Areas where geologic conditions are more favorable for current underground mining technology in the Kaiparowits Plateau study area, southern Utah (kaisumg )

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Publication Date: 2021-05-24
Time Period: 1996
Release Date: 2000

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Hettinger, R., Roberts, L., Biewick, L., Kirschbaum, M., 2000, Areas where geologic conditions are more favorable for current underground mining technology in the Kaiparowits Plateau study area, southern Utah (kaisumg ): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9PY9PWG.

Summary

This is a coverage that shows areas in the Kaiparowits Plateau where geologic conditions in the Calico and A-sequences are more favorable for current underground mining technology (Hettinger and other, chap. T). This coverage contains numerous attributes of information. It was compiled by computing the geometric intersection of nine polygon coverages using the ARC/INFO UNION command. This coverage is characterized as being a GUIDE TO WHERE THE MORE FAVORABLE COAL AREAS ARE LIKELY TO BE for current underground mining technology: areas where coal beds in the Calico and A-sequences are greater than 3.5 feet thick, less than 3,000 feet deep, and inclined by less than 12 degrees, as described in Hettinger and others, 1999. Additional work [...]

Summary

This is a coverage that shows areas in the Kaiparowits Plateau where geologic conditions in the Calico and A-sequences are more favorable for current underground mining technology (Hettinger and other, chap. T). This coverage contains numerous attributes of information. It was compiled by computing the geometric intersection of nine polygon coverages using the ARC/INFO UNION command. This coverage is characterized as being a GUIDE TO WHERE THE MORE FAVORABLE COAL AREAS ARE LIKELY TO BE for current underground mining technology: areas where coal beds in the Calico and A-sequences are greater than 3.5 feet thick, less than 3,000 feet deep, and inclined by less than 12 degrees, as described in Hettinger and others, 1999. Additional work is required to determine the mineability and economics of these coal deposits. The outside polygon defines the base of the coal-bearing Calico and A-sequences of the Straight Cliffs Formation east of 112 degrees of longitude. The northern boundary is delineated by the Paunsaugunt fault and volcanic rocks of Tertiary age. This polygon includes areas where the coal-bearing Calico and A-sequences have been partially eroded.

Contacts

Point of Contact :: U.S. Geological Survey - CERSC Data Management Services Project
Originator :: Hettinger, R.D, Roberts, L.N.R, Biewick, L.R.H, Kirschbaum, M.A
Metadata Contact :: U.S. Geological Survey - CERSC Data Management Services Project
Publisher :: U.S. Geological Survey
Distributor :: U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
SDC Data Owner :: Central Energy Resources Science Center
USGS Mission Area :: Energy and Minerals

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The Nation's coal resources are being assessed by the USGS. A fundamental component of this assessment work is to compile digital geologic and geographic data into a Geographic Information System (GIS). Use of this GIS allowed for the spatial integration of data layers. This resulted in the ability to display, analyze, and query data to answer complex geo-spatial questions concerning coal resource occurrence. This data set is intended as a basemap layer for GIS applications at a scale of 1:125,000 or less.

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