USBM Report of Investigations Publications

The publications of this series present the results of research and investigations conducted by the Bureau at its research centers or laboratories, or in mines, quarries, smelters, refineries, oilfields, plants and other non-Bureau properties. They differ from Bulletins in that they describe the principal features and results of individual experiments, minor research projects or a significant coordinated phase of a major project or program. Because of the large number of publications in this series, each publication year has a separate section on this page. Select the year of the RI series you would like to view:

RI 3784

Apell, G.A., 1944, Moose Creek district of Matanuska coal fields, Alaska, 6 p.

RI 3885

Rutledge, F.A., 1946, Exploration of Red Mountain chromite deposits, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, 46 p.

RI 3902

Heide, H.E., 1946, Investigation of the Lost River tin deposit, Seward Peninsula, Alaska, 57 p.

RI 3913

Pierce, H.C., 1946, Exploration of Spirit Mountain nickel prospect, Canyon Creek, lower Copper River Region, Alaska, 8 p.

RI 3934

Sanford, R.S. and Pierce, H.C., 1946, Exploration of coal deposits of the Point Barrow and Wainwright Areas, northern Alaska, 17 p.

RI 3940

Thorne, R.L., 1946, Exploration of argentiferous lead-copper deposits of the Slana district, Alaska, 9 p.

RI 3942

Fosse, E.L., 1946, Exploration of the copper-sulfur deposit, Khayyam and Stumble-On properties, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, 8 p.

RI 3944

Erickson, A.E., 1946, Exploration of Mountain View tungsten deposit, Hyder, Alaska, 10 p.

RI 3950

Holt, S.P. and Moss, J.M., 1946, Exploration of a nickel-copper-cobalt deposit at Funter Bay, Admiralty Island, Alaska, 15 p.

RI 3951

Marstrander, H., Apell, G.A., Rutledge, F.A., and Hulbert, J.H., 1946, Exploration of Leasing Block No. 28 in the Nenana coal field, Alaska, 21 p.

RI 3952

Wright, W.S. and Fosse, E.L., 1946, Exploration of the Jumbo Basin iron deposit, Prince of Wales Island, southeastern Alaska, 9 p.

RI 3956

Holt, S.P. and Sanford, R.S., 1946, Exploration of Poorman iron deposit, Kasaan Peninsula, Prince of Wales Island, southeastern Alaska, 8 p.

RI 3967

Webber, B.S., Moss, J.M., and Rutledge, F.A., 1946, Exploration of Sedanka zinc deposit, Sedanka Island, Alaska, 15 p.

RI 3978

Heide, H.E., Wright, W.S., and Sanford, R.S., 1946, Exploration of Cape Mountain lode-tin deposits, Seward Peninsula, Alaska, 16 p.

RI 4065

Webber, B.S., Bjorklund, S.C., Rutledge, F.A., Thomas, B.I., and Wright, W.S., 1947, Mercury deposits of southwestern Alaska, 57 p.

RI 4110

Wright, W.S., 1947, Ward copper deposit, Seward Peninsula, Alaska, 5 p.

RI 4121

Muir, N.M., Thomas, B.I., and Sanford, R.S., 1947, Investigation of the Mount Eielson zinc-lead deposits, Mount McKinley National Park, Alaska, 13 p.

RI 4129

Wright, W.S. and Tolonen, A.W., 1947, Mount Andrew iron deposit, Kasaan Peninsula, Prince of Wales Island, Southeastern Alaska, 27 p.

RI 4150

Toenges, A.L. and Jolley, T.R., 1947, Investigation of coal deposits for local use in the arctic regions of Alaska and proposed mine development, 21 p.

RI 4168

Traver, W.M., Jr., 1948, Mirror Harbor nickel deposits, Chichagof Island, Alaska, 13 p.

RI 4173

Ebbley, N., Jr. and Wright, W.S., 1948, Antimony deposits in Alaska, 41 p.

