Photograph (M. Kierstad): Towers at Belvidere Mtn.
Earth Resources and Energy
Energy -Geothermal and Oil and Gas
Vermont Studies and Links - Geothermal
Oil and Gas in Vermont
Vermont State Profile and Energy Estimates, USEIA
US Energy Atlas, USEIA
Rock and Mineral Resources
Rock, mineral and sand and gravel resources in Vermont include granite, marble, slate, talc, verde antique, soapstone, schist, sand and gravel, crushed limestone, marble, dolomite, granite, quartzite and slate.
Mine Data Retrieval System (MSHA - includes abandoned, active and intermittent sites)
Energy - CO2 Sequestration
Guidance Documents
Act 250 application, Natural Resources Board
Guidance for VGS review of Act 250 applications for: 1) Sand and Gravel pit or 2) Rock Quarry
General Blasting Plan Guidance
Act 250 - Blasting Best Management Practices for Environmental Protection
Groundwater Monitoring Plan for Blasting Under Act 250 Criteria 9E
OSHA 1910.109 Explosives and blasting agents
FHA 1992, Rock Blasting and Overbreak Control (434 pages)