Isotope and Chemical Methods in Support of the U.S. Geological Survey Science Strategy, 2003-2008
Fact Sheet
2008-3083
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Abstract
Principal functions of the Mineral Resources Program are providing information to decision-makers related to mineral deposits on federal lands and predicting the environmental consequences of the mining or natural weathering of those deposits. Performing these functions requires that predictions be made of the likelihood of undiscovered deposits. The predictions are based on geologic and geoenvironmental models that are constructed for the various types of mineral deposits from detailed descriptions of actual deposits and detailed understanding of the processes that formed them. Over the past three decades the understanding of ore-forming processes has benefitted greatly from the integration of laboratory-based geochemical tools with field observations and other data sources. Under the aegis of the Evolution of Ore Deposits and Technology Transfer Project (EODTTP), a five-year effort that terminated in 2008, the Mineral Resources Program provided state-of-the-art analytical capabilities to support applications of several related geochemical tools.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Isotope and Chemical Methods in Support of the U.S. Geological Survey Science Strategy, 2003-2008 |
| Series title | Fact Sheet |
| Series number | 2008-3083 |
| DOI | 10.3133/fs20083083 |
| Edition | Version 1.0 |
| Year Published | 2008 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
| Contributing office(s) | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | 6 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Report |
| Larger Work Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Larger Work Title | Evolution of Ore Deposits and Technology Transfer Project |
| Time Range Start | 2003-01-01 |
| Time Range End | 2008-12-31 |
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