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1 A brief history of early mineral exploitation in the Uinta Basin1964Uinta Basin; Mining; Uintah Valley; Indian Reservation; Meeker; Utah; History of early mineral exploitation; Uintah Reservation; Gilsonite; Coal; Copper; Iron; Oil shale; Ozocerite; Wurtzilite; Oil; Asphalt; Ashley Creek; Hatchtown; Vernal; Fort Duchesne; Ouray SubagencyEarly mining activities in the Uinta Basin can be summarized by saying that they included mining for gilsonite, coal, copper, iron, oil shale, ozocerite, wurtzilite, and oil and asphalt (under the placer mining laws). Of these minerals only coal and gilsonite were produced in commercially significan...
2 Oil-impregnated sandstones in Utah and Wayne Counties, Utah1972Thistle; Utah County; Jurassic sandstone; Thousand Lake Mountain; Wayne County; Oil-impregnated sediments; Asphalt-bearing Tertiary bedsTwo little known occurrences of oil-impregnated sediments are discussed briefly. One is a fairly extensive area of asphalt-bearing Tertiary beds in the vicinity of Thistle, Utah County. The other is a very limited exposure of Jurassic sandstone permeated with dead oil on Thousand Lake Mountain in Wa...
3 The Utah process small area economic and demographic information projection system1979-11The attached are reduced copies of the Alternative Future Zero projections from UPLAND. They are being presented this way because of the bulky, voluminous nature of the computer runs.
4 UPEDLD user's manualThe UPEDLD system generates employment projections across designated broad occupation categories for specified regions and years. This system serves as a bridge between the REGION VIII employment-occupation detail and employment data produced from other models.
5 Geology of the bituminous sandstone deposits near Sunnyside, Carbon County, Utah1956geology; bituminous sandstone deposits; Sunnyside; stratigraphy; Wasatch formation; Green River formation; bitumen extractionThe bituminous sandstone deposits near Sunnyside, Carbon County, Utah, the largest known in the United States, were examined by the writers when employed by the Geological Survey, U. S. Department of the In- terior, as a collateral part of an investigation of sources of petroleum products. The ...
6 Local issues for Utah oil sands2008-02-22Utah oil sands; tar sand history; Western U.S. oil sandsTar sand history in Uintah County.
7 Zero emission coal technologies for a secure energy future2008-05-23zero emission coal technologies; coalU.S. has a 250 year supply of coal at current demand levels!
8 Utah coal-market potential and economic impact1968-09Coal is one of Utah's most interesting natural resources. This mineral has had a major impact on Utah, its industry, and its people. As clearly shown by this study, the future of coal i s dependent upon finding new uses in power generation, gasification and liquefaction. Of these three possible sour...
9 Immigrants transform Utah: entering a new era of diversity2004-05Utah is generally perceived as an extremely homogeneous state whose population can trace its ancestry mostly to northern Europe. Listings for surnames like Hansen, Jensen, and Christensen do fill many pages in local telephone directories throughout the state. According to census counts, the minority...
10 The impact of the intermountain power project on six counties in UtahWhat will happen to the Utah economy when the largest industrial complex ever built in Utah is located in a sparasely populated rural area? The project in question is the four billion dollar Intermountain Power Project (IPP), a 3,000 megawatt, coal-fired electric power plant to provide electric powe...
11 Employment and population analysis and projections Provo metropolitan area, Utah and the United States1964-09This is the third and final report analyzing and projecting the employment profile and estimating the future population of Utah's three Metropolitan Areas Salt Lake, Ogden, and Provo--as part of a transportation study of each area by the Utah State Highway Department and local government agencies ...
12 Bituminous sandstones in the Uinta Basin1964The largest single deposit of bituminous sandstones in the United States is found in the Uinta Basin. This deposit along with two other well known occurrences of bituminous sandstones in the northeastern portion of the basin have proved reserves exceeding 1% billion barrels of oil. The reserve calcu...
13 Evaluation of the Utah oil sand resource1976-08oil sand deposits; Utah oil sand; oil sand resource; Tar Sand Triangle; P. R. Spring; Sunnyside deposits; hydrocarbons; surface mining of oil sandsThe three largest oil sand deposits in Utah, namely, the Tar Sand Triangle, the P.R. Spring, and the Sunnyside deposits, have been studied to contribute data relative to the surface and insitu mining of these deposits and to recommend research that should be conducted to develop the Utah oil sand re...