RI 4174

Thorne, R.L., Muir, N.M., Erickson, A.W., Thomas, B.I., Heide, H.E., and Wright, W.S., 1948, Tungsten deposits in Alaska, 51 p.

RI 4182

East, J.H., Jr., Traver, W.M., Jr., Sanford, R.S., and Wright, W.S., 1948, Yakobi Island nickel deposit, Sitka mining district, Alaska, 28 p.

RI 4322

Thomas, B.I. and Wright, W.S., 1948, Investigation of the Morelock Creek tin placer deposits, Fort Gibbon district, Alaska, 8 p.

RI 4323

Thomas, B.I. and Wright, W.S., 1948, Investigation of the Tozimoran Creek tin placer deposits, Fort Gibbon district, Alaska, 11 p.

RI 4345

Heide, H.E. and Sanford, R.S., 1948, Churn drilling at Cape Mountain tin placer deposits, Seward Peninsula, Alaska, 14 p.

RI 4346

Thorne, R.L. and Wright, W.S., 1948, Sampling methods and results at the Sullivan Creek Tin Placer Deposits, Manley Hot Springs, Tofty, Alaska, 8 p.

RI 4349

Holt, S.P., Shepard, J.G., Thorne, R.L., Tolonen, A.W., and Fosse, E.L., 1948, Diamond drilling at Rush and Brown Copper Mine, Kasaan Bay, Prince of Wales Island, southeastern Alaska, 7 p.

RI 4356

Bjorklund, S. and Wright, W.S., 1948, Investigation of Knik Valley Chromite Deposits, Palmer, Alaska, 5 p.

RI 4358

Holt, S.P., Shepard, J.G., Thorne, R.L., Tolonen, A.W., and Fosse, E.L., 1948, Investigation of the Salt Chuck copper mine, Kasaan Peninsula, Prince of Wales Island, southeastern Alaska, 16 p.

RI 4360

Rutledge, F.A., 1948, Investigation of the W.E. Dunkle coal mine, Costello Creek, Chulitna district, Alaska, 9 p.

RI 4361

Rutledge, F.A., 1948, Investigation of the Rainy Creek mercury prospect, Bethel district, Kuskokwim region, southwestern Alaska, 7 p.

RI 4373

Erickson, A.E., 1948, Investigation of the Tolstoi Mountain iron deposits, Kasaan Peninsula, Prince of Wales Island, Southeastern Alaska, 5 p.

RI 4414

Heide, H.E., Wright, W.S., and Rutledge, F.A., 1949, Investigation of the Kobuk River asbestos deposits, Kobuk district, northwestern Alaska, 25 p.

RI 4418

Heide, H.E. and Rutledge, F.A., 1949, Investigation of Potato Mountain tin placer deposits, Seward Peninsula, northwestern Alaska, 21 p.

RI 4419

Sanford, R.S. and Cole, J.W., 1949, Investigation of the Claim Point chromite deposits, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, 11 p.

RI 4421

Sanford, R.S., Apell, G.A., and Rutledge, F.A., 1949, Investigation of Muir Inlet or Nunatak molybdenum deposits, Glacier Bay, southeastern Alaska, 6 p.

RI 4520

Toenges, A.L. and Jolley, T.R., 1949, Investigation of coal deposits in south central Alaska and the Kenai Peninsula, 37 p.

RI 4669

Kerns, W.H., 1950, Investigation of Taylor Creek lead-zinc deposit, Kupreanof Island, Petersburg, Alaska, 13 p.

RI 4719

Rutledge, F.A., 1950, Investigation of mercury deposits, Cinnabar Creek area, Georgetown and Akiak districts, Kuskokwim region, southwestern Alaska, 9 p.

RI 4828

Warfield, R.S. and Rutledge, F.A., 1951, Investigation of Kasna Creek copper prospect, Lake Kontrashibuna, Lake Clark region, Alaska, 10 p.

