U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SELECTED REPORTS ON

USGS INTERNATIONAL COAL ‑ RELATED

ACTIVITIES

by

John R. SanFilipo 1 and Peter D. Warwick 1

Open-File Report 98-530

This report is preliminary and has not been reviewed for conformity with U.S. Geological Survey editorial standards and stratigraphic nomenclature. Any use of trade names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the USGS.

1 USGS, 956 National Center, Reston, VA 20192

1998

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CONTENTS

page

Introduction.............................................................................................. 1

Citations listed by country/area................................................................ 2

Africa (general)................................................................................... 2

Antarctica............................................................................................ 2

Armenia............................................................................................... 2

Australia.............................................................................................. 4

Bangladesh........................................................................................... 4

Canada.................................................................................................. 5

Central America (general).................................................................... 6

Costa Rica............................................................................................ 6

Czech Republic.................................................................................... 8

Haiti..................................................................................................... 8

India..................................................................................................... 8

Indonesia............................................................................................. 9

Kyrgyzstan........................................................................................... 10

Mauritania............................................................................................ 11

New Zealand......................................................................................... 11

Nigeria.................................................................................................. 12

CONTENTS (cont.)

page

Palau.................................................................................................... 12

Pakistan............................................................................................... 12

Peoples Republic of China.................................................................... 24

Philippines............................................................................................ 25

Poland.................................................................................................. 25

Russia.................................................................................................. 26

Serbia................................................................................................... 26

South America (general)...................................................................... 27

Sudan.................................................................................................... 27

Thailand................................................................................................ 27

Turkey................................................................................................... 28

Ukraine.................................................................................................. 28

Yugoslavia (former).............................................................................. 28

World Coal............................................................................................ 29

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Introduction

This report is intended to provide a systematic listing of more recent papers and reports by the U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) that focus on coal occurrences outside of the United States. Included herein are bibliographic entries listed by country or region for papers and reports that include one or more USGS authors and deal primarily with coal or coal-bed methane. Also included are selected topical studies conducted by coal scientists on other, usually disseminated, organic and related geologic materials, and selected regional geologic studies conducted in conjunction with USGS international coal activities. Not included are studies on oil and gas (except source rock investigations of coal) and oil shale. Selected USGS international petroleum investigations are cited in Masters (1994).

This report generally contains citations from the mid-1980's through papers in press as of June 1998. Earlier papers for some countries are included if they are particularly relevant to later or on-going work. Included in this listing are some administrative reports that may not have been published as formal reports or that may have been issued by cooperating agencies. In some cases availability of these reports is limited to copies on file. Although this compilation is comprehensive, some reports may have been omitted inadvertently, and in a few cases, less significant or redundant citations were intentionally omitted. This bibliography can be updated with entries posted after June 1998 by visiting the searchable publications database on the USGS Eastern Energy Team home page at http://energy. e r.usgs.gov or the USGS Geologic Division home page at http://geolo g y.usgs.gov.

A preliminary version of this report was originally distributed on an informal basis in conjunction with a paper (SanFilipo and Warwick, 1995) presented at the Tenth V.E. Mckelvey Forum on Mineral and Energy Resources: Energy and the Environment - Application of Geosciences to Decision-Making, held in Washington D.C., in February of 1995.

REFERENCES CITED

Masters, C.D., 1994, Bibliography of The World Energy Resources Program: U.S. Geological

Survey Open‑File Report 94‑556.

SanFilipo, J.R., and Warwick, P.D., 1995, International coal-related studies of the U.S.

Geological Survey, and their environmental applications, in Carter, L.M.H., ed., Energy and the environment - application of geosciences to decision-making, Program and short papers, Tenth V.E. Mckelvey Forum on Mineral and Energy Resources, 1995: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1108, p. 75 – 77.

LIST OF REPORTS BY COUNTRY/AREA

AFRICA (general)

Brownfield, M.E., and Weaver, J.N., 1992, Paleogeography and stratigraphy of Cretaceous coal deposits of North Africa, in McCabe, P.J., and Parrish, J.D., eds., Controls on the distribution and quality of Cretaceous coals: Geological Society of America Special Paper 267, p. 369 - 383.

Mattick, R.E. (compiler), 1982, Assessment of the Petroleum, coal, and geothermal resources of the Economic Community of the West African States (ECOWAS) Region: U.S. Geological Survey Open‑File Report 82‑714.

Tuttle, M.L., 1997, U.S. Geological Survey Studies in Sub‑Sarahan Africa: U.S. Geological

Survey Fact Sheet 053‑97, 1 p., 3 figs.

Weaver, J.N., Brownfield, M. E., and Bergin, M.J., 1990, Coal in sub‑Saharan African countries undergoing desertification, Journal of African Earth Science, v. 11, no. 3/4, p. 261 ‑ 271.

