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David Hiser, 1937-, Photographer (NARA record: 3651517)

Record creator Environmental Protection Agency. (12/02/1970 - )

Title

THE COLONY PLANT (NEAR GRAND VALLEY IN THE PICEANCE BASIN) AFTER YEARS OF RESEARCH, HAS TAKEN OIL SHALE FROM AN UNDERGROUND MINE AND HAS SUCCESSFULLY PROCESSED IT IN AN EXPERIMENTAL RETORT COLONY, A JOINT VENTURE OF THE OIL SHALE CORPORATION AND ATLANTIC RICHFIELD, IS NOW PLANNING A FULL SCALE OPERATION. IT WILL EMPLOY 1000 PERSONS AND PRODUCE BETWEEN 40,000 AND 85,000 BARRELS OF SYNTHETIC CRUDE OIL A DAY

Depicted place Rifle (Garfield, Colorado, United States, North and Central America) inhabited place (39°31′59″N 107°46′12″W / 39.533°N 107.77°W / 39.533; -107.77; NARA geographical record)

Date

August 1973

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National Archives at College Park

	Native name	National Archives and Records Administration
	Parent institution	National Archives and Records Administration
	Location	College Park
	Coordinates	39° 00′ 03.6″ N, 76° 57′ 34.7″ W
	Established	1994
	Web page	www.archives.gov/college-park
	Authority control	: Q38945047 NAID: 10048491 NARA: 10048491

Still Picture Records Section, Special Media Archives Services Division (NWCS-S)

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Record group: Record Group 412: Records of the Environmental Protection Agency, 1944 - 2006 (National Archives Identifier: 708 )
Series: DOCUMERICA: The Environmental Protection Agency's Program to Photographically Document Subjects of Environmental Concern, compiled 1972 - 1977 (National Archives Identifier: 542493 )

Agency-Assigned Identifier: 171/01/010201

NAIL Control Number: NWDNS-412-DA-10201

412-DA-10201

Source U.S. National Archives and Records Administration

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