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A Printable resume of Dr. W. Thomas Goerold, owner and Chief
Economist of Lookout Mountain Analysis can be found here.
Qualifications and Skills
ExperienceOWNER, LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN ANALYSIS, Golden, Colorado, February 1991 to present.
SENIOR ASSOCIATE-ECONOMIST, RESOURCE DATA INTERNATIONAL, Boulder,
Colorado, January 1997 to July 1998.
CONSULTING GEOLOGIST AND GEOCHEMIST, Geostat Systems, Golden, Colorado, 1991 to 1997.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FOUR CORNERS ECOREGION PROJECT, The Wilderness Society, Denver, Colorado, November 1989 to February 1991.
CHIEF ANALYST, ENERGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES, The Wilderness Society, Washington, D.C. and Denver, Colorado, April 1987 to February 1991.
SOFTWARE CONSULTANT, Palidsade Corporation, Washington, D.C., March 1986 to present.
INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT, Washington, D.C., June 1986 to April 1987.
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 | Prepared a successful proposal to measure statewide energy usage as part
of a energy demand analysis for the state of North Carolina. |
| Performed analysis on the adequacy of future world fluorine reserves for
the production of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and their impact on global
climate change. |
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| Executed study for the U.S.
Bureau of Mines using econometric analysis to investigate the causes and
magnitude of the decline of United States and world mineral demand. |
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| Analyzed and served as a contract
manager for studies concerning the tax burden of synthetic fuels, the role
of heavy oil in future U.S. energy policy, and others. |
| Used microcomputers as well as mainframe computers to construct and model project finance, and economic and tax analyses of synthetic and conventional energy projects and sectors. |
| Planned
and conducted field surveys for base and precious metals throughout eastern
and western U.S. |
| Provided
geochemical exploration and development services using geostatistical
methods to evaluate field and literature surveys. |
| Performed
geostatistical evaluations of mineral exploration and deposit data. |
Goerold, W.T., 2003,See Summary of Conclusions and Excerpts From: Rocky Mountain States Boom and Bust Energy Development Patterns, 1970-2000, Final Draft, Prepared under contract to The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, May 1, 2003.
Goerold, W.T., 2002, Powder River Basin Coalbed Methane Financial Model (PRB-CBM-FM): Revision of presentation given to University of Colorado, Natural Resources Law Center Coalbed Methane Conference, April 4-5, 2002.
Goerold, W.T., 2002, Comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Draft Planning Amendment for the Powder River Basin Oil and Gas Project by the Bureau of Land Management, Buffalo (WY) Field Office.
Goerold, W.T., 2002, Comments on the Draft Statewide Oil and Gas EIS and Amendment of the Powder River and Billings RMP's--Bureau of Land Management and State of Montana.
Goerold, W.T., 2002, Answers to questions submitted to Dr. W. Thomas Goerold by the U.S. House of Representatives, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, Committee on Resources, following the April 18, 2002 oversight hearing on "Oil and Gas Resource Assessment Methodology."
Goerold,
W.T., 2002,
Written
Testimony for Oversight Hearing on "Oil and Gas Resource Assessment
Methodology", for the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources,
Committee on Resources, U.S. House of Representatives, April 18, 2002.
Goerold,
W.T., 2002, Sources
of United States Oil Supply,
prepared for the Alaska Coalition, April 2002.
Goerold,
W.T., 2002, Preliminary
Powder
River Basin (PRB) Coalbed Methane (CBM) Financial Model,
presented
at the Natural Resources Law Center Coalbed Methane Conference,
Goerold,
W.T., 2002, An
Estimate of the Value of Manning-Family Mining Interests in the Mogollon Mining
District, New Mexico, November
2001 – February 2002, valuation of silver-gold mining interests, proprietary
expert witness statements and deposition.
Goerold, W.T., 2001,
A
Brief Examination of the Adequacy of Future U.S. Natural Gas Infrastructure and
Resources and the Role of Public Lands in U.S. Natural Gas Production,
prepared for The Wilderness Society.
Goerold, W.T., 2001,
Some
Fundamental Characteristics of the U.S. Energy Sector, prepared
for The Wilderness Society.
Goerold, W.T., 2001,
Examination
and Critique of ARI Report: Undiscovered Natural Gas and Petroleum Resources
Beneath Inventoried Roadless and Special Designated Areas on Forest Service
Lands Analysis and Results, with Additional Discussion of U.S. Geological Survey
and National Petroleum Council Reports, prepared for The
Wilderness Society.
Goerold, W.T., 2000,
Oil
Resources in the 1002 Area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge,
Invited oral and written testimony before the United States Senate, Senate
Energy Committee, April 5, 2000.
Goerold, W.T., 2000, An Analysis of the Impacts of the Troy Mine, ASARCO, Inc., Lincoln County, Montana, and An Examination of ASARCO Corporate Performance, 1974 to Present, prepared for the Rock Creek Alliance (RCA), 66 pp. Presented to the County Commissioners of Sanders County, Montana.
