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OPEN-FILE REPORT 06-5 NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY References and additional information Map 3. Cox, D.P., Ludington, S., Berger, B.R., Moring, B.C., Sherlock, M.G., Singer, D.A., and Tingley, J.V., 1996b, Tracts Permissive for Epithermal Deposits, Plate 12-2; in An Analysis of Nevada's Metal-Bearing Mineral Resources: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Open-File Report 96- 2, web address: ftp://comstock.nbmg.unr.edu/pub/dox/ofr962/index.htm. This GIS data layer is available with NBMG Report 51 (Figure 11). Map 4. Cox, D.P., Ludington, S., Berger, B.R., Moring, B.C., Sherlock, M.G., Singer, D.A., and Tingley, J.V., 1996, Tracts Permissive for Pluton- Related Deposits, Plate 12-1; in An Analysis of Nevada's Metal-Bearing Mineral Resources: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Open-File Report 96-2, web address: ftp://comstock.nbmg.unr.edu/pub/dox/ofr962/index.htm. This GIS data layer is available with NBMG Report 51 (Figure 12). Map 5. Cox, D.P., Ludington, S., Berger, B.R., Moring, B.C., Sherlock, M.G., Singer, D.A., and Tingley, J.V., 1996c, Tracts Permissive for Deposit Types not Directly Related to Plutonic Activity, Plate 12-3; in An Analysis of Nevada's Metal-Bearing Mineral Resources: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Open-File Report 96-2, web address: ftp://comstock.nbmg.unr.edu/pub/dox/ofr962/index.htm. This GIS data layer is available with NBMG Report 51 (Figure 13). Map 6. This GIS data layer is available with NBMG Report 51 (Figure 14). Map 7. Price, J.G., Hess, R.H., Fitch, S., Faulds, J.E., Garside, L.J., Shevenell, L., and Warren, S., 2005, Preliminary assessment of the potential for carbon dioxide disposal by sequestration in geological settings in Nevada: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Report 51, 35 p (Figure 19). Map 8. Coolbaugh, M., Zehner, R., Kreemer, C., Blackwell, D., Oppliger, G., Sawatzky, D., Blewitt, G., Pancha, A., Richards, M., Helm-Clark, C., Shevenell, L., Raines, G., Johnson, G., Minor, T., and Boyd, T., 2005, Geothermal potential map of the Great Basin, western United States: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Map 151 (www.nbmg.unr.edu/dox/m151/m151plate.pdf). While high- temperature geothermal activity is possible in all parts of the State of Nevada, not all are favorable for resource development. Map 8 shows areas that are considered at least marginally favorable for geothermal resource development in White Pine County. GIS data can be found at www.unr.edu/geothermal. Map 9. Garside, L.J., Hess, R.H., Fleming, K.L., Weimer, B.S., 1988, Oil and gas developments in Nevada: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Bulletin 104, 136 p (Figure 3). Map 10. U.S. Department of Energy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, http://www.eere.energy.gov/windandhydro/windpoweringamerica/ maps_template.asp?stateab=nv. This map shows areas assessed as good (Class 4) to superb (Class 7) for wind-power generation at an elevation of 50 meters above the ground. Map 11. Homer, C.G., 1997, Nevada landcover classification from Nevada GAP Analysis 1991, Dept. of Geography and Earth Resources, Utah State University Logan, Utah, 1997. Web address: http://www.epa.gov/esd/land- sci/nv_geospatial/pages/nvgeo_gis1_gap_1991.htm#map. This map, derived from a landcover map prepared for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, shows areas of pinyon-juniper woodlands with at least 30% canopy coverage. Map 12. U.S. Department of Energy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, http://www.nrel.gov/gis/solar.html#collector. The average annual solar energy incidence throughout White Pine County exceeds 5.13 kilowatt-hours per square meter per day, the mean value for the conterminous United States. Table 1. Areas favorable for mineral and energy resources within proposed land withdrawals. Geothermal Oil Wind Biomass Solar Area (See Map 1) Map 6 Map 7 Map 8 Map 9 Map 10 Map 11 Map 12 A Shellback Yes Yes Yes Medium Yes Yes Yes B White Pine Range - Lampson Canyon Yes Yes Yes Medium Yes Yes C White Pine Range- Sixmile Yes Yes Yes Medium Yes Yes Yes D Bald Mountain - North (USFS) Yes Yes Yes Medium Yes Yes E Bald Mountain - North (BLM) Yes Yes Yes Medium Yes Yes F Bald Mountain - South (USFS) Yes Yes Yes Medium Yes Yes G Bald Mountain - South (BLM) Yes Yes Medium Yes Yes H White Pine Range - Cherry Spg Yes Yes Yes Medium Yes Yes I Currant Mountain Yes Yes Medium Yes Yes J Currant Mountain Yes Yes Yes Medium Yes Yes K Currant Mountain Additions Yes Yes Yes Medium Yes Yes L Red Mountain Yes Yes Yes Medium Yes Yes Yes M Goshute