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OUR CHANGING RESOURCE CLIMATE Ralph Mason Deputy State Geologist Oregon Dept. of Geology and Mineral Industries The last Ice Age disappeared from the North American scene about 10,000 years ago. Since then the land has warmed, animal and plant life have flourished, and Man has moved in to dominate the scene, enjoy the good things of life - and sorely abuse the abundant natural economic reserves. Now the first indications of another extended chi lIy period are beginning to appear. No long tongues of glacial ice a mi Ie thick nor endless snowstorms are forecast, and, it is hoped, no unusually bad winters or cool summers wi II occur. But it wi II be a cold time for many people because the forms of energy used to heat buildings will be in short supply, electrical power may be severely curtailed, and the production of metals much reduced. The New Ice Age actually started a few years ago when it became popu lar to consider land disturbance for productive effort as a bad show. Somehow we were supposed to abstain from logging and mining but provide housing for a growing population and all the worldly goods like TV's, autos, running water, medicines, and an endless list of other things we had become accustomed to. Today, the results of this short sightedness are becoming clear. Industry has been hamstrung by restrictions and regulations which drain precious development funds into non-productive environmental improvement equipment and often force production cut-backs as well. The mining industry has been particularly hard hit since it can mine only where the minerals occur and must dig ever larger holes to mine lower and lower grade ore. The climate for nearly every form of productive effort issteadily deteriorating. Even worse, the exploration and development of our economic resources have been decreased severely. There is, however, a great deal of planning and development of a vast array of social programs, which lay heavy stress on recreation and the quality of life rather than on the mundane problems of obtaining the resources vital to our existence. Most of our mineral resources originate on Federal lands. The current rash of indiscriminate withdrawals from mineral entry or leasing has denied 70 percent of the Federal lands to any use by the mineral industry. With consumption of minerals and metals rapidly increasing, there should be an equa lIy intensive effort to locate new resources. Unfortunately, just the opposite is true. Over the years we have depended heavi lyon foreign resources to energize our economy. Now, with their reserves dwindling and their own consumption increasing, foreign countries are beginning to tighten up on mineral and fossil fuel exports. We will not only get less but pay far more for overseas resources. 36
The time lag in looking for, exploring, developing, and producing most mineral and energy resources ranges from 5 to 15 years. If our climate for accepting productive effort does not warm up very soon, we face the distinct possibility that it will get very cold - and stay that way for quite some time. * * * * * YOUR HOUSE COMES OUT OF A MINE The raw material for the majority of the material used in bui Iding your home was furnished by the mining industry. The foundation is probably concrete (limestone, clay, shale, gypsum, and aggregate mining). The exterior walls may be made of brick (clay mining) or stone (dimension stone mi ni ng) • The insulation in the walls may be glass wool (silica, feldspar, and trona mining) or expanded vermiculite (vermiculite mining). The interior walls are usually wallboard (gypsum mining), The lumber in the structure wi II be fastened with nai Is and screws (iron ore mining and zinc mining). If the roof is covered with asphalt shingles, the filler in the shingles is from a variety of colored si licate minerals from mining, Your fireplace is probably of brick or stone, lined with a steel box (iron ore mining), Your sewer piping is made of clay or iron pipe (clay mining or iron ore mining). Your water pipe is of iron ore or copper pipe (iron ore mining and copper mining), Your electrical wiring is of copper or aluminum (copper mining or bauxite mining), Your sanitary facilities are made of porcelain (clay mining), Your plumbing fixtures are made of brass (copper and zinc mining), or stainless steel (nickel and chrome mining), Your gutters of galvanized steel (iron ore mining and zinc mining), The paint is manufactured with mineral fi lIers and pigments (from minerals obtained by mining). Your windows are made of glass (trona, silica sand, and feldspar mining) . Your door knobs, locks, and hinges are of brass or steel (copper, zinc, and iron ore mining), And finally your mortgage is written on paper made from wood or cloth fibers, but fibers filled with clay (from clay mining). - Wallace Miner, February 12, 1976 * * * * * 37
Page 1 and 2: Volume 38, No. I January 1976 STATE
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Page 5 and 6: The search for uranium was carried
Page 7 and 8: Although difficulties have been exp
Page 10 and 11: Table 1. Oil and gas drilling in Or
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Page 15 and 16: Richard Couch of Oregon State Unive
Page 17 and 18: Abandonment cementing operations at
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Page 33: Recent Observations on Mount Baker
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Douglas County. In the 1950's over
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Figure 8 . Damage to the picnic gro
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waves occurred at night during the
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high rainfall, rapidly melting snow
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crusta I blocks. I t has been exten
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exposed and structural relationship
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