Goerold, W.T., 2000,
Preliminary
Financial Review of the Proposed McDonald Gold Mine,
prepared for the Blackfoot Legacy.
Goerold, W.T., 2000,
Review
of Conservation Easement Assessment of McDonald Gold Mine,
prepared for the Blackfoot Legacy.
Goerold, W.T., 2000,
Challenging
the Economic Myths: U.S. Energy Policy and Potential Oil Production from the
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, report prepared for the
World Wildlife Fund (U.K.).
Goerold, W.T., 1998,
Review
of the Findings of the May 17, 1998 USGS Report on the Quantities of
Economically Producible Oil that May Underlie the Arctic National Wildlife
Refuge, prepared for the Alaska Wilderness League and the Natural
Resources Defense Council.
Goerold, W.T., 1997,
A
Critique of Existing Socioeconomic Impact Reports Evaluating the Proposed
Crandon Zinc-Copper Mine, Wisconsin, prepared for the
Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin.
Goerold, W.T., 1997,
The
Crown Butte Agreement: An Examination of the Proposed New World Gold Mine Land
Exchange, oral
presentation to the Sixth Annual Mineral Economics and Management Society (MEMS),
February 27-March 1, 1997, Boulder, Colorado. Printed in Proceedings
of the Mineral Economics and Management Society (MEMS), Eighth
Annual MEMS Professional Meeting held in Ottawa, Ontario.
Goerold, W.T., 1996,
Economic
Analysis and Critique of a Report to the Bureau of Indian Affairs on the: Legal
and Economic Issues Related to the Re-licensing of the Shawano Hydropower
Project, prepared for the Menominee Indian Tribe of
Wisconsin.
Goerold, W.T., 1996,
Thornwood
Gas Project Environmental Response, prepared for the Virginia
Sierra Club and the Southern Environmental Law Center.
Goerold, W.T., 1996,
Comments
on the merits of EPA’s economic analysis of proposed NPDES rules on the
discharge of oilfield platform wastes, prepared for the
Trustees for Alaska.
Goerold, W.T., 1996,
Declaration
on the merits of a valuable mineral discovery at the Montanore Mine, Montana
in The Wilderness Society and Great Bear Foundation v. Noranda Minerals
Corporation +and United States Forest Service, deposition prepared for the
Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund.
Goerold, W.T., 1995, Supplemental Financial Analysis of a Natural Gas Pipeline System in West Virginia and Virginia Proposed by Thornwood Gas, Incorporated, prepared for the Virginia Wilderness Committee and Virginia and the West Virginia Sierra Clubs.
Goerold,
W.T., 1995, Deposition on the projected profitability of the proposed New World
Mine, for Beartooth Alliance, et al., v. Crown Butte Mines, Inc., prepared for
the Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund.
Goerold, W.T., 1995,
Financial
Analysis of a Natural Gas Pipeline System in West Virginia and Virginia Proposed
by Thornwood Gas, Incorporated, prepared for the Virginia
Wilderness Committee and the Virginia and West Virginia Sierra Clubs.
Goerold, W.T., 1995,
Review
of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Petroleum Estimates and Methodologies,
prepared for the Alaska Coalition.
Goerold, W.T., 1995,
Review
of Potential Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Petroleum Production Issues,
prepared for the Alaska Coalition.
Goerold, W.T., 1995,
Financial
Analysis of the Proposed New World Project, With a Preliminary Calculation of
Potential Buyout Prices, prepared for the Greater Yellowstone
Coalition. Presented to the following U.S. Government Agencies: Department of
Interior, Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Mines, Geological Survey, National
Park Service, Environmental Protection Agency, and Council on Environmental
Quality.
Goerold, W.T., 1995,
An
Analysis of the Compatibility of a Proposed Natural Gas Pipeline Project with
Historical and Current Economic and Demographic Patterns in Four Counties in
West Virginia and Virginia, report prepared for Virginia
Wilderness Committee, and Virginia and West Virginia Sierra Clubs.
Goerold, W.T., 1993,
Investigation
of Trends in Oil and Gas Exploration, report submitted to the
U.S. Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Range and Experimental Station.
Goerold, W.T., 1992,
Environmental
Impacts and the Energy and Mineral Industries, report
submitted to the U.S. Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Range and Experimental
Station under contract.
Goerold, W.T., and
Mehrkens, J., 1992, Quartz
Hill Molybdenum Mine: Would Environmental Protection Price It Out of the Market?,
oral presentation by the senior author and published in the Proceedings
of the First Annual Mineral Economics and Management Society (MEMS),
annual meeting in Washington, D.C., March 19-21, 1992.
