Equality State Almanac 2010
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Inactive Mines on Gallatin National Forest-Administered Land
Abandoned-Inactive Mines on Gallatin National Forest-AdministeredLand Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Abandoned-Inactive Mines Program Open-File Report MBMG 418 Phyllis A. Hargrave Michael D. Kerschen CatherineMcDonald JohnJ. Metesh PeterM. Norbeck RobertWintergerst Preparedfor the u.s. Departmentof Agriculture ForestService-Region 1 Abandoned-Inactive Mines on Gallatin National Forest-AdministeredLand Open-File Report 418 MBMG October 2000 Phyllis A. Hargrave Michael D. Kerschen Catherine McDonald John J. Metesh Peter M. Norbeck Robert Wintergerst for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service-Region I Prepared Contents List of Figures .V List of Tables . VI IntToduction 1 1.IProjectObjectives 1 1.2AbandonedandInactiveMinesDefined 2 1.3 Health and Environmental Problems at Mines. 3 1.3.1 Acid-Mine Drainage 3 1.3.2 Solubilities of SelectedMetals 4 1.3.3 The Use of pH and SC to Identify Problems. 5 1.4Methodology. 6 1.4.1 Data Sources : 6 1.4.2Pre-Field Screening. 6 1.4.3Field Screening. 7 1.4.3.1 Collection of Geologic Samples. 9 1.4.4 Field Methods ' 9 1.4.4.1 Selection of Sample Sites 9 1.4.4.2 Collection of Water and Soil Samples. 10 1.4.4.3 Marking and Labeling Sample Sites. 10 1.4.4.4ExistingData 11 1.4.5 Analytical Methods """"""""""""""""'" 11 1.4.6Standards. 12 1.4.6.1Soil Standards. 12 1.4.6.2Water-QualityStandards 13 1.4.7 Analytical Results 13 1.5 Gallatin National Forest 14 1.5.1 History of Mining 16 1.5.1.1 Production 17 1.5.1.2Milling 18 1.6SummaryoftheGallatinNationaIForestInvestigat~on 19 1.7 Mining Districts and Drainages 20 Gallatin National Forest Drainages 20 2.1 Geology "' ' '..' ,.""...' ""." 20 2.2 EconomicGeology. -
2007 State of Wyoming COVER: by Lucy Ann Mcveigh the American Kestrel Is America’S Smallest Falcon
Equality State Almanac 2007 State of Wyoming COVER: By Lucy Ann McVeigh The American Kestrel is America’s smallest falcon. It is a colorful bird with a distinctive facial pattern and a mottled brown back. The male has blue-gray wings and the female has mottled brown wings. Though common throughout North America, they are frequently spotted in Yellowstone National Park. They have many nicknames, such as ‘K-bird’, ‘sparrow hawk’, and ‘Mom’s falcon’. Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service A special thanks to Jackie Fisher for scanning Lucy’s picture EQUALITY STATE ALMANAC 2007 Prepared by: Economic Analysis Division Department of Administration and Information State of Wyoming 11th Edition Copyright © 2007 Cheyenne, Wyoming Copies Available from the Economic Analysis Division 1807 Capitol Avenue, Suite 206 Cheyenne, WY 82002-0060 307-777-7504 Email: [email protected] Website: http://eadiv.state.wy.us Equality State Almanac 2007 Department of Administration and Information Economic Analysis Division “To coordinate, develop, and disseminate economic and demographic research and information.” INFORMATION AVAILABLE FROM THE ECONOMIC ANALYSIS DIVISION Consensus Revenue Estimating Group – State Revenue Forecast Wyoming Sales, Use and Lodging Tax Revenue Wyoming Cost of Living Index Wyoming Insight Wyoming Economic Forecast State Data Center* Population Estimates and Forecasts Housing Information STAFF Buck McVeigh, Administrator Wenlin Liu, Senior Economist Jim Robinson, Senior Economist Justin Ballard, Senior Economist Amy Bittner, Economist Jamie Rinehart, Financial/Statistical Technician 2007 Equality State Almanac Compiled and edited by: Jamie Rinehart Other Resources to Contact State Library (307) 777-6333 or http://www-wsl.state.wy.us Dept. -
Guide to Wyoming and the West Collections
American Heritage Center University of Wyoming Guide to Wyoming and the West Collections Compiled By Rick Ewig, Lori Olson, Derick Hollingsworth, Renee LaFleur, Carol Bowers, and Vicki Schuster (2000) 2013 Version Edited By: Tyler Eastman, Andrew Worth, Audrey Wilcox, Vikki Doherty, and Will Chadwick (2012-2014) Introduction The American Heritage Center (AHC) is the University of Wyoming’s (UW) repository for historical manuscripts, rare books, and university archives. Internationally known for its historical collections, the AHC first and foremost serves the students and citizens of Wyoming. The AHC sponsors a wide range of scholarly and popular programs including lectures, symposia, and exhibits. A place where both experts and novices engage with the original sources of history, access to the AHC is free and open to all. Collections at the AHC go beyond both the borders of Wyoming and the region, and support a wide range of research and teachings activities in the humanities, sciences, arts, business, and education. Major areas of collecting include Wyoming and the American West, the mining and petroleum industries, environment and natural resources, journalism, military history, transportation, the history of books, and 20th century entertainment such as popular music, radio, television, and film. The total archival holdings of the AHC are roughly 75,000 cubic feet (the equivalent of 18 miles) of material. The Toppan Rare Books Library holds more than 60,000 items from medieval illuminated manuscripts to the 21st century. Subject strengths include the American West, British and American literature, early exploration of North America, religion, hunting and fishing, natural history, women authors, and the book arts. -
