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Mineral Resource Studies

The CRMRSC mineral resource studies provide unbiased research for land-use planners and decision-makers about how mineral commodities interact with the environment. Some studies focus on the environmental processes and potential human health impacts of development and weathering of mineral deposits. Other studies are performed in cooperation with Federal and state land management agencies to provide basic geological, geochemical, and geophysical data for their land stewardship needs.

Current Projects

• Central Colorado Forest Assessment
• Earth Materials and Human Health
• Non-Traditional Stable Isotopes

Completed Projects

Environmental Impacts of Resource Use

• Abandoned Mine Lands Initiative (AMLI) Page
• Health Effects of Mineral Dusts
• Ozarks Mineral Deposits Workgroup Website
• Predictive Experiments of Sulfide Oxidation Processes
• Process Studies of Contaminants Associated with Mineral Deposits
• The Upper Santa Cruz Watershed Project

Management of Natural Resources on Federal Lands

• Headwaters Province, Idaho and Montana: Earth Science Studies in Support of Public Policy Development and Land Stewardship
• Integrated Geoscience Studies of Big Bend National Park
• Integrated Geoscience Studies of the Greater Yellowstone Area Project
• Mancos Shale Landscapes: Science and Management of Black Shale Terrains