Energy, Mineral, and Ground-water Resources of Carbon and Emery Counties, Utah

Energy, Mineral, and Ground-water Resources of Carbon and Emery Counties, Utah
Author: R. W. Gloyn
Publisher: Utah Geological Survey
Total Pages: 171
Release: 2003
Genre: Geology, Economic
ISBN: 1557916799

This report provides information for use in both short- and long term land-planning decisions, particularly at the county level, and an indication of the present and future economic impact of mineral and energy development. The report discusses eight major commodity groups: (1) oil and gas, (2) coal and coal resin, (3) coal-bed methane, (4) other energy resources (oil-impregnated rock, oil shale, geothermal), (5) uranium and vanadium, (6) metallic minerals, (7) industrial rocks and minerals, and (8) ground-water resources. In general, for each group or commodity within a group the following aspects are discussed: (1) known occurrences and characteristics, (2) past production and trends, (3) current production and exploration activity, and (4) geologic potential. Plates accompany each of the major commodity groups and show the locations of known resources and areas of geologic potential. In addition to the commodity discussions, the report contains a brief summary of land ownership status and concludes with a summary of commodities having the best potential for discovery and development. 161 pages + 14 plates

Gilsonite Veins of the Uinta Basin, Utah

Gilsonite Veins of the Uinta Basin, Utah
Author: Taylor Boden
Publisher: Utah Geological Survey
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2012-01-19
Genre: Gilsonite
ISBN: 1557918562

Previous studies have shown the Escalante Valley, Utah, is subsiding due to groundwater withdrawal. The magnitude and spatial pattern of this cm/yr.-scale subsidence is mapped with satellite data from a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) using interferometric SAR (InSAR) processing techniques.