Wind/Bighorn River Basin Plan Final Report
WIND/BIGHORN RIVER BASIN PLAN FINAL REPORT PREPARED FOR THE: Wyoming Water Development Commission BY: BRS, Inc. IN ASSOCIATION WITH: MWH, Lidstone and Associates, TriHydro Corporation, Donnell and Allred Inc, Water Rights Services LLC October 2003 Table of Contents Chapter 1 Institutional Constraints 1.1 Wyoming Water Law .....................................................1 1.2 Compacts and Decrees ....................................................1 1.2.1 Introduction ............................................................1 1.2.2 Yellowstone Compact .....................................................1 1.2.3 Big Horn General Adjudication .............................................2 1.3 Institutional Considerations ................................................2 1.3.1 Introduction ............................................................2 1.3.2 Land Ownership .........................................................3 1.3.3 Wyoming Water Development ..............................................4 1.3.4 Impact of Environmental and Cultural Concern on Regulation and Legislation .......5 1.3.5 Environmental Legislation .................................................5 1.3.6 Water Development Projects and Proposals ...................................7 Chapter 2 Water Use 2.1 Wind/Bighorn Lands Mapping and Water Rights Data ...........................1 2.1.1 Introduction ............................................................1 2.1.2 Identification and Delineation of Irrigated Lands ...............................1 2.1.3 -
Wyoming's Enduring Rural Western Image Was Created by Cultural
Wyoming's enduring rural western image was created by cultural forces as longstanding and national in scale as the forces that left Wyoming economically underdeveloped. State promotion of Wyoming's traditional image in the inter- ests of economic development is not nostalgic under these circumstances. diversified economy, including both rural and urban development, were rapidly and consistently accompanied by cultural images of the state as "western." For insiders and outsiders alike, these images identified Wyoming with beautiful natural scenery and the world of the range cowboy-in short, as an undeveloped, even undevelopable place. The cultural forces that shaped Wyoming's state identity have been as powerful, longstanding, and national in scale as the economic forces that tapped Wyoming's resources but failed to plant large urban manufacturing centers there. Any successful effort to create new images of the state and to develop a viable economy must begin by understanding the national scope and resonance of Wyoming's cowboy image. After a hundred years, Wyoming state officials were left holding the bag of antici- pated progress that never materialized. Why did this happen?State economic planners have grappled with the question, but their answers have traditionally laid the blame on economic forces that were either beyond the state's control, or were misshapen by state tax and economic development policies.' Contemporary state planners have focused on identifying what is structurally wrong with Wyoming's economy, em- phasizing-for obvious reasons-what the state could do differently to promote busi- ness, to create new kinds of jobs (especially in telecommunications and information --"--------""--" FRIEDAKNOBLOCHteaches American Studies at the University of Wyoming. -
Lower Paleozoic, Moxa Arch, Southwest Wyoming
Stratigraphic evaluation of reservoir and seal in a natural CO2 field: Lower Paleozoic, Moxa Arch, southwest Wyoming Ranie Lynds1*, Erin Campbell-Stone1, Thomas P. Becker 2, and Carol D. Frost1 1Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, 1000 E. University Ave., Laramie, Wyoming 82071, U.S.A. 2ExxonMobil Production Company, 396 West Greens Road, Houston, Texas 77067, U.S.A. * Correspondence should be addressed to: [email protected] A BSTRACT The Moxa Arch in the Greater Green River Basin, southwestern Wyoming, hosts two potential reservoirs for CO2 sequestration. The Bighorn Dolomite and Madison limestone are interpreted to be independent reservoirs based on differing CO2 compositions and production histories; the two reservoirs are separated by Devonian carbonates, siliciclastic rocks, and evaporites. On the Moxa Arch, the Bighorn ranges in thickness from 67 to 120 m with porosities from 3 to 15 percent. The massive buff-colored Steamboat Point Member comprises the bulk of the subsurface Bighorn in southwest Wyoming. Mottled dolostone (light-colored patches with higher porosity and dark-colored patches with lower porosity) is very common and is presumably the result of preferential early dolomitiza- tion of bioturbation. Core study suggests that this factor affects gas saturation and storage in this extensive reservoir. The lower Member of the Jefferson Formation is the most probable seal within the Devonian stratigra- phy. Strata of this member are interpreted to have been deposited in a shallow basin semi-isolated from the deeper marine environment to the west. 87Sr/86Sr isotopic analyses of anhydrite sampled from Moxa Arch well cuttings support the interpretation of a depositional environment exposed to a mixture of seawater and fresh- water. -