Industry Reference Materials
Industry Related Reports
The Wyoming State Geological Survey (WSGS) completed an investigation and report in June 2013 on the state’s rare earth element resources. The report included discussion of the Bear Lodge Project: http://www.wsgs.uwyo.edu/research/minerals/Rare-Earths.aspx
The APS Physics Panel on Public Affairs and the Materials Research Society released a report on "Energy Critical Elements: Securing Materials for Emerging Technology": www.aps.org/policy/reports/popa-reports/loader.cfm?csModule=security/getfile&PageID=236337
In June 2012, the Congressional Research Service published a report, “Rare Earth Elements: The Global Supply Chain:” www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/R41347.pdf
In December 2011, the US Department of Energy published the “Critical Material Strategy” report, which examined the role of rare earths in the clean energy economy:
In April 2010, the US Governmental Accountability Office submitted a report on rare earth materials in the defense supply chain to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives:www.gao.gov/new.items/d10617r.pdf
USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5220, “The Principal Rare Earth Elements Deposits of the United States—A Summary of Domestic Deposits and a Global Perspective pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2010/5220/
Websites of Interest
Northwest Mining Association - www.nwma.org
National Mining Association – www.nma.org
Society of Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration - www.smenet.org
Mining & Metallurgical Society of America -www.mmsa.net
Metals Pages - www.metal-pages.com
Governments Agency Websites
Local
Sundance Chamber of Commerce - sundancewyoming.com
Crook County - www.crookcounty.wy.gov
Weston County - www.westongov.com
State
Department of Agriculture - wyagric.state.wy.us
Office of State Lands & Investments - lands.state.wy.us
State Engineer’s Office - seo.state.wy.us
Federal
Forest Service – Black Hills - www.fs.usda.gov/blackhills
US Fish & Wildlife Service - www.fws.gov
Natural Resource Conversation Service - www.nrcs.usda.gov
Department of Environmental Quality – Wyoming - deq.state.wy.us
Mine Safety & Health Administration - www.msha.gov
Environmental Protection Agency - www.epa.gov