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Mineral Industry Research Laboratory
P.O. Box 757240
Fairbanks, Alaska 99775-7240
Phone: (907) 474-6746
Fax: (907) 474-5400
Email: Dan Walsh

BOOKS:

B-2: Handbook for the Alaskan Prospector, Ernest N. Wolff, 1969 edition, features the elements of prospecting with special emphasis in Alaska, 369 p., $8.50
B-3: History of Alaskan Operations of United States Smelting, Refining and Mining Company, John C. Boswell, 1979, history of gold dredging in Alaska, 126 p., $8.95
B-4: Thirty Summers and a Winter, Evelyn Mertie, 1982, adventures of J.B. Mertie in his Alaskan work as a USGS geologist while mapping uncharted areas of Alaska in 1911-1942, 180 p., $5.00

SPECIAL PAPERS:

S.P. #1: Minerals and United States Policy, Charles F. Park, Jr., August 1972, 11 p., Free
S.P. #4: Surface Coal Mining in Alaska, 1980, an investigation of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 in relation to Alaskan conditions, 328 p., $4.00

MIRL REPORTS:

Coal Mining, Processing and Utilization

No. 3: Petrographic Evaluation of Coking Potential of Selected Coals and Blends, F.C. Hankinson, 1965, Photocopy, 22 p., $2.70
No. 15: Distribution of Certain Minor Elements in Alaskan Coals, P.D. Rao, 1968, Photocopy, 26 p., $3.10
No. 21: Washability Characteristics of Low-Volatile Bituminous Coal from the Bering River Field, Alaska, P.D. Rao, 1969, Photocopy, 25 p., $3.00
No. 31: Transportation Economics of Coal Resources of Northern Slope Coal Fields, Alaska, P.R. Clark, 1973, 94 p., Free
No. 37: Focus on AlaskaÆs Coal '75, Proceedings of the Conference, P.D. Rao, E.N. Wolff, 1975, 271 p., Free
No. 39: Characteristics and Utilization of Fly Ash, F.C.J. Lu, P.D. Rao, 1971, Photocopy, 27 p., $3.20
No. 41: Characterization and Evaluation of Washability of Alaskan Coals - Phase I - Selected Seams from Nenana, Jarvis Creek and Matanuska Coal Fields, P.D. Rao, E.N. Wolff, 1979, 30 p., Free
No. 44: Petrographic, Mineralogical and Chemical Characterization of Certain Arctic Alaskan Coals from the Cape Beaufort Region, P.D. Rao, 1980, 63 p., Free
No. 49: Constraints on the Development of Coal Mining in Arctic Alaska Based on Review of Eurasian Arctic Practices, D.F. Lynch, N.I. Johansen, C. Lambert Jr. and E.N. Wolff, 1976, Photocopy, 230 p., $23.50
No. 50: Focus on AlaskaÆs Coal Æ80, Proceedings of the Conference, P.D. Rao, E.N. Wolff, 1980, 507 p., Free
No. 51: Alaska Coal-A Bibliography, J. Triplehorn, 1982, 2 98p., Free
No. 62: Characterization and Evaluation of Washability of Alaskan Coals - Phase III, Selected Seams from the Northern Alaska, Nulato, Eagle, Nenana, Broad Pass, Kenai, Beluga, and Chignik Coal Fields, P.D. Rao, E.N. Wolff,1982, 60 p., Free
No. 63: Characterization and Evaluation of Washability of Alaskan Coals - Phase IV, Selected Seams from the Northern Alaska, Chicago Creek, Unalakleet, Nenana, Matanuska, Beluga, Yentna, and Herendeen Bay Coal Fields, P.D. Rao, E.N. Wolff, 1982, 56 p., Free
No. 64: Petrology of Cretaceous Coals from Northern Alaska, P.D. Rao, J.E. Smith, 1983, 141 p., Free
No. 72: Focus on AlaskaÆs Coal '86 - Proceedings of the Conference, Editor, P. D. Rao, July, 1987, 396 p., Free