Weaver, J.N., and Landis, E.R., 1990, Coal and peat in the sub‑Saharan region of Africa, alternative energy options?, Natural Resources Forum, v. 14, no. 1, p. 64 ‑ 69.

ANTARCTICA

Coates, D.A., Stricker, G.D., and Landis, E.R., 1988, Permian coal in the Transantarctic Mountains, Antarctica--quality and quantity [abs.]: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 73, n.3, p. 34

Coates, D.A., Stricker, G.D., and Landis, E.R., 1990, Coal geology, coal quality, and coal

resources in Permian rocks of the Becon Supergroup, Transarctic Mountains, Antarctica, in Splettstoesser, J.F., and Dreschoff, G.A.M., eds., Mineral Resources Potential of Antarctica: Antarctic Research Series, v. 51, p. 133-162.

ARMENIA

Maldonado, Florian, Warwick, P.D., Pierce, B.S., Thomas, J.C., Tutunjian, Mels, and Chubarian, Grachik, 1996, Geologic map and structural domains of Armenia [abs.]: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 28, no. 7, p. A‑443.

Pierce, B.S., 1998, Interim report of the USGS Coal Exploration and Resource Assessment of Armenia Program, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-368, 14 p.

Pierce, B.S., Amazaspian, Hamlet, and Tewalt, S.J., 1996, Comparison of coal resource

methodology of the Republic of Armenia (former USSR) and the U.S. Geological Survey: in

Shaio-Hung Chiang, ed., Coal -Energy and the Environment, Thirteenth Annual International

Pittsburgh Coal Conference, September 3-7, 1996, Proceedings: University of Pittsburgh

Center for Energy Research, v. 1, p. 168-171.

Pierce, B.S., and Martirossian, Artur, in press, Coal use in Armenia [abs.]: Geological Society

of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 30.

Pierce, Brenda, Martirossian, Artur, Amazaspian, Hamlet,and Kochinian, Gohar, 1997, The coal resources of Armenia, in Fourteenth Annual International Pittsburgh Coal Conference, September 23-27, 1997, Taiyuan, Shanxi, Peoples Republic of China, Proceedings: University of Pittsburgh, CD-ROM, session 07, 5p. [also published in Proceedings of the First International Energy Conference in Armenia - Energy Efficiency, July 27-31, 1998, Yerevan: International Association of Energy Engineers, p. 182-187, synopsis in Russian]

Pierce, B. S., Martirossian, Artur, and Malkhassian, Gourgen, in prep., Coal in Armenia: to be submitted to International Journal of Coal Geology.

Pierce, B.S., Warwick, P.D., and Landis, E. R., 1994, Assessment of the solid fuel resource potential of Armenia: U.S. Geological Survey Open‑file report 94‑149, 88 p.

Pierce, B.S., Warwick, P.D., and Landis, E.R., 1994, The coal resource potential of Armenia, in Proceedings of the 2nd National Energy Conference Meeting, May 1994, Yerevan, USDOE.

USGS, in prep., Satellite Image Map of Armenia and surrounding region: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Map I-2665, scale 1:250,000, two sheets.

Warwick, P.D., Maldonado, F., Tutunjain, M., Chubarian, G.A., and Brutain, H, in prep., Geologic Road Log from Ijevan to Dilijan, and other field notes related to the Jurassic coal deposits of Northeastern Armenia: USGS Open-File Report 98-358, 20 manuscript p.

Warwick, P.D., Maldonado, Florian, Pierce, B.S., Tutunjian, Mels, Chubarian, Grachik, and

Brutain, Haik, 1996, A volcanogenic depositional model for a thick Jurassic coal‑bearing

interval, Lessor Caucasus, Armenia [abs.]: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with

Programs, v. 28, no. 7, p. A‑209.

Warwick, P.D., Pierce, B.S., and Landis, E.R., 1993, A preliminary review of the coal exploration activities conducted by the Government of Armenia and the coal resource potential of Armenia: U. S. Geological Survey Open‑File Report 93‑681, 17p.

AUSTRALIA

Barker, C.E., Bone, Y., and Marshallsea, S.J., 1996, Paleotemperature and heating duration studies next to dikes, western onshore Gippsland Basin, Australia [abs.]: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Annual Convention Official Program, v. 5.

Barker, C. E., Lewan, M. D., Bone, Y., and Marshallsea, S. J., 1996, Paleotemperature and hydrous pyrolysis studies of petroleum generation next to dikes, western onshore Gippsland basin, Australia: 13th Annual Meeting of The Society for Organic Petrology, Abstracts and Program, v. 13, p. 41‑43.

