New Maps and Publications
See the latest publications from the UGS grouped by general topic in the table below. Utah Geological Survey maps and reports can also be purchased online through the Natural Resources Map & Bookstore.
Energy &
Minerals
VIEW ALL ENERGY & MINERAL PUBLICATIONS
Lithium Brine Analytical Database of Utah: Second Edition
by Andrew Rupke and Taylor Boden
Released 11/13/2023
3 p., Open-File Report 758
Utah Mineral Occurrence System (UMOS) Database, 2023 Update
by Utah Geological Survey (Energy and Minerals Program)
Released 10/17/2023
11 p., Open-File Report 757
Utah Mining 2022—Metals, Industrial Minerals, Uranium, Coal, and Unconventional Fuels
by Andrew Rupke, Stephanie E. Mills, Michael D. Vanden Berg, and Taylor Boden
Released 8/28/2023
47 p., Circular 136
Cobalt Database of Utah
by Jake Alexander
Released 5/10/2023
5 p., 1 plate, Open-File Report 749
Critical Minerals of Utah, Second Edition
by Stephanie E. Mills and Andrew Rupke
Released 3/1/2023
47 p., Circular 135
Analytical Database of U.S. Bureau of Mines Mineral Land Assessments of Wilderness Study Areas in Utah
by Taylor Boden and Andrew Rupke
Released 1/12/2023
8 p., Open-File Report 747
The Economic Contribution of Utah’s Energy and Mining Industries
by Tanner J. McCarty, Zuyi Wang, Man-Keun Kim, and James Evans
Released 11/21/2022
12 p., 4 appendices, Miscellaneous Publication 176
Potash Resources of Utah: An Annotated Bibliography
by Andrew Rupke
Released 11/07/2022
14 p., Open-File Report 746
Utah Mining 2021—Metals, Industrial Minerals, Uranium, Coal, and Unconventional Fuels
by Stephanie E. Mills, Andrew Rupke, Michael D. Vanden Berg, and Taylor Boden
Released 8/31/2022
37 p., Circular 134
Utah Mining 2020—Metals, Industrial Minerals, Uranium, Coal and Unconventional Fuels
by Andrew Rupke, Stephanie E. Mills, Michael D. Vanden Berg, and Taylor Boden
Released 1/31/2022
40 p., Circular 131
Salt Crust, Brine, and Marginal Groundwater of Great Salt Lake’s North Arm (2019 To 2021)
by Elliot Jagniecki, Andrew Rupke, Stefan Kirby, and Paul Inkenbrandt
Released 11/18/2021
40 p., 4 appendices, Report of Investigation 283
Influence of Salinity on the Resources and Uses of Great Salt Lake
by Great Salt Lake Salinity Advisory Committee
Released 10/21/2021
23 p., Open-File Report 736
Uranium and Vanadium Resources of Utah: An Update in the Era of Critical Minerals and Carbon Neutrality
by Stephanie E. Mills and Bear Jordan
Released 09/29/2021
26 p., 1 appendix, Open-File Report 735
Microbial Carbonate Reservoirs and Analogs from Utah
by Thomas C. Chidsey, Jr., David E. Eby, Michael D. Vanden Berg, and Douglas A. Sprinkel
Released 07/29/2021
112 p., 14 plates, 1 appendix, Special Study 168
Resource Overview for the Original 1996 Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument Designation and Vicinity
by Michael Vanden Berg, Andrew Rupke, and Stephanie Mills
Released 03/04/2021
4 p., Public Information Series 103
Resource Overview for the Original 2016 Bears Ears National Monument Designation and Vicinity
by Michael Vanden Berg, Andrew Rupke, and Stephanie Mills
Released 03/04/2021
3 p., Public Information Series 102
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