No. 75: Characterization and Evaluation of Washability of Alaskan Coals - Fifty Selected Seams from Various Coal Fields, P.D. Rao, 1986, 184 p., $7.00
No. 85: Stratigraphy, Petrology, and Depositional Environments of the Jarvis Creek Coalfield, Alaska, A Thesis, M. Belowich, 1988, 85 p., $8.00
No. 86: Chemical Characterization of Liquefaction Products of an Inertinite Enriched Northern Alaska Coals, A Thesis, By Venugopal Mayasandra, 1989, 60 p., $7.00
No. 88: Characterization and Washability Studies of Raw Coal from the Little Tonzona Field, Alaska, By P.D. Rao, D.E. Walsh, N. Phillips Jr., K. (Goff) Charlie, March 1991, 120 p., $7.00
No. 92: Characterization of Coal Products from High Temperature Processing of Usibelli Low-Rank Coals, P.D. Rao, D.E. Walsh, W. Willson, YuFu Li, October, 1991, 74 p., $5.00
No. 93: Deadfall Syncline Coal: Quality and Reserves, J.E. Callahan, P.D. Rao, D.E. Walsh, April, 1992, 124 p. (Photocopy), $13.00
No. 94: Focus on Alaska's Coal '93 - Proceedings of the Conference, Edited by P.D. Rao & Daniel E. Walsh, 248 p., $30.00
AR-2: Mining in Alaska - Environmental Impact and Pollution Control, N.I. Johansen, 1975, 50 p., $2.50
OF 80-4: Application of Palynological Techniques for Correlation of Coal Seams in the Lower Lignite Creek Area, Nenana Coal Field, R. McFarlane, R. Sanders, P.D. Rao, 1980, Contract Report, 9 p., $1.40
OF 84-12: Development of a Structured Methodology for Evaluation of Post Mining Landuse Plans in Interior Alaska, S. Bandopadhyay and A. Chattopadhyay, MMRRI Final Report, June 1984, 70 p., $7.50
MT-8: Computer Simulation of Mining and Reclamation Operations of a Sub-Arctic Surface Coal Mine, Sundararajan Arunapuram, May 1985, 243 p., $24.80
MT-13: Post-Mining Land Use Planning Using Fuzzy Set Analysis, Asis Chattopadhyay, Sept. 1985, 155 p., $16.00
MT-14 Design of Pillars in the Time Dependent Materials, Kumar Mukesh, Sept. 1985, 160 p., $16.50
MT-20: Slope Stability in Arctic Coal Mines, Alok Kumar Sinha, December, 1987, 97 p., $8.80
MT-21: Fragmentation System Design for an Arctic Surface Coal Mine, Jyoti Prakash Paul, Dec., 1985, 158 p., $14.60
OF 89-01: Alaskan Low-Rank Coal/Water Fuel Development, W. Willson, W. Irwin and T. Potas, 11 p. (Photocopy), $1.10
OF 89-02: Coal Water Fuels from Low-Rank Coals, W. Irwin, T. Potas, and Warrack Willson, 6 p. (Photocopy), $.50
MT-26: A Study of Non-Evaporative, Hot Water Drying of an Alaskan Low-Rank Coal, Hong, Chu, May 1993, 84 p. (Photocopy), $8.40

Geological Engineering

OF 80-3: Tunnel Lining Studies II, N.I. Johansen, P. Chalich, 1980, Contract Report, 16 p., $2.10
MT-7: The Temperature and Geometry Influences of an Underground Opening in the Frozen Ground, Ming-Chee Wu, May 1985, 200 p., $20.50
MT-9: Sublimation from Reconstituted Frozen Silt, Steven Gobelman, May 1985, 115 p., $12.00
MT-12: High Pressure Water Jet Fragmentation of Frozen Ground, Vijayan Sugumaran, Sept. 1985, 145 p., $15.00
MT-18: Occurrence, Distribution and Movement of Salts and Moisture in Permafrost near Fairbanks, Alaska, Frank J. Wuttig, May, 1988, 120 p., $12.50

