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<br />13 <br /> <br /> <br />002287 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />ibis long-range schedule for the Pacific Southwest confo:nllll <br />to an earlier proposal by the Geological SUrvey for an orderly <br />expansion of mapping capability to cOll!Plete once-over topographic <br />coverage of all the nation by 1976, in either the 7t- or the 15- <br />minute series. During the ensuing five years, 1977-1981, the <br />areas previously published only in the l5-minute series would be <br />resurveyed as necessary for covering the entire nation, except <br />Alaska, into the 7t-minute series. <br /> <br />GEOLOGIC AND MINERAL-RESOURCE INVESTIGATIONS <br /> <br />~e econanic growth of the Pacifi c SOUthwest depends on <br />dlilvelopment and wise use of not only water resources but also of <br />mineral resources. Industrial development hinges in very large <br />measure on the amount and uses made of minerals and :fuels both in <br />and near the region. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Tll'o programs of geologic and mineral-resource investigations <br />in the Pacific Southwest are outlined here: (1) a short-range program <br />that is related immediately to development and management of the water <br />resource, and that can be accom,plished within five years at an <br />estimated total cost of $8,700,000; and (2) a long-range program that <br />would cover all the region canprehensively within a 35-year tem <br />at an estimated total cost of about $108,000,000. <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />Ii <br /> <br />'I <br />, <br />, <br /> <br />;'. <br /> <br />I~} <br />