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... evaluations made by the Geological Survey , 290 of those tracts were leased for exploration by the Bureau of Land Management ( BLM ) . The revenue from the sale of these leases brought $ 2.8 billion into the Federal treasury . To comply ...
... evaluations made by the Geological Survey , 290 of those tracts were leased for exploration by the Bureau of Land Management ( BLM ) . The revenue from the sale of these leases brought $ 2.8 billion into the Federal treasury . To comply ...
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... evaluation of low - temperature geothermal waters , which have the potential of adding to the re- source base . The Survey continued its support for the development of geothermal resources on Federal lands . In fiscal year 1979 , the ...
... evaluation of low - temperature geothermal waters , which have the potential of adding to the re- source base . The Survey continued its support for the development of geothermal resources on Federal lands . In fiscal year 1979 , the ...
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... evaluate the Nation's water resources and continued to provide basic hydrologic data on surface and ground water in ... evaluation of dif- ferent alternatives for river - quality management . Find- ings from the completed assessment of ...
... evaluate the Nation's water resources and continued to provide basic hydrologic data on surface and ground water in ... evaluation of dif- ferent alternatives for river - quality management . Find- ings from the completed assessment of ...
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... evaluating , and planning for development of energy and energy - related resources ; and geologic studies . MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES During fiscal year 1979 , the Survey made several substantial improvements in the manner in which it con ...
... evaluating , and planning for development of energy and energy - related resources ; and geologic studies . MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES During fiscal year 1979 , the Survey made several substantial improvements in the manner in which it con ...
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... evaluation of large areas . After World War I , the Geologi- cal Survey adopted aerial photography for mapping , first for planimetry , followed by topography , and then for geology . After World War II , geo- physicists took to the air ...
... evaluation of large areas . After World War I , the Geologi- cal Survey adopted aerial photography for mapping , first for planimetry , followed by topography , and then for geology . After World War II , geo- physicists took to the air ...
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activities Administration appraisals areas Argillite assessment Azie Taylor Morton Barrow basin Bureau cartographic cartographic information City coal Commission Conservation Division coordination County cover map data base Denver Denver Federal Center Direct program drilling earthquake energy Environmental estimates evaluation exploration Federal agencies Federal and Indian Federal Bldg Federal lands feet fiscal year 1979 Flood funds geologic hazards geophysical Government ground-water Gulf of Mexico hydrologic Indian lands investigations Ixtoc Lake Landsat Landsat images located Menlo Park ment miles million mineral resources National Center National Petroleum Reserve Nevada NPRA Office offshore oil and gas oilspill operations Outer Continental Shelf percent photographs planning potential production Puerto Rico quadrangles Regional Reimbursable program Reserve in Alaska Reston River rocks satellite sediments seismic Service South Barrow STOP studies Survey's Test tion topographic tract U.S. Geological Survey United Water Conservation District Water Data Water Resources zones