Gold - Placer Mining and Recovery

No. 32: Distribution, Analysis, and Recovery of Fine Gold from Alluvial Deposits, D.J. Cook, P.D. Rao, 1973, 101 p., $5.00
No. 43: Conference on Alaskan Placer Mining, Focus: Gold Recovery Systems, April 1979, 125 p., $5.00
No. 45: A Summary of Gold Fineness Values from Alaska Placer Deposits, P.A. Metz, D.B. Hawkins, 1981, 56 p., $5.00
No. 46: Second Annual Conference on Alaskan Placer Mining, “Focus on Gold”, April 1980, 203 p., $5.00
No. 48: The Effects of Placer Mining on the Environment in Central Alaska, E.N. Wolff, B. Thomas, 1982, 66 p., Free
No. 52: Third Annual Conference on Alaskan Placer Mining, April 1981, 266 p., $6.00
No. 53: Application of Hydrocyclones for the Treatment of Wastewater in Gold Placer Mining, H.K. Lin, 1980, 93 p., $3.00
No. 55: Application of Hydrocyclones for Recovery of Fine Gold from Placer Material, P.D. Rao, E.N. Wolff, D.R. Maneval, 1982, 24 p., $2.50
No. 61: Fourth Annual Conf. Alaskan Placer Mining, March 1982, 94 p., $5.00
No. 65: Placer Mining in Alaska, D.J. Cook, 1983, 157 p., $25.58
No. 68: Fifth Annual Conference on Alaskan Placer Mining, March 1983, 84 p., $6.00
No. 69: Sixth Annual Conference on Alaskan Placer Mining, March 1984, 77 p., $6.00
No. 70: Evaluation of the 4-inch Compound Water Cyclone as a Fine Placer Gold Concentrator Using a Radiotracer Technique, A Thesis, Daniel E. Walsh, May 1985, 260 p., $10.00
No. 73: Study of a Static Screen, Jig, Spiral, and a Compound Water Cyclone in a Placer Gold Recovery Plant, Daniel E. Walsh, October, 1987, 78 p., $10.00
No. 76: A Study of Factors Suspected of Influencing the Settling Velocity of Fine Gold Particles, D.E. Walsh, 1988, 52 p., $5.00
No. 78: The Use of Flocculants to Control Turbidity in Placer Mining Effluents, Yun-Hwei Shen, 1987, 48 p., $5.00
No. 79: Using Polyethylene as a Coagulant for Reducing Turbidity from Placer Mining Discharge, Ray-Her Fan, 1987, 47 p., $5.00
No. 80: The Combined Use of a Sand Screw, Hydrocyclones, and Gel-Logs to Treat Placer Mine Process Water, YeKang Chuang, 1988, 49 p., $5.00
No. 89: Applicability of Siberian Placer Mining Technology to Alaska, F. Skudrzyk, J. Barker, D.E. Walsh, Rocky MacDonald, May, 1991, 77 p., $5.00
AR-3: Resume of High Capacity Gravity Separation Equipment for Placer Gold Recovery, J. Mildren, 20 p., $3.00
OF 80-1: Placer Mining in Alaska II, E.N. Wolff, M.S. Robinson, D.J. Cook, B. Thomas, 1980, Contract Report, 26 p., $3.10
OF 80-2: Natural Revegetation of Placer Mined Lands of Interior Alaska II, J.D. McKendrick, B.J. Neiland, K. Holmes, 1980, Contract Report, 9 p., $1.40
OF 82-1: Preliminary Studies of Frozen Gravel Properties Related to Underground Mining, F.J. Skudrzyk, C.R. Barker, M. Mazurkiewicz, 1982, 57 p., $6.20
OF 83-1: Preliminary Studies of the Effectiveness of Water Jet Cutting on Frozen Ground, F.J. Skudrzyk, 1983, Contract Report, 67 p., $7.20
OF 83-3: Research Into the Safety and Efficiency of Underground Placer Mining and Frozen Ground, S.L. Huang, 1983, Contract Report, 114 p., $11.90
OF 84-14: Field Investigation of Hydrocyclones for the Recovery of Fine Gold, Phase III, P.D. Rao, D.R. Maneval, and D.E. Walsh, June 1984, MMRRI Final Report, 96 p., $10.10
MT-1: Parameter Impact on the Performance Ability of the Centrifugal Forced Amalgamator, Anderson, William James, May 1975, 97 p., $10.20
MT-2: Centrifugal Amalgamation in Dredge Recovery Systems, Wang, Joseph Kuo-Hua, May 1977, 81 p., $8.60