BANGLADESH

Bostick, N.H., Betterhorn, W.J., Gluskoter, H.J., and Islam, M.N., 1991, Petrology of Permian "Gondwana" coals from boreholes in northwestern Bangladesh, based on semiautomated reflectance scanning: Organic Geochemistry, v. 17, no. 4, p. 399‑413.

Kleinkopf, M.D., and Whitney, J.W., 1991, Bangladesh‑Results of a 10‑yr program: U.S. Geological Survey Yearbook, Fiscal Year 1990, p. 80‑81.

Landis, E.R., 1991, Coal Geology, Final administrative report, in, Accelerated exploration for mineral resources and modernization of geological survey of Bangladesh, Phase II, Chapter E, Review and recommendations by USGS under agreement III, workplan IV, (1989‑1990): U.S. Geological Survey administrative report (IR)BG‑8.

Landis, E.R, and Islam, M.N., 1989, Coals of Bangladesh [abs.]: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v.21, no.6, p.

Landis, E.R., Islam, M.N., and Gluskoter, H.J., 1990, Quality of Permian coal, Khalaspir, Bangladesh [abs] in Carter, L.M.H. (ed.), USGS Research on Energy Resources ‑ 1990: Sixth V.E. McKelvey Forum on Mineral and Energy Resources: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1060, p. 47‑49.

Landis, E.R., Islam, M.N., and Gluskoter, H.J., 1992, Chemical and physical characterization of Permian (Gondwana) coal of the Khalaspir coal field, Bangladesh [abs.]: Abstracts, First South Asian Geological Congress, Islamabad, Pakistan, February 23‑27, p. 25‑26.

Landis, E.R, Islam, M.N., Gluskoter, H.J., Bostic, Neely, Rahman, Q.M.A., and Abdullah, S.K.M., 1991, Contributions to coal geology of Bangladesh: U.S. Geological Survey Project Report, Bangladesh Investigation (IR)BG‑9, 132 p.

Schopf, J.M., 1967, Petrologic examination of East Pakistan peat: U.S. Geological Survey Technical Letter Pakistan Investigations PK-29, 14 p.

CANADA

Koeppen, R.P., Finkelman, R.B., and Mukhopadahyay, P.K., in press, Characterization of a channel sample of the Phalen Coal Bed, Sydney, Nova Scotia [abs.]: The Society for Organic Petrology 15th annual meeting, July 26-30, 1998.

Lyons, P.C., Cross, A.T., Gao, Z., Gillis, K., Calder, J.H., Zodrow, E.L., and Congdon, R.D., 1993, Discovery of in‑situ carbonate petrifications (coal balls) in the Foord Seam (Westphalian C., upper Carboniferous), Stellarton, Nova Scotia, Canada: Implications for origin of sulfur in the Foord Seam [abs]: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 77, no. 8, p. 1471.

Lyons, P.C., Millay, M.A., Zodrow, E.L, Cross, A.T., and Gillis, K.S., 1995, Discovery of permineralized plant fossils (coal balls) in the Bolsovian (e.g. Westphalian C) (Middle Pennsylvanian, Upper Carboniferous), Stellarton Basin, Nova Scotia, Canada: Canadian Journal of Botany, v. 73, p.1407‑1416.

Lyons, P.C., Millay, M.A., Cross, A.T., and Zodrow, 1997, Discovery of mineralized plants (coal balls) in the Foord seam (Bolsovian, ex Westphalian C), Stellarton Basin, Nova Scotia, Canada: Proceedings of the 4th European Palaeobotanical and Palynological Conference (Heerlen/Kerkrade, Netherlands, September, 1994), Herngreen, G.F.W., ed., p.43‑51.

Lyons, P.C., Orem, W.H., Mastalerz, M., Zodrow, E.L., Vieth‑ Redemann, A., and Bustin, R.M., 1995, 13C NMR, micro‑FITR, and fluorescence spectra and pyrolysis-gas chromatograms of coalified foliage of late Carboniferous medullosan seed ferns, Nova Scotia, Canada:

Implications for coalification and chemotaxonomy: International Journal of Coal Geology, v.27, p. 249-278.

Lyons, P.C., and Zodrow, E.L., 1997, eds., Euramerican Carboniferous Paleobotany and Coal Geology, Proceedings of the 1st Walter A. Bell Memorial Symposium, Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, May 18‑June 1, 1995: Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology (special issue), v. 95, Nos. 1‑4, 304 p.

Lyons, P.C., Zodrow, E.L., Millay, M.A., Dolby, G., Gillis, K.S., and Cross, A.T., 1997, Coal‑ball floras of Maritime Canada and palynology of the Foord seam: geologic, paleobotanical and paleoecological implications: Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, v. 95, nos. 1‑4, p. 31‑50.

