Mining Districts & Mining Publications

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Digital Format

Lead and zinc publications for Utah: a collection of reprints, compiled by Ken Krahulec, CD (750 p., 14 pl.), 2006, OFR-466 $14.95

Uranium/vanadium publications of the Utah Geological Survey, 2005, CD, $14.95 OFR-462 (Contains 14 publications and articles discussing uranium deposits located in Utah.)

Uranium and vanadium map of Utah, by Robert W. Gloyn, Roger L. Bon, Sharon Wakefield, and Ken Krahulec, CD (1 plate 1:750,000), ISBN 1-55791-734-5, 2005, M-215DM [CD contains GIS data] $24.95

Digital geologic resources Atlas of Utah compiled by Douglas A. Sprinkel, 1 CD-ROM, 4/99, B-129DF $24.95
This CD-ROM has shape files (*.shp) of Utah's resources including coal, oil and gas, oil shale, tar sands, geothermal, and minerals.

Bulletins

Index to the Salt Lake Mining Review, 1899-1928, complied by C.W. Warren, 1971, 111p., $3.00 B-91

The geology and uranium-vanadium deposits of the San Rafael River mining area, Emery County, Utah, by L.M. Trimble and H.H. Doelling, 1978, 122p., 4pl., $11.00 B-113

Geology, ore deposits and history of the Big Cottonwood mining district, Salt Lake County, Utah, by L.P. James, 1979, 98 p., 4 pl. $8.50 B-114

Geology and mineral resources of Box Elder County, by H.H. Doelling, 251p., 3pl., 1:125,000, 1980, $9.95 B-115
This publication discusses all the major and minor mining districts in the Box Elder County area. Included are a discussion of the commodity mined in each district and drawings of some of the underground workings for some of the mines.

The geology of Kane County, Utah; geology, mineral resources, geologic hazards, by H.H. Doelling and F.D. Davis with sections on petroleum and cardon dioxide by C.J. Brandt, 1989, 192p., 10pl., 1;100,000, $16.50 B-124

Digital geologic resources Atlas of Utah compiled by Douglas A. Sprinkel, 1 CD-ROM, 4/99, B-129DF $24.95
This CD-ROM has shape files (*.shp) of Utah's resources including coal, oil and gas, oil shale, tar sands, geothermal, and minerals.

Special Studies

Geology, ore deposits and mineralogy of the Rocky Range, near Milford, Beaver County, Utah, by J.A. Whelan, 1982, 35 p. $8.25 SS-57

Contributions to economic geology in Utah 1986, 39 p., 1987 $4.50 SS-69
1) Roof geology and coal seam characteristics of the No. 3 Mine, Hardscrabble Canyon, Carbon County, Utah, by M.D. Bunnell; 2) Petrology and geochemistry of the O.K. copper-molybdenum deposit, Beaver County, Utah, by T.W. Taylor.

Mineral, energy, and ground-water resources of San Juan County, Utah, by R.W. Gloyn, C.D. Morgan, D.E. Tabet, R.E. Blackwell, B.T. Tripp, and M. Lowe, 39p., 1995 $11.00 SS-86

Circulars

Gold placers in Utah, compiled by UGMS staff, 1966, 29p. Photocopy $4.00 C-47

Utah mineral activity summary for 1995, by R.L. Bon, R.W. Gloyn, and D.E. Tabet, 15p., 1996, $5.00 C-91

1996 summary of mineral activity in Utah, by R.L. Bon, R.W. Gloyn, and D.E. Tabet, 12p., 8/97, $1.00 C-98

Public Information Series

Special issue on Utah (reprint of Rocks & Minerals Utah Special) 62 p., 1994 PI-26 $3.50

Utah gold: history, placers, and recreational regulations by C.M. Wilkerson, 9 p., 8/97 $1.00 PI-50
Known gold deposits in Utah have been worked heavily in the past 100 years. This publication examines the history of gold discoveries in Utah, reveals the locations of known gold placers (sand or gravel deposits containing concentrations of gold), describes Fool's Gold, and outlines recreational gold panning and dredging regulations in the state.