RI 4838

Jolley, T.R., Toenges, A.L., and Turnbull, L.A., 1952, Bituminous coal deposits in the vicinity of Eska, Matanuska Valley coal field, Alaska, 87 p.

RI 4852

Jermain, G.D. and Rutledge, F.A., 1952, Diamond drilling the Gypsum-Camel Prospect, Iyoukeen Cove, Chichagof Island, southeastern Alaska, 6 p.

RI 4890

Rutledge, F.A. and Mulligan, J.J., 1952, Investigation of the Millett copper deposit, Iliamna Lake, southwestern Alaska, 22 p.

RI 4932

Rutledge, F.A., Thorne, R.L., Kerns, W.H., and Mulligan, J.J., 1953, Nonmetallic deposits accessible to the Alaska Railroad as possible sources of raw materials for the construction industry, 129 p.

RI 4984

Wells, R.R. and Thorne, R.L., 1953, Concentration of Klukwan, Alaska, magnetite ore, 15 p.

RI 4986

Rutledge, F.A., 1953, Investigation of the Copper Bullion claims, Rua Cove, Knight Island, Alaska, 6 p.

RI 5195

Thorne, R.L. and Wells, R.R., 1956, Studies of the Snettisham magnetite deposit, southeastern Alaska, 41 p.

RI 5243

Erspamer, E.G. and Wells, R.R., 1956, Selective extraction of mercury and antimony from cinnabar-stibnite ore, 15 p.

RI 5245

Wells, R.R., 1956, Laboratory concentration of various Alaska copper ores, 9 p.

RI 5312

Wells, R.R., Erspamer, E.G., and Sterling, F.T., 1957, Beneficiation of iron-copper ores from Kasaan Peninsula, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, 15 p.

RI 5320

Mihelich, M. and Wells, R.R., 1957, Copper mines and prospects adjacent to Landlocked Bay, Prince William Sound, Alaska, 21 p.

RI 5350

May, R.R. and Warfield, R.S., 1957, Investigation of subbituminous-coal beds near Houston, westward extremity of Matanuska coalfield, Alaska, 20 p.

RI 5373

Thomas, B.I., 1957, Tin-bearing placer deposits near Tofty, Hot Springs district, central Alaska, 56 p.

RI 5377

Wells, R.R., Sterling, F.T., Erspamer, E.G., and Stickney, W.A., 1957, Laboratory concentration of chromite ores, Red Mountain district, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, 22 p.

RI 5430

Maloney, R.P., 1958, Reconnaissance of the Beluga River coalfield, Alaska, 18 p.

RI 5433

Wells, R.R., Johnson, M.M., and Sterling, F.T., 1958, Recovering mercury from cinnabar-stibnite ore by flotation and fluidized-bed roasting, 19 p.

RI 5447

McKinney, C.M., Garton, E.L., and Schwartz, F.G., 1959, Analyses of some crude oils from Alaska, 34 p.

RI 5493

Mulligan, J.J., 1959, Tin placer and lode investigations, Ear Mountain area, Seward Peninsula, Alaska, 53 p.

RI 5520

Mulligan, J.J., 1959, Sampling stream gravels for tin, near York, Seward Peninsula, Alaska, 25 p.

RI 5642

Baptist, O.C., 1960, Oil recovery and formation damage in permafrost, Umiat field, Alaska, 22 p.

RI 5706

Gates, G.L. and Caraway, W.H., 1960, Well productivity related to drilling muds: Umiat field, Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 4, Alaska, 21 p.

RI 5950

Warfield, R.S., 1962, Bituminous coal deposits of the Matanuska coal field, Alaska: central and western parts, Wishbone district, 190 p., 2 sheets.

RI 5986

Thomas, B.I. and Berryhill, R.V., 1962, Reconnaissance studies of Alaskan beach sands, eastern Gulf of Alaska, 38 p., 7 sheets.

