Future Challenges for the U.S. Geological Survey's Mineral Resources Program

Future Challenges for the U.S. Geological Survey's Mineral Resources Program

  • Editor: National Academies Press
  • ISBN: 9780309089937
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780309526692
  • eISBN Epub: 9780309182188
  • Lloc de publicació:  United States
  • Any de publicació digital: 2004
  • Mes: Abril
  • Pàgines: 154
  • Idioma: Anglés

The committee assesses the USGS's responses to a 1996 program review, evaluates the minerals information team, and examines how the program's mission and vision might evolve to meet the nation's future needs over the next decade.

  • Cover
  • Front Matter
  • Executive Summary
  • 1 Minerals Science and Information: The Federal Role
  • 2 The Mineral Resources Program Today
  • 3 The 1996 National Research Council Review of the USGS Mineral Resource Surveys Program and the USGS Response
  • 4 The Minerals Information Team
  • 5 Envisioning the Future Mineral Resources Program
  • References
  • Appendix A: Mineral Resources and Society: A Review of the U.S. Geological Survey's Mineral Resource Surveys Program Plan
  • Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members
  • Appendix C: Information Provided to the Committee
  • Appendix D: Commodities Surveyed by the Minerals Information Team