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Item Delaware's Extractive Mineral Industry(Newark, DE: Delaware Geological Survey, University of Delaware, 1981-01) Doyle, R.G.; Pickett, T.E.The purpose of this report is to provide information on the mining industry of Delaware as an essential component of a growing economy. The industry, particularly in sand and gravel mining, must deal with uneven regulation, land use competition, and environmental pressures. It is hoped that the information gathered here will assist planning and regulatory agencies as well as an interested general public in evaluating the role of the extractive mineral industry.Item History Of Oil And Gas Exploration In The Mid-Atlantic Region And Delaware's Involvement In The Federal OCS Leasing Program(Newark, DE: Delaware Geological Survey, University of Delaware, 1982-07) Doyle, R.G.There has been sporadic exploration for oil and gas in the Mid-Atlantic region for over 50 years. Non-commercial deposits of oil and gas have recently been discovered in the sedimentary rock section of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) 80 miles off the New Jersey-Delaware coast. The oil and gas occurs within entrapment structures in ancient rocks deposited and buried in a deep basin called the Baltimore Canyon trough. This trough forms part of the Coastal Plain and continental shelf geologic provinces on the Atlantic Coast.