Gray, Ralph J. & Felix, Charles J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Geology and Beryl Deposits of the Peerless Pegmatite, Pennington County, South Dakota (open access)

Geology and Beryl Deposits of the Peerless Pegmatite, Pennington County, South Dakota

A report about a peerless pegmatite which has been a large source of scrap mica and beryl. Feldspar, amblygonite, tantalite-columbite, and cassiterite also have been recovered.
Date: February 1955
Creator: Sheridan, Douglas M.; Stephen, Hal G.; Staatz, Mortimer H. & Norton, James J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Geology of the Calamity Peak area, Custer County, South Dakota (open access)

Geology of the Calamity Peak area, Custer County, South Dakota

A report discussing and area of 2.5 square miles along the southwest border of the pre-Cambrian granitic rocks complex in the pre-Cambrian core of the Harney Peak region, Black Hills, South Dakota that was mapped to determine the relationship between the granite-pegmatite complex and the pegmatites containing beryl and other industrial minerals. This investigation was part of the U.S. Geological Surveys program for the investigation of domestic beryllium resources and was carried out on behalf of the Atomic Energy Commission.
Date: January 14, 1955
Creator: Kupfer, Donald H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Radioactivity and Uranium Content of Some Cretaceous Shales, Central Great Plains (open access)

Radioactivity and Uranium Content of Some Cretaceous Shales, Central Great Plains

Report discussing a reconnaissance search for uranium in shale during August 1953 in western Nebraska and southern South Dakota. The reconnaissance was part of the U.S. Geological Survey's search for uranium in carbonaceous materials.
Date: January 1955
Creator: Tourtelot, Harry A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Stratigraphic and Structural Controls of the Uranium Deposits on Long Mountain, Fall River County, South Dakota (open access)

The Stratigraphic and Structural Controls of the Uranium Deposits on Long Mountain, Fall River County, South Dakota

Report discussing the stratigraphy and structure of uranium deposits that were discovered in the Long Mountain area, Fall River County, South Dakota. The report is divided into "Stratigraphy", "Structure", "Ore deposits", and "Suggestions for prospecting".
Date: December 1954
Creator: Braddock, William A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The stratigraphic and structural controls of the uranium deposits on Long Mountain, Fall River County, South Dakota (open access)

The stratigraphic and structural controls of the uranium deposits on Long Mountain, Fall River County, South Dakota

A report regarding the stratigraphic and structural controls of the uranium deposits on Long Mountain, Fall River County, South Dakota. Concerns work done on behalf of the Division of raw materials of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission.
Date: December 1954
Creator: Braddock, William A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Uranium-Bearing Lignite and its Relation to the White River and Arikaree Formations in Northwestern South Dakota and Adjacent States (open access)

Uranium-Bearing Lignite and its Relation to the White River and Arikaree Formations in Northwestern South Dakota and Adjacent States

From introduction: The purpose of the study is to evaluate the economic possibilities of radioactive lignites and to determine the geologic factors controlling the accumulation of uranium in lignite.
Date: September 1954
Creator: Denson, N. M.; Bachman, G. O. & Zeller, H. D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Geology of the Calamity Peak Area, Custer County, South Dakota (open access)

Geology of the Calamity Peak Area, Custer County, South Dakota

Report discussing the geology of the Calamity Peak area of Custer County, South Dakota. This area "was mapped to determine the relationship between the granite-pegmatite complex and the pegmatites containing beryl and other industrial minerals."
Date: July 1954
Creator: Kupfer, Donald H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Results of Core Drilling for Uranium-Bearing Lignite, Mendenhall Area, Harding County, South Dakota (open access)

Results of Core Drilling for Uranium-Bearing Lignite, Mendenhall Area, Harding County, South Dakota

Report discussing the results of core drilling in the Mendenhall Area of Harding County, South Dakota. This drilling was aimed at collecting data regarding uranium-bearing lignite. The report provides information regarding drilling operations, stratigraphy of the area, structure, and lignite deposits.
Date: June 1954
Creator: Gill, James R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Results of core drilling for uranium-bearing lignite, Mendenhall area, Harding County, South Dakota (open access)

Results of core drilling for uranium-bearing lignite, Mendenhall area, Harding County, South Dakota

A report regarding the results of core drilling for uranium-bearing lignite, Mendenhall area, Harding County, South Dakota. Concerns work done on behalf of the Division of Raw Materials of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission.
Date: June 1954
Creator: Gill, James R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Uranium-Bearing Sandstone in the White River Badlands, Pennington County, South Dakota (open access)

Uranium-Bearing Sandstone in the White River Badlands, Pennington County, South Dakota

From abstract: The uranium mineral uranocircite, a barium uranyl phosphate, occurs in a sandstone channel in the Chadron formation of Oligocene age in the White River Badlands, Pennington County, S. Dak. A vertical section of the basal 1-foot of the channel contains 0. 25 percent uranium. There are also small amounts of metatyuyamunite (?) in the upper part of a freshwater lime stone bed in the Chadron formation and carnotite in chalcedony veins in the overlying Brule formation, also of Oligocene age.
Date: April 1954
Creator: Moore, George W. & Levish, Murray
System: The UNT Digital Library
Carnotite-Bearing Sandstone in Cedar Canyon, Slim Buttes, Harding County, South Dakota (open access)

Carnotite-Bearing Sandstone in Cedar Canyon, Slim Buttes, Harding County, South Dakota

A report about carnotite-bearing sandstone and clay which has been found in the Chadron formation of the White River group of Oligocene age in the southern part of the Slim Buttes area, Harding County, S. Dakota. The mineralized sandstone contains as much as 0.23 percent uranium.
Date: February 1954
Creator: Gill, J. R. & Moore, G. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Carnotite-bearing sandstone in Cedar Canyon, Slim Buttes, Harding County, South Dakota (open access)

Carnotite-bearing sandstone in Cedar Canyon, Slim Buttes, Harding County, South Dakota

Discussing carnotite-bearing sandstone found in Cedar Canyon, in slim buttes, Harding County, South Dakota
Date: February 1954
Creator: Gill, James R. & Moore, George William
System: The UNT Digital Library
Microscopic Studies of Uraniferous Coal Deposits -- a Progress Report (open access)

Microscopic Studies of Uraniferous Coal Deposits -- a Progress Report

Report discussing a study on four beds of uranium-bearing lignite from the Slim Buttes area of Harding County, South Dakota.
Date: February 1954
Creator: Schopf, James M. & Gray, Ralph J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Uranium Deposits in Fall River County, South Dakota (open access)

Uranium Deposits in Fall River County, South Dakota

Report discussing uranium deposits containing carnotite in the southern Black Hills near Edgemont, Fall River County, South Dakota.
Date: February 1954
Creator: Bell, Henry, III & Bales, W. E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Geology of the High Climb Pegmatite, Custer County, South Dakota (open access)

Geology of the High Climb Pegmatite, Custer County, South Dakota

Report discussing the geology of the High Climb Pegmatite located in Custer County, South Dakota. The main focus of this report is the zones of this area that contain "widely varied mineral assemblages."
Date: December 1953
Creator: Sheridan, Douglas M.
System: The UNT Digital Library