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The United States Bureau of Mines (USBM) was a federal agency that conducted research and disseminated information on mineral resources from 1910 to 1996. It was abolished and its functions were transferred to other agencies, such as DOE, USGS, and NIOSH.
MSHA is a U.S. Department of Labor agency that enforces safety and health standards in mines and mineral processing operations. It was created in 1977 by the Mine Act, which also established the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission and the MINER Act.
Learn about the history, impacts, and commodities of mining in the US, from colonial times to the present. Find out the rankings, values, and locations of the top mining states and minerals in the country.
SMCRA stands for Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, a federal law that sets environmental standards and requirements for active and abandoned coal mines in the US. Learn about the history, components, and enforcement of SMCRA, as well as the state/federal relationship and the AML fund.
Annual US mined silver production. Silver mining in the United States began on a major scale with the discovery of the Comstock Lode in Nevada in 1858. The industry suffered greatly from the demonetization of silver in 1873 by the Coinage Act of 1873, known pejoratively as the "Crime of 73", but silver mining continues today.
Eagle Mine: Marquette County, Michigan: Lundin Mining: Underground mine producing nickel and copper concentrates 18 (2018) [8] 15 Phoenix Lander County, Nevada: Newmont Mining Corporation: Gold-copper ore, concentrated and leached 16 (2018) [6] 16 Lisbon Valley San Juan County, Utah
During the mid-1990s until the mid-2000s, the center worked with the Oregon Department of Transportation on preventing corrosion on bridges exposed to salt water. [6] In 1996, the United States Congress eliminated the Bureau of Mines, with the Albany facility then transferred to the U.S. Department of Energy. [2]
The Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Public Law 95-164) amended the Coal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1969. It can be found in the United States Code under Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining, Chapter 22, Mine Safety and Health.