Jeff L Doebrich
Jeff Doebrich is a Regional Science Advisor with the Office of International Programs where he is responsible for facilitating USGS cooperative science in Africa and the Middle East.
Jeff Doebrich has been an economic geologist with the USGS since 1982. His research has focused on a variety of mineral resource issues in the Great Basin of the western United States, in Central Asia, and in the Middle East.
In the 1980’s and 1990’s Jeff served two tours of duty with the USGS Saudi Arabian Mission, including one as Mission Chief Scientist. Jeff has coordinated large regional mineral resource assessments in the Great Basin and Central Asia, including the USGS mineral resource assessment of Afghanistan from 2004 to 2006. In 2010, Jeff led the overall USGS program in Iraq, a multidisciplinary effort involving mineral and water resource studies, establishment of an agrometeorological network, and creation of a national spatial data infrastructure.
From 2006 to 2016, Jeff was the Associate Program Coordinator for the USGS Mineral Resources Program. Since January 2017, Jeff has been the Africa and Middle East Science Advisor for the USGS Office of International Programs.
Professional Experience
2017-Present: Africa and Middle East Science Advisor, USGS Office of International Programs, Reston, VA
2006-2016: Associate Program Coordinator, USGS Mineral Resources Program, Reston, VA
2004-2006: Research Geologist, USGS Eastern Region Mineral Resources Team, Reston, VA
2001-2004: Research Geologist, USGS Western Region Mineral Resources Team, Reno, NV
1997-2001: Mission Chief Scientist, USGS Saudi Arabian Mission, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
1989-1996: Research Geologist, USGS Branch of Western Mineral Resources, Reno, NV
1985-1989: Research Geologist, USGS Saudi Arabian Mission, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
1982-1985: Physical Science Technician, USGS Branch of Central Mineral Resources, Denver, CO
Education and Certifications
Colorado School of Mines, Undergraduate and Graduate degrees
Science and Products
The Ar Rayn Terrane: Geotectonic implications of unique metallogeny in the Arabian Shield
Resource assessment of the Bureau of Land Management's Winnemucca District and Surprise Resource Area, Northwest Nevada and Northeast California; geology and its relation to resource genesis
Metallic mineral resources in the U.S. Bureau of Land Management's Winnemucca District and Surprise Resource Area, northwest Nevada and northeast California
Characterization of mineral deposits in rocks of the Triassic to Jurassic magmatic arc of western Nevada and eastern California
Preliminary geologic map of the Galena Canyon Quadrangle, Lander County, Nevada
Resource assessment of the Bureau of Land Management's Winnemucca District and Surprise Resource Area, Northwest Nevada and Northeast California
Metallogenic evolution of mineral de posits in Triassic to Jurassic magmatic arc rocks in and near the northern Walker Lane, western Nevada and eastern California
Preliminary geological map of the Antler Peak 7.5 minute quadrangle, Lander County, Nevada
Geology of the Ishmas gold district, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Geology of the Ar Rahail ancient gold mine, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Rock geochemistry in the Mahd adh Dhahab district, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Geology of the Wadi Ash Shu'bah Quadrangle, Sheet 26 E, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
The Ar Rayn Terrane: Geotectonic implications of unique metallogeny in the Arabian Shield
Resource assessment of the Bureau of Land Management's Winnemucca District and Surprise Resource Area, Northwest Nevada and Northeast California; geology and its relation to resource genesis
Metallic mineral resources in the U.S. Bureau of Land Management's Winnemucca District and Surprise Resource Area, northwest Nevada and northeast California
Characterization of mineral deposits in rocks of the Triassic to Jurassic magmatic arc of western Nevada and eastern California
Preliminary geologic map of the Galena Canyon Quadrangle, Lander County, Nevada
Resource assessment of the Bureau of Land Management's Winnemucca District and Surprise Resource Area, Northwest Nevada and Northeast California
Metallogenic evolution of mineral de posits in Triassic to Jurassic magmatic arc rocks in and near the northern Walker Lane, western Nevada and eastern California
Preliminary geological map of the Antler Peak 7.5 minute quadrangle, Lander County, Nevada
Geology of the Ishmas gold district, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Geology of the Ar Rahail ancient gold mine, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Rock geochemistry in the Mahd adh Dhahab district, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Geology of the Wadi Ash Shu'bah Quadrangle, Sheet 26 E, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.