GMEG - Mineral and Environmental Resources
Link to Spokane Office project activities
Research conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) at its Spokane Office has evolved to meet the changing needs of our Nation. The Spokane Office was established in 1942 to facilitate the Strategic Minerals Program during World War II. After the war, several major research projects were started in the Pacific Northwest and headquartered in Spokane, including the Western Phosphate Project under the direction of Vince McKelvey, an intensive study of the Coeur d'Alene district under the direction of S. Warren Hobbs, and a major study of the Boulder Batholith, Montana. Beginning in the 1980's, USGS staff began to conduct mineral-resource assessments for the USFS and BLM in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and western Montana. Today, staff work on projects that fall under one of four major Program themes: sustainability and societal need, economy and the public policy, environment and public health, and technology and information dissemination.
Tom Frost, Deputy Center Director |
Laurie Balistrieri (located at Univ. of WA) |
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Joanne Sharon |
Located in the historic Post Office building downtown Spokane, WA |
Steve Box |
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Mike Zientek |
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Kim Jenkins, Administrative Officer |
Jim Evans (Emeritus) |
Dave Frank, Facility Manager |
Mark J. Mihalasky |
Pamela Cossette |
Art Bookstrom (Emeritus) |
Gary Martinez (not pictured)
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Linda Elmore |
Link to Spokane Office project activities
Link to all GMEG Science Center employees
| Mineral Resources | Eastern / Central / Western / Alaska / Minerals Information |
| Crustal Geophysics and Geochemistry / Spatial Data |
U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey
URL: http://minerals.usgs.gov/west/spokane.htm
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