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Selected Publications

• Mihalasky, M.J., Doebrich,J.L., Wahl, R.W., Ludington, S.D., Orris, G.J., Bliss, J.D., Sutphin, D.M., Schruben, P.G., Bolm, K.S., Hubbard, B.E., Mars, J.C., Peters, S.G., Wandrey, C.J., and Chirico, P., 2007, Non-Fuel Resource Assessment GIS of Afghanistan, appendix to Peters, S.G.,. Ludington, S.D., Orris, G.J., Sutphin, D.M., and Bliss, J.D., eds., 2007, Preliminary Non-Fuel Mineral Resource Assessment of Afghanistan: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1214, [see http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1214/GISinfo.zip HTML document].
• Mihalasky, M.J., Farrell, S.C., Barone, D.A., and Koch, R.V., 2007, Beach-Dune System Susceptibility Assessment, Northern Ocean County, New Jersey, Version 1.0: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Engineering and Construction, Bureau of Coastal Engineering, Toms River, New Jersey, one CD-ROM disk.
• Mihalasky, M.J., 2006, Controls over the regional‑scale distribution of sedimentary and volcanic rock‑hosted Au‑Ag mineral sites in Nevada: A GIS‑based weights of evidence analysis, in, Geological Association of Canada, Special Volume on GIS Applications in the Earth Sciences, p. 53‑97.
• Mihalasky, M.J., Peters, S.G., Carter, J., Dillingham, W.S., Dobbin, J., Hammarstrom, J.M., Lampietti, F.M.J., Mack, T.J., Sutphin, D.M., Verstraeten I.M., and Mihalasky, F.I., 2006, Dynamic Mineral Resources Management, Anosy, Madagascar - Anosy Region Dynamic Spatial Analysis GIS, Identification of Three Areas Having Future Mineral Potential, and Summary of Socioeconomic Planning  (Version 1.1e): The World Bank, Division of Oil, Gas, Mining Policy Division, Department of Oil, Gas, Mining and Chemicals, Washington, DC, one DVD-ROM (also published separately in French).
• Peter, S.G., Mihalasky, M.J., Cater, J., Dillingham, W., Dobbin, J.A., Hammarstrom, J.M., Lampietti, F.M.J., Mack, T.J., Sutphin, D.M., Verstraeten, I.M., and Mihalasky, F.I., 2006, Monograph on a Study of the Future Impact of Minerals, Hydrology, and Ecology on Integrated Regional Economic Development in the Anosy Region, Madagascar: U.S. Geological Survey administrative proprietary report submitted to the Projet de Gouvernance des Ressources Minérales (PGRM), Madagascar and to the World Bank, Reston, Virginia, 551 p. (also published separately in French).
• Mihalasky, M.J., and Peters, S.G., (rédacteurs), avec des contributions par Carter, J., Dilligham, W., Dobbin, J.A., Hammarstrom, J., Lampietti, F.M.J., Mack, T.J., Sutphin, D.M., Verstraeten, I.M., et Mihalasky, F.I. (traduction), 2005, Données Supplémentaires: Phase I ‑ Compilation de Données et Construction des Jeux de Données: U.S. Geological Survey Administrative Report prepared for the Projet de Gouvernance des Ressources Minérales and the World Bank, Reston, Virginia, two DVD‑ROMs.
• Mihalasky, M.J., and Peters, S.G., (rédacteurs), avec des contributions par Carter, J., Dilligham, W., Dobbin, J.A., Hammarstrom, J., Lampietti, F.M.J., Mack, T.J., Sutphin, D.M., et Mihalasky, F.I. (traduction), 2005,Phase II ‑ Analyse et Intégration Initiale, Pour Le Service Géologique des États_Unis Une Étude de l'Effet Future des Minéraux, de l'Hydrologie, et de l'Écologie sur le Développement Économique Régional Intégré dans la Région d'Anosy, Madagascar: U.S. Geological Survey Administrative Report prepared for the Projet de Gouvernance des Ressources Minérales and the World Bank, Reston, Virginia, two DVD‑ROMs.
• Mihalasky, M.J., and Peters, S.G., (rédacteurs), avec des contributions par Carter, J., Dilligham, W., Dobbin, J.A., Hammarstrom, J., Lampietti, F.M.J., Mack, T.J., Sutphin, D.M., et Mihalasky, F.I. (traduction), 2005, Phase I ‑ Compilation de Données et Construction des Jeux de Données, Pour Le Service Géologique des États_Unis Une Étude de l'Effet Future des Minéraux, de l'Hydrologie, et de l'Écologie sur le Développement Économique Régional Intégré dans la Région d'Anosy, Madagascar: U.S. Geological Survey Administrative Report prepared for the Projet de Gouvernance des Ressources Minérales and the World Bank, Reston, Virginia, eight DVD‑ROMs.
• Wallace, A.R., Ludington, S., Mihalasky, M.J., Peters, S.G., Theodore, T.G., Ponce, D.A., John, D.A., and Berger, B.R., 2005, Metallic Mineral Resources Assessment of the Humboldt River Basin, Northern Nevada: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2005-3023, 2 p.