Metalliferous resources of Utah, by Martha R. Smith and Mark R. Milligan, color brochure, 3/99 PI-57 $0.50

Miscellaneous Publications

Geologic map of the Bingham Mine (Salt Lake Co.), 1975, 1:24,000. $1.00 MP-C-3

Characteristics of acid-sulfate alteration in the Marysvale-Pioche mineral belt: a guide to gold mineralization, by A.J.B.Thompson, 29 p., April 1991 $5.50 MP-91-2

Field guide to geologic excursions in Utah and adjacent areas of Nevada, Idaho, and Wyoming, edited by J.R. Wilson, 481p., April 1992 $16.95 MP-92-3
Includes several papers on the mining districts of the Oquirrh Mountains, Barneys Canyon, and Mercur.

Selected mining districts of Utah, by Carl L. Ege, 59 p., ISBN 1-55791-726-4, 6/05, MP-05-5 $11.49

Contract Reports

The geology and production history of the uranium vanadium deposits in Monument Valley, San Juan County, Utah, by W.L. Chenoweth, 56p., 1991 $4.90 CR-91-4

Maps

Provisional geologic map of the Gold Hill quadrangle, Tooele County, Utah, by J.P. Robinson with a plates of the mines, prospects, and workings of the Gold Hill quadrangle, by H.M. Messenger, H.H. Doelling, B.T. Tripp, and M.E. Jensen; 19p., 3pl., 1:24,000. 1993 $7.00 M-140
This map covers the main part of the Gold Hill mining district.

Uranium and vanadium map of Utah, by Robert W. Gloyn, Roger L. Bon, Sharon Wakefield, and Ken Krahulec, CD (1 plate 1:750,000), ISBN 1-55791-734-5, 7/05, M-215DM [CD contains GIS data] $24.95

Open-file Reports

Mineral occurrences of the Tooele 1o x 2o quadrangle, west-central Utah, by B.T. Tripp, M.A. Shubat, C.E. Bishop, and R.E. Blackett, 85 p., 3 pl., 1989, 1:48,000 OFR-153 $16.50

Utah Mineral Occurrence System Data-base for the Tooele 1o x 2o quadrangle, west-central Utah, by B.T. Tripp, M.A.Shubat, R.E. Blackett, and C.E. Bishop, 1 diskette, April 1990 OFR-153-DF $5.00

Geochemical characteristics of hydrothermally altered black shales of the southern Oquirrh Mountains and relationships to Mercur-type gold deposits, by P.N. Wilson and W.T. Parry, 64 p., 1989 OFR-161 $5.60

A re-evaluation of the volcanic history and mineral potential of the central East Tintic Mountains, Utah (Juab Co.), by J.D. Keith, R.D. Dallmeyer, Choon-Sik Kim, and B.J. Kowallis, 86 p., 2 pl., 3 color plates, 1989 $13.50 OFR-166

Utah Mineral Occurrence System Database for the Delta 1ø x 2ø quadrangle, west-central Utah, by UGS staff, 1 disk, 1.2 MB disk, May 1990 OFR-183-DF $5.00

Utah Mineral Occurrence System Database for the Richfield 1ø x 2ø quadrangle, west-central Utah, by UGS staff, 1 disk, 1.2MB, disk, May 1990 OFR-184-DF $5.00

Utah Mineral Occurrence Database for the Cedar City 1ø x 2ø quadrangle, southwest Utah, by UGS staff, 1 disk, 1.2MB, disk, May 1990 OFR-185-DF $5.00

Libson Valley, Utah's premier uranium area, a summary of exploration and ore production, by W.L. Chenoweth, 46p., July 1990 $4.00 OFR-188

Mines and prospects containing gold in Utah, by M.A. Shubat, B.T. Tripp, C.E. Bishop, and R.E. Blackett, 28 p., 2 pl., 1:750,000, Feb. 1991 $8.50 OFR-207

Mines and prospects in and around the Farmington Canyon complex, northern Utah, by R.W. Gloyn, M.A. Shubat, and Bea Mayes, 30p. + 66p. appendices, 6 pl., 1:100,000, June 95 $36.40 OFR-325

Small mines in Utah 2005, compiled by Roger L. Bon and Sharon Wakefield, 6 p., 1 pl., 1:700,000, OFR-405 updated 2/06 $5.00

Uranium/vanadium publications of the Utah Geological Survey, 2005, CD, $14.95 OFR-462 (Contains 14 publications and articles discussing uranium deposits located in Utah.)

Lead and zinc publications for Utah: a collection of reprints, compiled by Ken Krahulec, CD (750 p., 14 pl.), 2006, OFR-466 $14.95

Large mines in Utah 2008, compiled by Roger L. Bon and Sharon Wakefield, 4 p., 1 pl., 1:700,000, 1/08, OFR-515 $6.00


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