BSWI 2017 Mineral Occurrence and Development Potential Report Update and Summary

The BLM-Alaska Technical Report 60 (TR60)–BSWI Mineral Occurrence and Development Potential Report by Joe Kurtak and others, published in 2010, evaluated mineral potential of a 60-million-acre area of southwest Alaska to support the development of the Bering Sea-Western Interior Resource Management Plan. The 2017 report update includes a review and update, if possible, of all data used for developing the original report. Additionally, two USGS GIS-based evaluations of undiscovered mineral potential are incorporated into the assessment. The 2017 report update was peer-reviewed by the U.S. Geological Survey, State of Alaska Division of Geophysical and Geological Surveys, and Bureau of Land Management geological staff.