Based on a conference of the same title, there are 126 papers published, in whole or in part, in this volume. The principal objective of the conference was to provide a forum for presenting and discussing papers on the potential energy and mineral resources of the Circum-Pacific region emphasizing the exploration and development of energy and mineral resources in a manner compatible with the environment. The papers contained in this volume include subjects in geology and geophysical research; exploration and development of oil, gas, and coal and of geothermal, solar, and nuclear energy; exploration and development of ferrous and nonferrous metallic minerals and nonmetallic minerals; and the pertinent economic and environmental problems. These consist of 17 general papers, 7 papers on coal, 15 papers on geothermal energy, 28 papers on hydrocarbons, 13 papers on hydrogeology, and 46 papers on minerals. This volume should prove to be an indispensable reference for scientific, technical, and economic development among all Pacific nations.
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