RI 5991

Maloney, R.P., 1962, Investigation of mercury-antimony deposits near Flat, Yukon River region, Alaska, 44 p.

RI 6002

Warfield, R.S., 1962, Some nonmetallic Mineral resources for Alaska's construction industry, 25 p.

RI 6017

Geer, M.R. and Fennessey, F.D., 1962, Washability of coals from the Matanuska Valley and Beluga River fields, Alaska, 33 p.

RI 6018

Mulligan, J.J., 1962, Lead-silver deposits in the Omilak area, Seward Peninsula, Alaska, 44 p.

RI 6043

Fursman, O.C., 1962, Recovery of Mineral values in cupriferous and nickeliferous pyrrhotite (contains some information on Funter Bay nickel), 24 p.

RI 6141

Maloney, R.P., 1962, Trenching and sampling of the Rhyolite mercury prospect, Kuskokwim River basin, Alaska, 43 p.

RI 6214

Berryhill, R.V., 1963, Reconnaissance of beach sands, Bristol Bay, Alaska, 48 p.

RI 6238

Warfield, R.S., 1963, Investigation of a subbituminous coal deposit suitable for opencut mining, Beluga River coalfield, Alaska, 100 p.

RI 6497

Holmes, W.T. and Banning, L.H., 1964, Electric smelting of titaniferous iron ores from Alaska, Montana, and Wyoming, 23 p.

RI 6587

Mulligan, J.J., 1965, Tin-lode investigations, Potato Mountain area, Seward Peninsula, Alaska, 85 p.

RI 6737

Mulligan, J.J., 1966, Tin-lode investigations, Cape Mountain area, Seward Peninsula, Alaska (with Section on Petrography by W.L. Gnagy), 43 p.

RI 6767

Warfield, R.S., Landers, W.S., and Boley, C.C., 1966, Sampling and coking studies of coal from the Kukpowruk River area, arctic Northwestern Alaska, 59 p.

RI 6892

Maloney, R.P., 1967, Investigation of the White Mountain mercury deposit, Kuskokwim River basin, Alaska, 94 p.

RI 7321

Warfield, R.S. and Boley, C.C., 1969, Sampling and coking studies of several coalbeds in the Kokolik River basin, Alaska, 58 p.

RI 7356

Dick, R., 1970, Effects of type of cut, delay, and explosive on underground blasting in frozen gravel (Fox Adit, Fairbanks, Alaska), 17 p.

RI 7392

Dorman, K.R. and Gooch, A.E., 1970, Spray-applied polyurethane foam to insulate heated rooms excavated in permafrost, 43 p.

RI 7555

Mulligan, J.J., 1971, Sampling gold-lode deposits, Bluff, Seward Peninsula, Alaska (With section on petrography by W.L. Gnagy.), 40 p.

RI 7688

Blasko, D.P., Wenger, W.J., and Morris, J.C., 1972, Oil field and crude oil characteristics of the Cook Inlet basin, Alaska, 44 p.

RI 8553

Dahlin, D.C., Rule, A.R., and Brown, L.L., 1981, Beneficiation of potential platinum resources from southeast Alaska, 14 p.

RI 8948

Barker, J.C., Thomas, D.L., and Hawkins, D.B., 1985, Analysis of sampling variance from certain platinum and palladium deposits in Alaska, 26 p.

RI 9145

Dahlin, D.C., Brown, L.L., and Warner, J.D., 1987, Characterization of Ketchem Dome tin prospect, east-central Alaska, 11 p.

RI 9251

Greaves, J.N., McDonald, W.R., and Maysilles, J.H., 1989, Tungsten and gold recovery from Alaskan scheelite-bearing ores, 16 p.

RI 9442

Sharma, S.K., Scheiner, B.J., and Smelley, A.G., 1992, Dewatering of Alaska placer effluent using PEO, 10 p.