USGS Circular "ASSESSMENT OF UNDISCOVERED DEPOSITS OF GOLD, SILVER, ....."

[gollum]

USGS Circular #1178

"ASSESSMENT OF UNDISCOVERED DEPOSITS OF GOLD, SILVER, COPPER, LEAD, AND ZINC IN THE UNITED STATES"

I don't know how many of you have seen this circular, but it is very interesting, and should be read by anybody interested in the subject of mining and prospecting. It is the USGS "Best Guess" (based on their databases of scientific testing and historical documentation) as to what is left to find (up to 1 kilometer in depth) of the five most valuable mineral assets in the United States (Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, and Zinc). It is also insanely long (2179 pages), and at 28 megabytes, it looks like it would be too large a file to post here. So, I will provide a link to the circular:



USGS Circular# 1178

Enjoy - Mike

 

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[djui5]

I was just going through that. Holy crap.

 

[Mad Machinist]

Mike,

Thank you for the heads up. It will be interesting to cross reference this against both the current and proposed wilderness areas.

 

[gollum]

Mike,

Thank you for the heads up. It will be interesting to cross reference this against both the current and proposed wilderness areas.

HAHAHA THAT is one of the reason I posted it. Some very interesting things in some of those charts and graphs!

MIke

 

[theseeker]

Mike, thanks for posting this. First look at this and what an eye opener of data!!

 

[gollum]

Here is a quick tidbit I immediately saw when I went through it:

Notice that the Feds have been trying to take the public land away from the public in New Mexico/Texas along the Rio Grande, from the border to Santa Fe. Notice on the maps where most of the "Gold in Porphiry" and "Silver" deposits are!

MIke