http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41746.pdf
Discusses risks to highways, especially bridge structures, from earthquakes and actions to reduce risk, based on models used by Japan, regarded as having the most earthquake resilient infrastructure. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prin2.pdf
Labor productivity rose in 63% of the 52 service-providing and mining industries studied in 2011. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2013/3014/fs2013-3014_text.pdf
Describes what has been happening since the 1980 eruption and what changes have occurred to the volcano. From the U.S. Geological Survey
http://www.usip.org/files/resources/SR330.pdf
Describes confusion that resulted from unregulated distribution of mining rights in South Sudan and the effort to establish orderly regulation for equitable economic development of the nation’s mineral wealth. From the United States Institute of Peace
http://pubs.usgs.gov//dds/dds-069/dds-069-z/DDS-69-Z_pamphlet.pdf
Offers map of U.S. with estimates of potential volumes of undiscovered gas within shale-gas assessment units. Also includes a historical perspective of shale gas activity in the U.S. From the U.S. Geological Survey
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1025/OFR2013_1025.pdf
Describes landscape disturbances from hydraulic-fracturing used to extract natural gas from the MarcellusShale located in the Allegheny Plateau. From the U.S. Geological Survey
http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/vprpt/2012/206029.htm
First U.S. report in a new international initiative in which governments, companies, and nongovernmental organizations lay out the principles that guide oil, gas, and mining companies in providing security for their operations in a manner which respects human rights. From the State Department
http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=18300
Argues that more planning and training are needed to better prepare miners to escape in the event of a mine emergency. From the National Research Council