14 The implementation of composite computer mapping 19721972Composite computer mapping (CCM) is the name assigned to a recently developed technique to enhance the quality of decision making in the administration of aid to economic development. The name accurately implies a combination of two techniques (composite mapping and computer mapping) which have be...
15 The implementation of composite computer mapping for the four corners regional commission 19711971-12Composite computer mapping (CCM) is the name assigned to a recently developed technique to enhance the quality of decision making in the administration of aid to economic development. The name accurately implies a combination of two techniques which have been used with varying effectiveness for m...
16 1882-83 General Catalog1882University of Utah catalogue; (Catalog)Annual of the University of Deseret, 1882-83
17 1903-04 General Catalog1903University of Utah catalogue; (Catalog)Annual of the University of Utah including the State School of Mines and the State Normal School, Salt Lake City. Announcements for 1903-1904. With Catalogue of Students for 1902-1903.
18 Field guide to lacustrine and related nonmarine depositional environments in tertiary rocks, Uinta Basin, Utah1976-11lacustrine environments; nonmarine depositional environments; tertiary rocksThe lower part of the Tertiary System in the Uinta Basin of northeastern Utah and northwestern Colorado (fig. 1) reflects a series of very complex and variable forms of continental sedimentation in a basin of internal drainage. These complex forms represent the disruption of the Cretaceous depositio...
19 Geologic summary report of the Sunnyside Tar Sands project, Carbon County, Utah1981-02-04geologic summary report; Sunnyside Tar Sands project; tar sandsThe project area is located in the southwest portion of the Uinta Basin, near the northeast portion of the San Rafael Swell and localized within a small delta complex that formed in Lake Uinta during early Tertiary. The delta complex encompasses dimensions approximately 4-6 miles parallel to the anc...
20 Geology and petroleum resources of the major oil-impregnated sandstone deposits of Utah1979-08petroleum resources; oil-impregnated sandstone depositsNear surface, oil-impregnated rock deposits in Utah are estimated to contain as much as 29 billion barrels of petroleum. Over fifty individual deposits have been identified, primarily through field mapping. Over 96 percent of the oil in place occurs in sandstone host rocks in six giant deposits. Fou...
21 State of Utah economic & demographic projections 1994: highlights1994-10This document reviews and examines the major conclusions from the larger, more detailed report, State of Utah Economic and Demographic Projections 1994. The Governor's Office of Planning and Budget (GOPB) publishes these long-term projections biennially. The primary purpose of the projections is to ...
22 Geology and geochemistry of Santa Rosa tar sands1987-11-02Santa Rosa tar sands; tar sands; heavy oil deposits; Triassic Santa Rosa SandstoneHeavy oil deposits 11 km (7 mi) north of the town of Santa Rosa, Guadalupe County, New Mexico, in the Triassic Santa Rosa Sandstone, were mined during the 1930s. Renewed interest in this deposit in the late 1970s so far has not resulted in exploitation because of unfavorable economics and the encroa...
23 Heavy-oil resources of the United States1995heavy-oil resources; United States; petroleum; heavy oilPetroleum is considered to originate from marine and terrestrial organic matter (composed principally of hydrogen and carbon) buried along with sediment. The organic molecules are eventually broken by thermal stress encountered during progressive burial. The product of this heating can be liquid and...
24 The structure and economic impact of Utah's coal industry2010-05Coal; Utah; Economic impact; Carbon County; Emery County; Sevier County; Employment; Earnings; Construction; Retail sales; Carbon sequestration; Carbon captureUtah's coal industry has played a significant role in the economic development of the state for well over a century. The future of the industry is dependent upon a constellation of economic, technical, and policy developments. This study of Utah's coal industry is composed of the following sections:...
25 Heavy-oil deposit, Great Salt Lake, Utah1987heavy-oil deposit; Great Salt Lake; Neogene basinsThe western portion of the Great Salt Lake contains two large Neogene basins, informally called the "North" and "South" basins. These basins are separated by an arch that trends northeast between Carrington Island and Fremont Island. Both basins are filled with Miocene, Pliocene, and Quaternary sedi...
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