Mineral Exploration and Mining

No. 10: Trace Element Copper Distribution and Areal Geology in a Portion of the Clearwater Mountains, Alaska, P.S. Glavinovich, 1967, 55 p., Free
No. 12: Geochemical-Geophysical Investigations, Fairbanks District, L.E. Heiner, E.H. Beistline, D.W. Moody, B.I. Thomas, J.E. Wallis, J.C. Loperfido, R.J. Peterson, and E.N. Wolff, 1967, 133 p. (Photocopy), $15.00
No. 16: Final Report - Mineral Resources of Northern Alaska, L.E. Heiner and E.N. Wolff, 1968, 306 p., $5.00
No. 18: Known and Potential Ore Reserves, Seward Peninsula, Alaska, F.C. Lu, L.E. Heiner, D.P. Harris,1968, 105 p., Free
No. 27: Copper Mineral Occurrences in the Wrangell Mountains-Prince William Sound Area, Alaska, L.E. Heiner, E.N. Wolff, R.G. Grybeck, 1971, 200 p. (Photocopy), $20.50
No. 29: Optimum Transportation Systems to Serve the Mineral Industry North of the Yukon Basin in Alaska, E.N. Wolff, C. Lambert, N.I. Johansen, E.M. Rhodes, R.J. Solie, 1972, 68 p., Free
No. 34: Cost of Exploration for Metallic Minerals in Alaska, D. Grybeck, B.C. Peek, M.S. Robinson, 1976, 62 p., Free
No. 56: Cost of Exploration for Metallic Minerals in Alaska - 1982, P.A. Metz, B.W. Campbell, 1982, 83 p., Free
No. 57: Significant Parameters of Mining Properties in Arctic and Subarctic Areas of North America, D.A. Hackney, C. Lambert, 1983, 91 p., $3.00
No. 58: Zeolite Deposits of Possible Economic Significance on the Northern Alaska Peninsula, J.A. Madonna, 1982, 27 p., Free
No. 60: Factors Affecting Costs of Mining in Alaska, C. Lambert, D. Taylor, 1982, 23 p., $3.00
No. 66: Landsat Linear Features and Mineral Occurrences in Alaska, P.A. Metz, 1983, 73 p., $5.00
No. 67: Agricultural Limestone Demand Requirements and Supply Production in Alaska, A Thesis, A.C. Sanusi, 1983, Photocopy, 116 p., $12.10
No. 71: Petrologic and Geochemical Characterization of the Red Dog and Other Base-Metal Sulfide and Barite Deposits in the DeLong Mountains, Western Brooks Range, Alaska, Larry Lueck, February 1986, 96 p., $6.00
No. 74: Geology of a Subarctic, Tin-Bearing Batholith - Circle Hot Springs, Alaska, Katy Wilkinson, August, 1987, 70 p., $15.00
No. 90: Metallogeny of the Fairbanks Mining District, Alaska and Adjacent Areas, P. Metz, May, 1991, 383 p., Text only $24.00, w/Microfiche (contains plates) $41.00
AR-1: Market Potential for Alaskan Clay Products, MIRL, Charles A. Beasley, 1965, 140 p., $7.00
OF 79-1: Evaluation of the Mineral Resources of the Pipeline Corridor - Barite Mineral Occurrences and Geology of the Atigun Canyon Area, Brooks Range, Alaska, P.A. Metz, C.E. Paris, 2 maps (no text)., $6.00
