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Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress

Description: 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
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Exploration of Red Mountain Chromite Deposits, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Description: 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.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Oil Spills in U.S. Coastal Waters: Background, Governance, and Issues for Congress

Description: 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.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Airborne Gamma-Ray Spectrometer and Magnetometer Survey, Kantishna River Quadrangle (Alaska): Final Report, Volume 1

Description: First volume of a final report documenting the results of an airborne radiometric and magnetic survey in a portion of Alaska, including a description of the survey methods, calibration of the systems, data processing and displays, and interpretation methods.
Date: April 1980
Creator: Aero Service (Firm)
Location: None
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Uranium Concentrations in Stream Waters and Sediments from Selected Sites in the Eastern Seward Peninsula, Koyukuk, and Charley River Areas, and Across South-Central Alaska

Description: During the summer of 1975, the Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys (DGGS) conducted a 6-week reconnaissance in widespread areas of Alaska as part of the National Uranium Resource Evaluation (NURE) program sponsored by the Department of Energy (DOE). Water, stream sediment, and bedrock samples were taken from the eastern Seward Peninsula, from north of Koyukuk River, from the Charley River area, and from across south-central Alaska, to aid in determining the uranium potential o… more
Date: April 1978
Creator: Sharp, Robert R., Jr. & Hill, Dwight E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Engineering Geology Bearing on Harbor Site Selection Along the Northwest Coast of Alaska from Nome to Point Barrow

Description: From abstract: This report describes geologic and oceanographic factors relevant to the selection of a site in northwestern Alaska, at which an experimental harbor can be created by the explosion of a nuclear device. Part I describes the results of a preliminary survey of the entire coastal and offshore region between Nome and Point Barrow: Part II consists of a more detailed evaluation of the Cape Thompson-Cape Seppings area; and Part III is a theoretical consideration of the effect of the oce… more
Date: April 1958
Creator: Péwé, Troy Lewis; Hopkins, David Moody & Lachenbruch, Arthur H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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National Uranium Resource Evaluation: Charley River Quadrangle, Alaska

Description: Results of reconnaissance surveys of the Charley River quadrangle to determine the likelihood of uranium deposits of the area, and additional information about the location and classification of any deposits.
Date: April 1982
Creator: Hinderman, Toni K. & Manning, Kenneth H.
Location: None
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Stream Catalog of Eastern Section of Ketchikan Management District of Southeastern Alaska

Description: From abstract: This report contains information about part of Southeastern Alaska salmon streams is cataloged from the voluminous records of the Fisheries Research Institute of the University of Washington, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska Salmon Industry, and Alaska Department of Fish and Game, and other agencies.
Date: April 1959
Creator: Martin, John Wilson
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Stream Catalog of Southeastern Alaska Regulatory District No. 2

Description: From introduction: As a handbook of salmon streams, this catalog is expected to serve as an aid to conservation agencies as well as others who have an interest in the valuable salmon resources of Southeastern Alaska.
Date: April 1963
Creator: Orrell, Russell F. & Klinkhart, Edward G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Copper Mines and Prospects Adjacent to Landlocked Bay, Prince William Sound, Alaska

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over explorations to find prospective copper mines near Valdez, Alaska. The results of the explorations are presented. This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: April 1957
Creator: Mihelich, Miro & Wells, R. R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Reconnaissance for Radioactive Deposits in the Vicinities of Ketchikan, Goddard Hot Springs, Chichagof, Funter Bay, and Juneau, Southeastern Alaska, 1949

Description: A report about radioactivity reconnaissance during 1949 in the vicinities of Ketchikan, Goddard Hot Springs, Chichagof, Funter Bay, and Juneau which revealed no significant concentrations of radioactive materials.
Date: April 1954
Creator: West, Walter S. & Benson, Paul D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Reconnaissance for Radioactive Deposits in Eastern Alaska, 1952

Description: Report discussing the results of a 1952 reconnaissance for radioactive deposits that was conducted in selected areas of eastern Alaska.
Date: April 1954
Creator: Nelson, Arthur Edward; West, Walter Scott & Matzko, John Joseph
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Reconnaissance for Radioactive Deposits in the Hyder District, Southeastern Alaska, 1949

Description: Report discussing the U.S. Geological Survey's investigation of radioactive material found on Mountain View mining property of the Hyder district in southeastern Alaska. No commercially valuable uranium was found in this investigation.
Date: April 1954
Creator: West, Walter S. & Benson, Paul D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Uranium Hydrogeochemical and Stream Sediment Reconnaissance of the McGrath and Talkeetna NTMS Quadrangles, Alaska, Including Concentrations of Forty-Three Additional Elements

Description: From abstract: During the summer of 1977, 1268 water and 1206 sediment samples were collected from 1292 lakes and streams throughout the 33 600-km2 area within the boundaries of the McGrath and Talkeetna National Topographic Map Series quadrangles in south-central Alaska. Each of the water samples was analyzed for uranium and 12 other elements, and each of the sediment samples was analyzed for uranium, thorium, and 41 other elements. All of the field and analytical data are listed in appendixes… more
Date: April 1979
Creator: Aamodt, Paul L.; Jacobsen, Sue Israel & Hill, Dwight E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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National Uranium Resource Evaluation: Circle Quadrangle, Alaska

Description: Results of reconnaissance surveys of the Circle quadrangle to determine the likelihood of uranium deposits of the area, and additional information about the location and classification of any deposits.
Date: April 1982
Creator: Hinderman, Toni K.
Location: None
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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