• Wallace, A.R., Ludington, S., Mihalasky, M.J., Peters, S.G., Theodore, T.G., Ponce, D.A., John, D.A., and Berger, B.R., 2004, Assessment of metallic mineral resources in the Humboldt River Basin, Northern Nevada, with a section on PGE potential of the Humboldt mafic complex by M.L. Zientek, G.B. Sidder, and R.A. Zierenberg:  U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin B-2218, CD-ROM.
• Mihalasky, M.J., and Moyer, L.A., 2004, Spatial databases of the Humboldt Basin mineral resource assessment, northern Nevada: U.S. Geological Survey Open‑File Report 2004‑1245, 17p.
• Mihalasky, M.J.,and  Wallace, A.R., 2003, CHAPTER 2.  Assessment Concepts and Methodology, in, Wallace, A.R., Ludington, S., Mihalasky, M.J., Peters, S.G., Theodore, T.G., Ponce, D.A., John, D.A., and Berger, B.R., 2003, Assessment of metallic mineral resources in the Humboldt River Basin, Northern Nevada, with a section on PGE potential of the Humboldt mafic complex by M.L. Zientek, G.B. Sidder, and R.A. Zierenberg:  U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin B-2218, CD-ROM.
• Mihalasky, M.J., and Wallace, A.R., 2003, CHAPTER 3.  User's Guide to the Assessment, in, Wallace, A.R., Ludington, S., Mihalasky, M.J., Peters, S.G., Theodore, T.G., Ponce, D.A., John, D.A., and Berger, B.R., 2003, Assessment of metallic mineral resources in the Humboldt River Basin, Northern Nevada, with a section on PGE potential of the Humboldt mafic complex by M.L. Zientek, G.B. Sidder, and R.A. Zierenberg:  U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin B-2218, CD-ROM.
• Theodore, T.G., Mihalasky, M.J., Peters, S.G., Moring, B.C., 2003, CHAPTER 7.  Assessment of Pluton‑related Deposits, in, Wallace, A.R., Ludington, S., Mihalasky, M.J., Peters, S.G., Theodore, T.G., Ponce, D.A., John, D.A., and Berger, B.R., 2003, Assessment of metallic mineral resources in the Humboldt River Basin, Northern Nevada, with a section on PGE potential of the Humboldt mafic complex by M.L. Zientek, G.B. Sidder, and R.A. Zierenberg:  U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin B-2218, CD-ROM.
• Peters, S.G., Mihalasky, M.J., and Theodore, T.G., 2003, CHAPTER 8.  Assessment of Sedimentary Rock‑hosted Deposits, in, Wallace, A.R., Ludington, S., Mihalasky, M.J., Peters, S.G., Theodore, T.G., Ponce, D.A., John, D.A., and Berger, B.R., 2003, Assessment of metallic mineral resources in the Humboldt River Basin, Northern Nevada, with a section on PGE potential of the Humboldt mafic complex by M.L. Zientek, G.B. Sidder, and R.A. Zierenberg:  U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin B-2218, CD-ROM.
• Wallace, A.R., Mihalasky, M.J., John, D.A., and Ponce, D.A., 2003, CHAPTER 9.  Assessment of Epithermal Deposits, in, Wallace, A.R., Ludington, S., Mihalasky, M.J., Peters, S.G., Theodore, T.G., Ponce, D.A., John, D.A., and Berger, B.R., 2003, Assessment of metallic mineral resources in the Humboldt River Basin, Northern Nevada, with a section on PGE potential of the Humboldt mafic complex by M.L. Zientek, G.B. Sidder, and R.A. Zierenberg:  U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin B-2218, CD-ROM.
• Hozik, M.J., and Mihalasky, M.J. (editors), 2003, Periglacial Features of Southern New Jersey, Geological Association of New Jersey, 20th Annual Meeting, Field Guide and Proceedings, Richard Stockton College of New Jersey Press, 146 p.
• Raines, G.L., and Mihalasky, M.J., 2002, A reconnaissance method for regional‑scale mineral‑resource assessment, based exclusively on geologic‑map data:  Natural Resources Research, v. 11, no. 4, p. 241-248.
• Leonard, C.S., Mihalasky M.J., and Peters, S.G., 2002, CHAPTER 6:  Weights‑of‑evidence analysis of sedimentary rock‑hosted Au deposits in the P.R. China, in, Peters, S.G., ed., Geology, Geochemistry, and Geophysics of Sedimentary Rock‑Hosted Au Deposits in P.R. China:  U.S. Geological Survey Open‑File Report 02‑131, 403 p.
• Peters, S.G, Huang, J., Wang, Y.J., Mihalasky, M.J., and Jing, C., 2002, CHAPTER 5:  Geology and geochemistry of sedimentary rock‑hosted Au deposits in the middle‑lower Yangtze River area, Hubei and Anhui Provinces, P.R. China, in, Peters, S.G., ed., Geology, Geochemistry, and Geophysics of Sedimentary Rock‑Hosted Au Deposits in P.R. China:  U.S. Geological Survey Open‑File Report 02‑131, 403 p.
• Mihalasky, M.J., 2001, Mineral potential modelling of gold and silver mineralization in the Nevada Great Basin—A GIS‑based analysis using weights of evidence:  U.S. Geological Survey Open‑File Report 01‑291, 448 p.
• Mihalasky, M.J., and Bonham-Carter, G.F., 2001, The spatial association between metallic mineral sites and lithodiversity in Nevada:  Natural Resources Research,  v. 10, no. 3, p. 209‑226.