Mukhopadhyay, P.K., Lajeunesse, G., Crandlemire, A.L., Finkelman, R.B., 1996, Geochemistry and mineralogy of run‑of‑mine, feed coal and their combustion residues from Eastern Canadian Coalfield and power plant [abs.]: 30th International Geologic Congress Abstracts, v. 3, p. 412

Zodrow, E.L., Lyons, P.C., and Millay, M.A., 1995, Permineralized plant matter (coal balls) in

the shale parting of the Foord seam, Bolsovian (Westphalian C), Stellarton Basin, Nova

Scotia, Canada: International Congress on Carboniferous-Permian, XIII ICC-P, Krakow,

Poland, p. 157-158.

Zodrow, E.L., Lyons, P.C., and Millay, M.A., 1996, Geochemistry of autochthonous and hypautochthonous siderite-dolomite coal-balls (Foord Seam, Bolsovian, Upper Carbonifierous), Nova Scotia Canada: International Journal of Coal Geology, v.29, p. 199-216.

CENTRAL AMERICA (general)

Landis, E.R., and Weaver, J.N., Coal Resources of Central America: U.S. Geological Survey Open‑File Report 87‑365, 7 p.

Landis, E.R., Weaver, J.N., Carter, M.D., and Wood, G.H., 1989, Geologic setting of coal deposits in the Central American‑Caribbean Region [abs.], in Energy and Mineral Potential of the Central American‑Caribbean Region Conference, San Jose, March 6‑9, 1989 [proceedings].

Landis, E.R., Weaver, J.N., Carter, M.D., and Wood, G.H., Jr., 1995, Coal in the Central American-Caribbean Region: Circum-Pacific Council for Energy and Mineral Resources Earth Science Series, v. 16, p. 153-157

Orndorf, R.C., 1985, Annotated bibliography of coal in the Caribbean region: U.S. Geological Survey Open‑File Report 85‑110, 29 p.

Weaver, J.N., Landis, E.R., Carter, M.D., and Wood, G. H., 1989, Coal resources in the Central American‑Caribbean Region [abs.], in Energy and Mineral Potential of the Central American‑Caribbean Region Conference, San Jose, March 6‑9, 1989 [proceedings].

Wood, G.H., and Bour, W.V. III, 1988, Coal map of North America: U.S. Geological Survey, 1:5,000,000.

CHINA (see PRC)

COSTA RICA

Bolanos, I.K., Landis, E.R., Roberts, S.B., and Weaver, J.N., 1986, Coal Exploration Stage 1,

Uatsi Project, Baja Talamanca, Costa Rica, Results and Recommendations: U.S. Geological Survey Open‑File Report 86‑121, 23 p. [also U.S. Geological Survey Project Report (IR)CS‑32]

Coates, D.A., and Sanchez, J.D., 1984, Exploration for coal in the Miocene Venado Formation, Provincia Alajuela, Costa Rica‑‑ a progress report [abs.], in Geological Survey of America Abstracts with Programs, v.16, no. 6, p.473.

Coates, D.A., Sanchez, J.D., Malavassi, L., Obando, L., Garcia, A., Estrada, R., and Alvarado,

F., 1989, Geology and coal deposits of the Miocene Venado Formation, northern Costa Rica:

Revista Geologica de America Central, 56 p.

Landis, E.R., 1984, Costa Rica coal program quarterly progress and planning report, June 30,

1984: U.S. Geological Survey Project Report (IR)CS‑29, 50 p.

Landis, E.R., 1985, Costa Rica coal program progress report July 1, 1984‑June 30, 1985: U.S. Geological Survey Project Report (IR)CS‑30, 16 p.

Landis, E.R., 1985, Documentary on the technical assistance project to assess coal resources of Costa Rica: U.S. Geological Survey Project Report (IR)CS‑31, 10 p.

Landis, E.R., and Miller, R.L. 1981, Coal in Costa Rica, a progress report (1981): U.S. Geological Survey Project Report Costa Rica Investigations (IR)CS‑25, 59 p. [also USGS Open‑File 85‑369]

Landis, E.R., and Weaver, J.N., 1988, Coal exploration in Costa Rica: a project assessment: U.S. Geological Survey Open‑File Report 89‑426, 23 p.

Landis, E.R., and Weaver, J.N., 1989, Coal exploration in Costa Rica ‑ a project assessment: U.S. Geological Survey Open‑File Report 89‑426, 15 p.

Landis, E.R., and Weaver, J.N., 1989, Coals in the Caribbean Region [abs.], in Proceedings of the Twelfth Caribbean Geologic Conference, St. Croix, p. 98.

Malavasa, L.R., Ramirez, O.R., and Landis, E.R., 1984, Preliminary report on reconnaissance investigation of the Venado coal area: U.S. Geological Survey Project Report (IR)CS‑27, 45 p.