United States Bureau of Mines

From 1910 through 1995, the United States Bureau of Mines, USBM, provided information to the public on the minerals industry. In September, 1995, the Congress voted to abolish the USBM as a budget savings. The main publications of the USBM are the USBM Bulletin, USBM Information Circular, and the USBM Report of Investigations. Most USBM publications published after 1970 are available for purchase from the National Technical Information Service, NTIS. Montana Tech Library has the paper indexes to the Mines collection from 1910 to 1993 and collects most of the publications which are stored in the government depository section under the Department of the Interior. Contracts to continue the work of the USBM have been awarded to NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health), U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Geological Survey, and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.

References:

1. United States Bureau of Mines, Bulletin, U.S. Dept. of Interior, Bureau of Mines, Washington (1910).

2. United States Bureau of Mines, Information Circular, U.S. Dept. of Interior, Bureau of Mines, Washington.

3. United States Bureau of Mines, Report of Investigations, U.S. Dept. of Interior, Bureau of Mines, Washington.