Popular Press & Technical Reports:

• Farrell, S., Mihalasky, M., and CRC staff, 2006, Harvey Cedars Dune-Beach System Evaluation: Dune-Walk Observation, NJBPN Profile Analysis, S-Beach Dune Erosion Simulation, and 2000 LIDAR Analysis: Richard Stockton College of New Jersey Coastal Research Center, 26 p.
• Farrell, S., and Mihalasky, M., 2006, Just how vulnerable is the New Jersey shoreline?: The Jersey Shoreline, v. 23, no. 4, p. 8-10.
• Mihalasky, M.J., 2005, Summary of the Mantoloking Beach‑Dune System Storm Susceptibility Assessment, in, Coastal Research Center staff, Final Report for 2004 on the Condition of the Municipal Beaches in the Borough of Mantoloking, Ocean County, New Jersey: Richard Stockton College of New Jersey Coastal Research Center, p. 11-15.

Abstracts:

• Mihalasky, M.J., 2006, Fuzzy Logic-Based Beach-Dune Assessment Methodology: Development and Applications [ext abs]: American Shore & Beach Preservation Association 2006 Fall Conference Program, unpaginated.
• Mihalasky, M.J., and Del Sontro, T.S., 2003, Spung map: Great Egg Harbor River watershed region, southern New Jersey [abs], in, Hozik, M.J., and Mihalasky, M.J., editors, Periglacial Features of Southern New Jersey, Geological Association of New Jersey, 20th Annual Meeting, Field Guide and Proceedings, Richard Stockton College of New Jersey Press, p. 107-110.
• Smailbegovic, A., Puchalski, D.M., LaVeigne, J., Mihalasky, M.J., and Landers, M.F., 2004, Identification, automated classification and predicative distribution modeling of small targets with high resolution HyperSpecTIR (HST) airborne imagery in support of peacekeeping and security tasks [abs.]: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, March 6-13 Aerospace Conference Proceedings, Big Sky Resort Conference Center, Big Sky, MT.
• Smailbegovic, A., Oppliger, G.L., Mihalasky, M.J., and Taranik, J.V., 2002, Structural and lithologic constraints to metallogenesis in the Bodie Hills, Nevada and California, interpreted with geophysical and geostatistical methods [abs.]: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 34.
• Mihalasky, M.J., 2001, Geochemical imaging of the western edge of the North American craton in northern Nevada [abs.]: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 33, p. A­82.
• Mihalasky, M.J., 2001, The northern Nevada geochemical "V"-trend [abs]:  2001 – A GIS Odyssey, proceedings of the 11th annual Nevada State GIS conference, Reno, NV, unpaginated.
• Mihalasky, M.J., 2000, The northern Nevada geochemical "V"-trend [abs.]: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 32, p. A­392.
• Leonard, C.S., Peters, S.P., and Mihalasky, M.J., 2000, Weights of evidence analysis of sedimentary rock-hosted Au deposits, Peoples’ Republic of China [abs.]:  Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 32, p. A-86.
• Mihalasky, M.J., and Bonham-Carter, G.F., 1999, The spatial relationship between mineral deposits and lithologic diversity in the Nevada Great Basin [abs.], in, Lippard, S.J., Naess, A., and Sinding-Larsen, R., editors, Proceedings of IAMG'99, Trondheim, Norway, 6-11 August 1999, pp. 369-374.
• Cameron, E. M., Lalonde, A. E., Levesque, G., McInnes, B., Mihalasky, M., Rowins, S. M., 1991, Gold in Extensional Terrane Kirkland Lake, Ontario;  Basin and Range, Nevada; Tabar-Lihir-Feni Islands, Papua New Guinea [abs.]: Geological Survey of Canada Program with Abstracts, Current Activities Forum, p. 19.
• Mihalasky, M. J., Cameron, E. M., and Bonham-Carter, G. F., 1993, Application of SPANS GIS to Gold Exploration and Conceptual Modelling Time-Slice Mapping of the Great Basin, Nevada, U.S.A. [abs.]: Society of Economic Geologists, Program with Abstracts, p. AB72-AB74.
• Mihalasky, M. J., and Cameron, E. M., 1991, Conceptual Modelling of Major Gold Deposits, Nevada Use of GIS to Integrate a Complex Geoscience Database [abs.]: Canadian Institute of Surveying and Mapping, Canadian Conference on GIS-91, proceedings volume, p. 481.

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