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Earth Resources and Energy

Rock outcrops and towers at Belvidere MountainPhotograph (M. Kierstad): Towers at Belvidere Mtn.

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)

USGS Mineral Information for Vermont

Mineral Education Coalition

Critical Minerals, USGS 2022

VTRANS Approved Aggregate Sources

Energy - CO2 Sequestration

Vermont bedrock and its potential for sequestration of carbon dioxide, VGS, 2011

National assessment of geologic carbon dioxide storage resources, USGS, 2013

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)