USBM Information Circular Publications

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The publications of this series differ from Reports of Investigations in that they are not concerned primarily with original Bureau research or investigative work. They cover surveys of mineral resources and related mining and operations activities.

IC 6122 Report
Tyler, P.M., 1929, Graphite. part ii. domestic and foreign deposits, 25 p.
IC 6186 Report
Bradley, P.R., 1929, Mining methods and costs, Alaska-Juneau Gold Mining Co., Juneau, Alaska, 18 p.
IC 6236 Report Map
Bradley, P.R., 1930, Milling practice at the Alaska-Juneau concentrator, 22 p., 1 sheet.
IC 6786 Report
Gardner, E.D. and Johnson, C.H., 1934, Placer mining in the western United States, 92 p.
IC 7313 Report
Fisher, R.B., Thorne, R.L., and Van Cott, C., 1945, Paligorskite, a possible asbestos substitute, 5 p.
IC 7379 Report
Bain, H.F., 1946, Alaska's Minerals as a basis for industry, 89 p.
IC 7679 Report
Ransome, A.L. and Kerns, W.H., 1954, Names and definitions of regions, districts and subdistricts in Alaska, 91 p.
IC 7844 Report
Kaufman, A., 1958, Southeastern Alaska's Mineral industry, 37 p.
IC 7871 Report Map
Lorain, S.H., Wells, R.R., Mihelich, M., Mulligan, J.J., Thorne, R.L., and Herdlick, J.A., 1958, Lode-tin mining at Lost River, Seward Peninsula, Alaska, 76 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:200.
IC 7878 Report
Mulligan, J.J. and Thorne, R.L., 1959, Tin-placer sampling methods and results, Cape Mountain district, Seward Peninsula, Alaska, 69 p.
IC 7926 Report
Thomas, B.I., Cook, D.J., Wolff, E., and Kerns, W.H., 1959, Placer mining in Alaska: methods and costs at operations using hydraulic and mechanical excavation equipment with nonfloating washing plants, 34 p.
IC 8045 Report
Kaufman, A., 1961, Trends in Alaska's Mineral industry, 43 p.
IC 8103 Report
Bilbery, J.H., Jr., 1962, Cobalt, a materials survey, 140 p.
IC 8120 Report
Barton, W.R., 1962, Columbium and tantalum, a materials survey, 140 p.
IC 8125 Report
Skow, M.L., 1957, Mica, a materials survey, 77 p.
IC 8131 Report
Malone, K., 1962, Mercury occurrences in Alaska, 57 p.
IC 8225 Report
McMahon, A.D., 1965, Copper, a materials survey, 340 p.
IC 8252 Report
U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1965, Mercury in Alaska, 24 p.
IC 8268 Report
Kauffman, A.J., Jr. and Holt, D.C., 1965, Zircon: a review. with emphasis on west coast resources and markets, 69 p.
IC 8290 Report
Peterson, E.C., 1966, Titanium resources of the United States, 65 p.
IC 8325 Report
Everett, F.D. and Bennett, H.J., 1967, Evaluation of domestic reserves and potential sources of ores containing copper, lead, zinc, and associated metals, 78 p.
IC 8331 Report
U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1967, Known gold deposits in the U.S., 24 p.
IC 8335 Report
U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1967, Potential sources of aluminum, 148 p.
IC 8465 Report
Kingston, G.A., Miller, R.A., and Carrillo, F.V., 1970, Availability of U.S. chromium resources, 23 p.
IC 8531 Report
Staff, U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1971, Strippable reserves of bituminous coal and lignite in the United States, 22 p.
IC 8602 Report
Maloney, R.P. and Bottge, R.G., 1973, Estimated costs to produce copper at Kennicott, Alaska, 35 p.
IC 8604 Report
Thomas, B.I., 1973, Gold-lode deposits, Fairbanks mining district, central Alaska, 23 p.
IC 8626 Report Map
Mulligan, J.J., 1974, Mineral resources of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline corridor, 24 p., 9 sheets, scale 1:250,000.
IC 8642 Report
Paone, J., Morning, J.L., and Giorgetti, L., 1974, Land utilization and reclamation in the mining Industry, 71 p.
IC 8646 Report
McIlroy, P., Coffman, J.S., Rice, W.L., and Hibpshman, M.H., 1974, Availability of U.S. primary lead resources, 60 p.
IC 8656 Report
Bottge, R.G., 1974, Comparative porphyry copper mining and processing costs - Alaska and Arizona, 55 p.
