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.
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Minerals
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Standard Operating Procedure—Great Salt Lake Water Density Measurement and Salinity Calculation
by Great Salt Lake Salinity Advisory Committee
Released 9/15/2020
6 p., Open-File Report 728
Round Robin of Methods to Estimate the Salinity of Great Salt Lake Waters
by Great Salt Lake Salinity Advisory Committee
Released 9/15/2020
94 p., Open-File Report 727
Critical Minerals of Utah
by Stephanie E. Mills and Andrew Rupke
Released 6/29/2020
49 p., Circular 129
Proven and Hypothetical Helium Resources in Utah
by Tyler J. Wiseman and Marc T. Eckels
Released 6/29/2020
44 p., 1 plate, scale 1:850,000, Miscellaneous Publication 174
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Utah’s Energy Landscape—5th Edition
by Michael D. Vanden Berg
Released 4/30/2020
45 p., Circular 127
Great Salt Lake North Arm Salt Crust Monitoring, Spring 2017 Update
by Andrew Rupke and Taylor Boden
Released 1/30/2020
13 p., Open File Report 714
Dolomitization in the Uteland Butte Member of the Eocene Green River Formation, Uinta Basin, Utah
by Federico Rueda Chaparro, Hans G. Machel, and Michael D. Vanden Berg
Released 10/21/2019
99 p., 8 appendices, Open File Report 700
Geothermal Characteristics of the Roosevelt Hot Springs System and Adjacent FORGE EGS Site, Milford, Utah
Edited by Rick Allis and Joseph N. Moore
Released 09/19/2019
245 p., 8 appendices, 2 plates, MP-169
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Revised Mapping of Bedrock Geology Adjoining the Utah FORGE Site
by Stefan M. Kirby
6 p., 2 plates, scale 1:24,000, MP-169-A
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Quaternary Geology of the Utah FORGE Site and Vicinity, Millard and Beaver Counties, Utah
by Tyler Knudsen, Emily Kleber, Adam Hiscock, and Stefan M. Kirby
21 p., 2 appendices, MP-169-B
Joint Patterns in the Mineral Mountains Intrusive Complex and their Roles in Subsequent Deformation and Magmatism
by John M. Bartley
13 p., 1 appendix, MP-169-C
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Thermal Characteristics of the Roosevelt Hot Springs System, with Focus on the FORGE EGS Site, Milford, Utah
by Rick Allis, Mark Gwynn, Christian Hardwick, Will Hurlbut, Stefan M. Kirby, and Joseph N. Moore
22 p., MP-169-D
Groundwater Hydrogeology and Geochemistry of the Utah FORGE Site and Vicinity
by Stefan M. Kirby, Stuart Simmons, Paul C. Inkenbrandt, and Stan Smith
21 p., MP-169-E
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Geophysical Surveys of The Milford, Utah, FORGE Site: Gravity and Tem
by Christian Hardwick, Will Hurlbut, and Mark Gwynn
14 p., MP-169-F
Micro-Seismic Characterization of the Utah FORGE Site
by Kristine L. Pankow, Stephen Potter, Hao Zhang, Andy J. Trow, and Amy S. Record
10 p., MP-169-G
Interpretation of Seismic Reflection Surveys Near the FORGE Enhanced Geothermal Systems Site, Utah
by John Miller, Rick Allis, and Christian Hardwick
13 p., MP-169-H
Carbon Dioxide Flux and Carbon and Helium Isotopic Composition of Soil Gases Across the FORGE Site and Opal Mound Fault, Utah
by Kristen Rahilly, Stuart Simmons, and Tobias P. Fischer
16 p., 1 appendix, MP-169-I
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Localized Ambient Noise Tomography Over the FORGE Utah Site
by Andy J. Trow, Kristine L. Pankow, Yadong Wang, and Fan-Chi Lin
15 p., MP-169-J
Petrography of the Utah FORGE Site and Environs, Beaver County, Utah
by Clay G. Jones, Joseph N. Moore, and Stuart Simmons
23 p., 2 appendices, MP-169-K
Compilation of Rock Properties from FORGE Well 58-32, Milford, Utah
by Mark Gwynn, Rick Allis, Christian Hardwick, Clay Jones, Peter Nielsen, and Will Hurlbut
36 p., MP-169-L
Wireline Log and Borehole Image Interpretation for FORGE Well 58-32, Beaver County, Utah, and Integration with Core Data
by David A. Handwerger and John D. Mclennan
7 p., 2 appendices, supplemental data, MP-169-M
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Natural Fracture Characterization at the Utah FORGE EGS Test Site: Discrete Natural Fracture Network, Stress Field, and Critical Stress Analysis
by Bryan Forbes, Joseph N. Moore, Aleta Finnila, Robert Podgorney, Siavash Nadimi, and John D. Mclennan
11 p., MP-169-N
Bibliography of Geothermal Characteristics of the Roosevelt Hot Springs System and Adjacent FORGE EGS Site, Milford, Utah
by Rick Allis
10 p., MP-169-O
Utah Mining 2018: Metals, Industrial Minerals, Coal, Uranium, and Unconventional Fuels
by Stephanie E. Mills, Andrew Rupke, Michael D. Vanden Berg, and Taylor Boden
Released 07/01/2019
34 p., Circular 126
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Mining Districts of Utah
by Ken Krahulec
Released 12/24/2018
191 p., 1 pl., scale 1:1,000,000, Open File Report 695
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Utah mining 2017
by Taylor Boden, Ken Krahulec, Michael Vanden Berg, and Andrew Rupke
Released 10/29/2018
30 p., ISBN 978-1-55791-948-9, Circular 125
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Utah mining 2016
by Taylor Boden, Ken Krahulec, Michael Vanden Berg, and Andrew Rupke
Released 03/29/2018
27 p., ISBN 978-1-55791-944-1, Circular 124
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Produced water in the Uinta Basin, Utah—evaluation of reservoirs, water storage aquifers, and management options
compiled and edited by Thomas C. Chidsey, Jr.
Released 11/27/2017
279 p., 3 pl., + 7 appendices, ISBN 978-55791-939-7, B-138
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