OF 79-2: Evaluation of the Mineral Resources of the Pipeline Corridor, Phases I and II, M.S. Robinson, P.A. Metz, 1979, 272 p., $27.70
OF 79-3: Baseline Geochemical Studies for Resource Evaluation of D-2 Lands - Geophysical and Geochemical Investigations at the Red Dog and Drenchwater Creek Mineral Occurrences, P.A. Metz, M.S. Robinson, L. Lueck, 1979, 117 p., $12.20
OF 79-4: Mineral Investigations of D-2 Lands in the Philip Smith Mountains and Chandler Lake Quadrangles, P.A. Metz, M.S. Robinson, 1979, 77 p., 5 maps., Text $8.20, w/maps $23.20
OF 80-5: Application of Portable Delayed Neutron Activation Analysis Equipment in the Evaluation of Gold Deposits, J.F.M. Sims, 1980, Contract Report, 29 p., $3.40
OF 80-6: Uranium Exploration Methodology in Cold Climates, J.F.M. Sims, 1980, Contract Report, 26 p., $3.10
OF 80-7: Occurrence and Distribution of Barite in the Permo-Triassic Siksikpuk Formation Along the Brooks Range Haul Road, M.W. Payne, 1980, Contract Report, 12 p., $1.70
OF 80-8: Investigation of Mercury - Antimony - Tungsten Metal Provinces of Alaska II, P.A. Metz, M.S. Robinson, 1980, Contract Report, 39 p., 3 maps., Text $4.40, w/maps $13.40
OF 84-1: Statistical Analysis of Stream Sediment, Pan Concentrate and Rock Samples from the Fairbanks Mining District, Alaska, P.A. Metz,1984,87 p.,11 maps., Text $9.20 , w/maps $23.00
OF 84-2: Bedrock Geology of the Richardson Mining District, Alaska, R.C. Swainbank, P.J. Burton, P.A. Metz, 1984, 77 p., 4 maps., Text $8.20, w/maps $20.20
OF 84-3: Statistical Analysis of Stream Sediment and Pan Concentrate Geochemical Samples from the Richardson Mining District, Alaska, P.A. Metz, R.C. Swainbank, P.J. Burton, 1984, 61 p. 4 maps., Text $6.60, w/maps $18.60
OF 84-4: Landstatus and Claim Map of the Richardson Mining District, Alaska, P.J. Burton, P.A. Metz, R.C. Swainbank, 1984, 2 maps., $6.00
OF 84-8: Statistical Analysis of Stream Sediment, Pan Concentrate and Rock Geochemical Samples from the Tolovana Mining District, Alaska, P.A. Metz, 1984, 83 p., 2 maps., Text $8.80, w/maps $14.80
OF 84-9: Statistical Analysis of Stream Samples from the Circle Mining District, Alaska, P.A. Metz, 1984, 51 p. (data only), 12 maps., Data $5.60, w/maps $22.00
OF 84-11: Application of Seismic Refraction and Electric Resistivity Methods in Placer Exploration, S.L. Huang, 1984, MMRRI Final Report, 120 p., $12.50
MT-25: Design of the Transmitter Section for a Low Cost Electromagnetic Prospecting Unit, Ronald L. Fowler, May 1969, 55 p. (MS in Electrical Engineering), $5.50