IC 8672 Report
Bottge, R.G., 1975, Comparative asbestos mining and processing costs - Alaska versus Yukon Territory, 33 p.
IC 8692 Report
Bottge, R.G. and Rosenbruch, J.C., 1975, Geothermal energy: economic potential of selected geothermal sites in Alaska, 40 p.
IC 8789 Report
Gries, J.P., 1979, Providing new sources of Mineral supply (Quartz Hill Molybdenum Deposit: p. 24-27), 42 p.
IC 8815 Report
Berg, A.W. and Carrillo, F.V., 1980, MILS: The Mineral Industry Location System of the federal Bureau of Mines, 24 p.
IC 8848 Report
Peterson, G.R., Bleiwas, D.I., and Thomas, P.R., 1981, Cobalt availability--domestic : a Minerals Availability System appraisal, 31 p.
IC 8869 Report Map
Barker, J.C., Still, J.C., Mowatt, T.C., and Mulligan, J.J., 1982, Critical and strategic Minerals in Alaska: Cobalt, the platinum-group metals, and chromite, 8 p., 1 sheet.
IC 8879 Report
Yasnowsky, P.N. and Graham, A.P., 1982, State severance taxes: a summary and an analysis of the impact of rate changes on copper recovery costs, 23 p.
IC 8915 Report Map
Foley, J.Y. and McDermott, M.M., 1983, Podiform chromite occurrences in the Caribou Mountain and lower Kanuti River areas, central Alaska, part I: reconnaissance investigations, 8 p., 1 sheet.
IC 8916 Report
Dahlin, D.C., Brown, L.L., and Kinney, J.J., 1983, Podiform chromite occurrences in the Caribou Mountain and lower Kanuti River areas, central Alaska, part II: beneficiation, 15 p.
IC 8990 Report
Foley, J.Y. and Barker, J.C., 1985, Chromite deposits along the Border Ranges fault, southern Alaska (in two parts), 1. field investigations and descriptions of chromite deposits, 58 p.
IC 8991 Report
Dahlin, D.C., Kirby, D.E., and Brown, L.L., 1985, Chromite deposits along the Border Ranges fault, southern Alaska (in two parts), 2. Mineralogy and results of beneficiation tests, 37 p.
IC 9023 Report
Roberts, W.S., 1985, Bulk Mineralogy and geochemistry of selected Alaskan chromian spinel samples, 13 p.
IC 9037 Report Map
Warner, J.D., 1985, Critical and strategic Minerals in Alaska: tin, tantalum, and columbium, 19 p., 1 sheet.
IC 9091 Report
Hoekzema, R.B. and Fechner, S.A., 1986, Placer gold sampling in and near the Chugach National Forest, Alaska, 42 p.
IC 9103 Report
Foley, J.Y. and Barker, J.C., 1986, Uranium occurrences in the northern Darby Mountains, Seward Peninsula, Alaska, 27 p.
IC 9104 Report
Barker, J.C. and Foley, J.Y., 1986, Tin reconnaissance of the Kanuti and Hodzana Rivers uplands, central Alaska, 27 p.
IC 9105 Report
Warner, J.D., Mardock, C.L., and Dahlin, D.C., 1986, A columbium-bearing regolith on upper Idaho Gulch, near Tofty, Alaska, 29 p.
IC 9107 Report
Bottge, R.G., 1986, Company towns versus company camps in developing Alaska's Mineral resources, 19 p.
IC 9113 Report
Hoekzema, R.B., Fechner, S.A., and Kurtak, J.M., 1986, Evaluation of selected lode gold deposits in the Chugach National Forest, Alaska, 62 p.
IC 9123 Report
Barker, J.C., 1986, Placer gold deposits of the Eagle Trough, upper Yukon River region, Alaska, 23 p.
IC 9133 Report
Sherman, G.E., 1987, Estimation of remaining lode gold endowment in selected mining districts of Alaska, 26 p.
IC 9177 Report Map
Baggs, D.W., Northam, M.J., Meyer, M.P., and Maas, K.M., 1988, Selected significant Mineral deposits in Alaska, A Minerals Availability System Overview, 124 p., 1 sheet, scale 1 inch = approx. 80 miles.
IC 9180 Report
Warner, J.D., Dahlin, D.C., and Brown, L.L., 1988, Tin occurrences near Rocky Mountain (Lime Peak), east-central Alaska, 24 p.