Yes Yes Yes Medium Yes Yes Yes N Becky Peak Yes Yes Yes Medium Yes Yes Yes O Heusser Mountain Yes Yes Yes Medium Yes Yes Yes P South Schell Creek Yes Yes Yes Medium Yes Yes Yes Q Egan Ridgeline Yes Yes Yes Medium Yes Yes Yes R South Egan Yes Yes Yes Medium Yes Yes Yes S Mt. Grafton Yes Yes Yes Medium Yes Yes Yes T Government Peak Yes Yes Medium Yes Yes Yes U Marble Mountain Yes Yes Yes Medium Yes Yes Yes V Mt. Moriah Yes Yes Yes Medium Yes W Mt. Moriah Yes Yes Yes Medium Yes Yes X Mt. Moriah Removal Yes Yes Yes Medium Yes Yes Yes Y Highland Ridge Yes Yes Yes Medium Yes Yes Yes Mineral Washoe Storey Carson City Douglas Mineral Esmeralda Nye Lincoln Clark Lyon Pershing Humboldt Elko White Pine Eureka Lander Churchill Map 12. White Pine County exceeds the average annual solar energy incidence of the conterminous United States. Map 11. Areas with potential for pinyon-juniper biomass fuel (red). Map 10. U.S. Department of Energy assessment of areas favorable for wind-energy development (red). Map 9. Areas with low (gray), medium (orange), and high (red) potential for petroleum. Map 8. NBMG assessment of areas of greatest potential for geothermal development (red). Map 7. NBMG assessment of areas likely to experience mineral- resource development (red). Map 6. Areas where the geologic setting could host metal-bearing mineral resources, derived by combining Maps 3, 4, and 5. Map 5. Areas where the geologic setting could host deposit types not related to plutonic activity (red). Map 4. Areas where the geologic setting could host pluton-related deposits (red). Map 3. Areas where the geologic setting could host epithermal deposits (red). Map 2. Proposed land withdrawals (black outlines), U.S. Forest Service roadless areas (yellow), current wilderness areas (green), BLM Wilderness Study Areas (brown), and Great Basin National Park (blue). R N O M P A R S L F G C I J K B H Q D E Y T U V X W Map 1. Location map showing White Pine County proposed land withdrawals (August 2006 boundaries shown) with labels, USFS land (light green), and Great Basin National Park (dark green). NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY MACKAY SCHOOL OF EARTH SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO The information displayed on this poster should be considered preliminary; it has not been thoroughly edited or checked for accuracy. Edited by: Dick Meeuwig Layout by: Jennifer Mauldin, Christine Arritt, and Elizabeth Crouse Printed by: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Revised: September 26, 2006 Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology University of Nevada, Mail Stop 178 Reno, Nevada 89557-0088 (775)784-6691, ext. 2 www.nbmg.unr.edu; [email protected] This poster illustrates where proposed land withdrawals in White Pine County coincide with areas of mineral- and energy-resource potential as determined in assessments made by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology (NBMG), and others. Maps 3, 4, and 5 are from USGS assessments of favorable tracts for three broad types of metallic ore deposits, and Map 6 is a composite of these three maps. Map 7 is from an NBMG assessment of metallic and non-metallic mineral resources. Map 8 is an NBMG evaluation of geothermal resource potential. Map 9 is from an NBMG assessment of potential for discovery of petroleum resources. Maps 10, 11, and 12 illustrate potential for wind, biomass, and solar energy use. The table indicates which resources are likely to occur in each of the proposed areas of land withdrawal. This poster is available in PDF format at www.nbmg.unr.edu under online documents, Open-File Report 06-5. This information is provided by the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology (Jonathan G. Price, Larry J. Garside, Ronald H. Hess, Lisa Shevenell, John Muntean) and the Nevada Division of Minerals (Christy Morris, Alan Coyner) to assist in factoring mineral- and energy-resource potential into decisions regarding land withdrawals and future economic development. MINERAL- AND ENERGY-RESOURCE POTENTIAL FOR WHITE PINE COUNTY, NEVADA Geothermal Minerals Petroleum Minerals Wind Energy Biomass Fuel Solar Energy
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References and additional informationMap 3. Cox, D.P., Ludington, S., Berger, B.R., Moring, B.C., Sherlock, M.G.,
Singer, D.A., and Tingley, J.V., 1996b, Tracts Permissive for Epithermal Deposits, Plate 12-2; in An Analysis of Nevada's Metal-Bearing Mineral Resources: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Open-File Report 96-2, web address: ftp://comstock.nbmg.unr.edu/pub/dox/ofr962/index.htm. This GIS data layer is available with NBMG Report 51 (Figure 11).
