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