The Devils Den Roadless Area, Vt., has no identified mineral resources except for certain non-metallic commodities. Geochemical sampling found high amounts of barium, boron, copper, gold, lead, silver, and thorium in rocks, stream sediments, and panned concentrates, but not in sufficient quantity to be indicative of a resource ootential for these commodities. Airborne and ground radiometric surveys also failed to locate any bedrock concentrations of uranium or thorium. The results of the geochemical survey are not indicative of a potential for metallic mineral deposits within the study area. The only apparent resources in the study area are small deposits of sand and gravel, minor lenses of pure dolomite marble, and abundant rock suitable for construction purposes. Resources of oil or natural gas may exist at depth, but these cannot be evaluated by the present study.
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