Map 4. Cox, D.P., Ludington, S., Berger, B.R., Moring, B.C., Sherlock, M.G., Singer, D.A., and Tingley, J.V., 1996, Tracts Permissive for Pluton-Related Deposits, Plate 12-1; in An Analysis of Nevada's Metal-Bearing Mineral Resources: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Open-File Report 96-2, web address: ftp://comstock.nbmg.unr.edu/pub/dox/ofr962/index.htm. This GIS data layer is available with NBMG Report 51 (Figure 12).
Map 5. Cox, D.P., Ludington, S., Berger, B.R., Moring, B.C., Sherlock, M.G., Singer, D.A., and Tingley, J.V., 1996c, Tracts Permissive for Deposit Types not Directly Related to Plutonic Activity, Plate 12-3; in An Analysis of Nevada's Metal-Bearing Mineral Resources: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Open-File Report 96-2, web address: ftp://comstock.nbmg.unr.edu/pub/dox/ofr962/index.htm. This GIS data layer is available with NBMG Report 51 (Figure 13).
Map 6. This GIS data layer is available with NBMG Report 51 (Figure 14).Map 7. Price, J.G., Hess, R.H., Fitch, S., Faulds, J.E., Garside, L.J., Shevenell, L.,
and Warren, S., 2005, Preliminary assessment of the potential for carbon dioxide disposal by sequestration in geological settings in Nevada: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Report 51, 35 p (Figure 19).
Map 8. Coolbaugh, M., Zehner, R., Kreemer, C., Blackwell, D., Oppliger, G., Sawatzky, D., Blewitt, G., Pancha, A., Richards, M., Helm-Clark, C., Shevenell, L., Raines, G., Johnson, G., Minor, T., and Boyd, T., 2005, Geothermal potential map of the Great Basin, western United States:
Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Map 151 (www.nbmg.unr.edu/dox/m151/m151plate.pdf). While high-temperature geothermal activity is possible in all parts of the State of Nevada, not all are favorable for resource development. Map 8 shows areas that are considered at least marginally favorable for geothermal resource development in White Pine County. GIS data can be found at www.unr.edu/geothermal.
Map 9. Garside, L.J., Hess, R.H., Fleming, K.L., Weimer, B.S., 1988, Oil and gas developments in Nevada: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Bulletin 104, 136 p (Figure 3).
Map 10. U.S. Department of Energy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, http://www.eere.energy.gov/windandhydro/windpoweringamerica/maps_template.asp?stateab=nv. This map shows areas assessed as good (Class 4) to superb (Class 7) for wind-power generation at an elevation of 50 meters above the ground.
Map 11. Homer, C.G., 1997, Nevada landcover classification from Nevada GAP Analysis 1991, Dept. of Geography and Earth Resources, Utah State University Logan, Utah, 1997. Web address: http://www.epa.gov/esd/land-sci/nv_geospatial/pages/nvgeo_gis1_gap_1991.htm#map. This map, derived from a landcover map prepared for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, shows areas of pinyon-juniper woodlands with at least 30% canopy coverage.
Map 12. U.S. Department of Energy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, http://www.nrel.gov/gis/solar.html#collector. The average annual solar energy incidence throughout White Pine County exceeds 5.13 kilowatt-hours per square meter per day, the mean value for the conterminous United States.
Table 1. Areas favorable for mineral and energy resources within proposed land withdrawals.