Goerold, W.T., 1992,
Econometric
Modeling of the Projected Impact of the Alaska-Juneau and Kensington Gold Mines
to Property Values and Property Taxes for Single-Family Homeowners in the City
and Borough of Juneau, prepared for the Southeast Alaska
Natural Resources Center.
Goerold, W.T., 1991,
Financial
and Socioeconomic Analysis and Recommendations Regarding Some of the Impacts of
the Proposed Alaska-Juneau Mine to Residents of the City and Borough of Juneau,
report prepared for Southeast Alaska Natural Resources Center.
Goerold, W.T., 1991,
Review
of Alaska Oil Reserves/Resources by the General Accounting Office, Comments
for the Natural Resources Defense Council, Alaska Coalition, National Wildlife
Federation, Wilderness Society, Sierra Club, and National Audubon Society.
Goerold, W.T., 1991,
Comments
On the Draft Environmental Impact Statement and the Draft Socioeconomic Impact
Assessment for the Proposed Alaska-Juneau Mine, prepared for
Southeast Alaska Natural Resources Center.
Goerold, W.T., and
Mehrkens, J., 1991, Economic
Feasibility of the Proposed Quartz Hill Molybdenum Mine In Southeast Alaska.
Goerold, W.T., 1990,
Economic
and Demographic Overview of the Four Corners States, report
published by The Wilderness Society.
Goerold, W.T., 1990,
Royalty
and Fee Provisions of S. 1126, A Bill to Provide for the Disposition of Hardrock
Minerals on Federal Lands, invited oral and written testimony
presented to the U.S. Senate, Senate Energy and Natural Resource Committee's
Subcommittee on Mineral Resource Development and Production.
September 13, 1990.
Goerold, W.T., 1989,
The
Energy and Mineral Sector in Utah,
report published by The Wilderness Society, also excerpted in
Wilderness
on the Edge, 1991, Utah Wilderness Association.
Goerold, W.T., 1989,
The
Effect of the California Desert Protection Act, S. 11, on the Nonfuel Minerals
Industry in the California Desert, testimony presented to the
U.S. Senate, Senate Energy Committee, October 2, 1989.
Goerold, W.T., 1989,
The
Energy and Mineral Sector in Arizona,
report published by The Wilderness Society.
Goerold, W.T., 1989,
Mining and the
California Desert, and Rare
Earth Minerals, Superconductivity, and the California Desert, oral
and written report in the proceedings of the California
Desert Mineral Symposium, U.S. Bureau of Land Management and the
South Coast Geological Society, March 3 and 4, 1989.
Goerold, W.T., 1988,
A
Simulation Model to Determine the Probability of Finding Economically Producible
Petroleum in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), Alaska,
printed in the proceedings of Competition,
Profitability, and Policy in the Energy Industries, International
Association for Energy Economics (IAEE) conference, October 31-November 2, 1988,
p. 386-397. At
one time used as a case study in natural resource valuation at the John F.
Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
Goerold, W.T., 1987,
Petroleum
Economics of the United States and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge,
written testimony prepared for Joseph L. Fisher, Distinguished Professor of
Political Economy, George Mason University, before the U.S. Senate, Senate
Energy and Natural Resources Committee, October 25, 1987.
Goerold, W.T., 1987,
Environmental
and Petroleum Resource Conflicts: A Simulation Model to Determine the Benefits
of Petroleum Production in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska,
published in Materials
and Society, v. 11, number 3, p. 279-307. At
one time used as a case study in natural resource valuation at the John F.
Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
Goerold, W.T., 1987,
Minerals
and the New Mexico Wilderness Proposals, report issued August 7,
1987.
Goerold, W.T., 1987,
Do
We Need Oil from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge?, oral
and written testimony given before the U.S. House of Representatives, House
Water and Power Subcommittee of the House Interior and Insular Affairs
Committee, May 28, 1987.
Goerold, W.T., 1986,
Preliminary
Mineral Resource Assessment of Wilderness Study Areas Proposed under the
California Desert Conservation Area and The California Desert Protection Act,
prepared for The Wilderness Society, November 4, 1986.
Goerold, W.T., 1986,
Preliminary
Report Reviewing the Potential Energy and Mineral Production for Selected Areas
Reported in the Utah BLM Statewide Wilderness Draft Environmental Impact
Statement, prepared for The Wilderness Society, July 30,
1986.
Faucett, J.G.,
Chmelynski, H.J., Goerold, W.T., 1986, Changes
in Worldwide Demand for Metals, U.S. Bureau of Mines Open
File Report 92-86.
Goerold, W.T., 1983,
The
Effect of the Recent Gold Price Rise on Gold Mine Production, Exploration, and
Investment in the United States and South Africa, Doctor of
Philosophy thesis in Mineral Economics, Pennsylvania State University, 217
pp.
Goerold, W.T., 1981, Geology and Geochemistry of Tin Occurrences in Southwestern New Mexico, Master of Science thesis in Economic Geology, Pennsylvania State University, 131 pp.
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