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The California Geological Survey has had many names over its history. The original Geological Survey of California was replaced in April 1880 by the new California State Mining Bureau. This was renamed the Division of Mines in 1927. In 1962 the division's name was expanded to be California Division of Mines and Geology, a name that lasted until ...
The Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1975 (SMARA) gave the Department of Conservation responsibilities related to reclamation of mined lands. Initially these responsibilities were allocated to the Division of Mines and Geology, working in concert with the State Mining and Geology Board and local governments.
The Department of Mineral Resources ( DMR, Thai: กรมทรัพยากรธรณี) is a Thai government agency under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. It is responsible for the management of the country's geological resources and geology-related matters. The department was established in 1892 as the Royal ...
Geologic mapping of Georgia is the creation of geologic maps —special-purpose maps made to show geological features—of the State of Georgia in the United States. Rock units or geologic strata are shown by colors or symbols to indicate where they are exposed at the surface. Structural features such as faults and shear zones are also shown.
After the September 2009 elections [clarification needed] the government formed the new Ministry of Mines and Geology, Ministère des Mines et de la Géologie, with Pierre Oba as Minister. In early 2010, the Canadian exploration company NGEx Resources Inc was granted two exploration licences for copper-lead-zinc, over the Reneville and ...
Mining industry of Cameroon. Despite being a mineral rich country, Cameroon has only recently begun to investigate mining on an industrial scale. Strong metal and industrial mineral prices since 2003 have encouraged companies to develop mines here. The terrain mainly consists of granite-rich ground with areas of ultramafic rocks that are ...
Parent department. Department of the Interior. For most of the 20th century, the United States Bureau of Mines ( USBM) was the primary United States government agency conducting scientific research and disseminating information on the extraction, processing, use, and conservation of mineral resources. The Bureau was abolished in 1996.
The Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resources (ADMMR) is a state government agency in the U.S. state of Arizona that has the purpose of promoting and developing the state's mineral resources . The department was established in 1939 as the Arizona Department of Mineral Resources. [1] The ADMMR engages in technical research, field ...