Geothermal Oil Wind Biomass SolarArea (See Map 1) Map 6 Map 7 Map 8 Map 9 Map 10 Map 11 Map 12
A Shellback Yes Yes Yes Medium Yes Yes YesB White Pine Range - Lampson Canyon Yes Yes Yes Medium Yes YesC White Pine Range- Sixmile Yes Yes Yes Medium Yes Yes YesD Bald Mountain - North (USFS) Yes Yes Yes Medium Yes YesE Bald Mountain - North (BLM) Yes Yes Yes Medium Yes YesF Bald Mountain - South (USFS) Yes Yes Yes Medium Yes YesG Bald Mountain - South (BLM) Yes Yes Medium Yes YesH White Pine Range - Cherry Spg Yes Yes Yes Medium Yes YesI Currant Mountain Yes Yes Medium Yes YesJ Currant Mountain Yes Yes Yes Medium Yes YesK Currant Mountain Additions Yes Yes Yes Medium Yes YesL Red Mountain Yes Yes Yes Medium Yes Yes YesM Goshute Yes Yes Yes Medium Yes Yes YesN Becky Peak Yes Yes Yes Medium Yes Yes YesO Heusser Mountain Yes Yes Yes Medium Yes Yes YesP South Schell Creek Yes Yes Yes Medium Yes Yes YesQ Egan Ridgeline Yes Yes Yes Medium Yes Yes YesR South Egan Yes Yes Yes Medium Yes Yes YesS Mt. Grafton Yes Yes Yes Medium Yes Yes YesT Government Peak Yes Yes Medium Yes Yes YesU Marble Mountain Yes Yes Yes Medium Yes Yes YesV Mt. Moriah Yes Yes Yes Medium YesW Mt. Moriah Yes Yes Yes Medium Yes YesX Mt. Moriah Removal Yes Yes Yes Medium Yes
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Map 12. White Pine County exceeds the average annual solarenergy incidence of the conterminous United States.
Map 11. Areas with potential for pinyon-juniper biomass fuel (red).Map 10. U.S. Department of Energy assessment of areas favorable forwind-energy development (red).
Map 9. Areas with low (gray), medium (orange), and high (red) potential for petroleum.
Map 8. NBMG assessment of areas of greatest potential forgeothermal development (red).Map 7. NBMG assessment of areas l ikely to experience mineral-
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Map 6. Areas where the geologic sett ing could host metal-bearing mineral resources, derived by combining Maps 3, 4 , and 5.
Map 5. Areas where the geologic sett ing could host deposit types notrelated to plutonic activity (red).
Map 4. Areas where the geologic sett ing could host pluton-related deposits (red).
Map 3. Areas where the geologic sett ing could host epithermal deposits (red).
Map 2. Proposed land withdrawals (black outl ines) , U.S. ForestService roadless areas (yellow), current wilderness
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NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGYMACKAY SCHOOL OF EARTH SCIENCES AND ENGINEERINGUNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO
The in format ion d isp layed on th is poster shou ld be cons idered pre l im inary ; i t has not been thorough ly edi ted or checked for accuracy.
Edi ted by: Dick MeeuwigLayout by: Jenni fer Mauldin, Chr ist ine Arr i t t , and El izabeth CrousePrinted by: Nevada Bureau of Mines and GeologyRevised: September 26, 2006
Nevada Bureau of Mines and GeologyUniversi ty of Nevada, Mai l Stop 178Reno, Nevada 89557-0088 (775)784-6691, ext . 2
www.nbmg.unr.edu; [email protected]
This poster illustrates where proposed land withdrawals in White Pine County coincide with areas of mineral- and energy-resource potential as determined in assessments made by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology (NBMG), and others. Maps 3, 4, and 5 are from USGS assessments of favorable tracts for three broad types of metallic ore deposits, and Map 6 is a composite of these three maps. Map 7 is from an NBMG assessment of metallic and non-metallic mineral resources. Map 8 is an NBMG evaluation of geothermal resource potential. Map 9 is from an NBMG assessment of potential for discovery of petroleum resources. Maps 10, 11, and 12 illustrate potential for wind, biomass, and solar energy use. The table indicates which resources are likely to occur in each of the proposed areas of land withdrawal. This poster is available in PDF format at www.nbmg.unr.edu under online documents, Open-File Report 06-5. This information is provided by the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology (Jonathan G. Price, Larry J. Garside, Ronald H. Hess, Lisa Shevenell, John Muntean) and the Nevada Division of Minerals (Christy Morris, Alan Coyner) to assist in factoring mineral- and energy-resource potential into decisions regarding land withdrawals and future economic development.
MINERAL- AND ENERGY-RESOURCE POTENTIAL FOR WHITE PINE COUNTY, NEVADA
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