Mineral Processing

No. 6: Investigations of Lightweight Aggregates in Alaska, L.E. Heiner and A.N. Loskamp, 1966, 88 p., Free
No. 33: Thermogravimetric and Distillation Studies on Mercury, Antimony and Arsenic Sulfides, J.W. Town, P.D. Rao, 1976, 93 p., Free
No. 77: Oxygen Application to Chloride Leaching of Complex Sulfide Ores, KuoTung Chou, 1987, 27 p., $4.00
No. 81: Hydrometallurgy of Complex Sulfide Ores, Process Development, P. Dharma Rao, Editor, 1988, 166 p., $10.00
No. 82: Hydrometallurgy of the Delta Sulfide Ores, First Stage Report, F. Letowski, Kuo-tung Chous, P.D. Rao, 1986, 44 p., $5.00
No. 83: Hydrometallurgy of the Delta Sulfide Ores, Second Stage Report, F. Letowski and P.D. Rao, 1987, 31 p., $5.00
No. 84: Ferric Chloride Leaching of the Delta Sulfide Ores and Gold Extraction from the Leaching Residue, H.K. Lin and P.D. Rao, 1987, 18 p., $4.00
No. 91: Elutriator Design Manual for Coarse Heavy Mineral Recovery from Sluice Box Concentrate, D. Walsh, June, 1991, 47 p., $8.75
MT-5: Application of Hydrocyclones for the Beneficiation of Scheelite Ores, Ravi Aluru, Dec. 1983, 119 p., Free
MT-6: The Extraction of Silver from the Wackwitz Ore, Fairbanks, Alaska, Chang-Ming Lin, Sept. 1984, 166 p., $17.10
MT-10: The Antimony Beneficiation Study for the Scrafford Lode Deposit, Fairbanks, Alaska, Wen-Hsiung Lee, May 1985, 91 p., $9.60
MT-11: Recovery of Gold and Silver from Tolovana Ore, Fairbanks, Alaska, Ching-Hwa Lee, Sept. 1985, 106 p., $11.10
MT-15: Application of Froth Flotation for the Beneficiation of Eldorodo Ore, Chung-Jung Hsu, Sept. 1985, 116 p., $12.10
MT-16: Use of a French Drain as an Alternative Cross-Drainage Structure, Nicasio Lozano, May, 1987, 126 p., $13.10
MT-17: The Effect of Calcium Cations on Liquefaction of Alaskan Coals, Sangho Lee, September 1987, 100 p., $10.50
MT-19: Arsenic Removal by Use of Bioleaching after Flotation Concentration of an Alaskan Silver Ore, Seongho Hong, May, 1988, 83 p., $8.80

Miscellaneous

OF 78-1: Some Implications for Alaska of Petroleum Development on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, D.F. Lynch, N.I. Johansen, Final Report, 1978, $1.65
OF 82-2: Flood Hazard Potential at Five Selected Arctic Rivers, Arctic Coastal Plain, Alaska, P.J. Cannon, T.W. Mortenson, 1982, Contract Report, 66 p., 8 maps, Text only available, $7.10
OF 83-2: Floodplain Mapping of Rivers Along the Chukchi Sea/Arctic Coastal Plain, Alaska (NSB Floodplain Studies Report No. 2), P.J. Cannon, 1983, 45 p., 6 maps, Text only available, $5.00
OF 83-4: Streamflow Estimation and Water Use Planning for Surface Mining in Northern Alaska, S. Bandopadhyay, P.M. Fox, R.F. Carlson, 1983, Final Contract Report, 77 p., $8.20
OF 84-10: Multiphase Equilibrium of Natural Gas Hydrates With and Without the Presence of Inhibitors, S.P. Godbole and S.L. Patil, MMRRI Final Report, June 1984, 54 p., $5.90
OF 84-13: Determination of Ultimate Sweep Efficiency in a Linear Water Flood, M.J. Economides and A.H. Thomas, MMRRI Final Report, June 1984, 15 p., $2.00
MT-23: An Analytical and Comparative Study of Alaska’s “Blue Sky” Act and Related Laws, Walter R.Bottcher, May 1969, 115 p. (MS in Business Administration), $11.50
MT-24: Zeolite Occurrences in Alaska, James A. Madonna, May 1973, 51 p., $5.10

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Mineral Industry Research Laboratory
P.O. Box 757240
Fairbanks, Alaska 99775-7240 or call (907) 474-6746
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