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

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.Table of ContentsFront MatterExecutive Summary1 Minerals Science and Information: The Federal Role2 The Mineral Resources Program Today3 The 1996 National Research Council Review of the USGS Mineral Resource Surveys Program and the USGS Response4 The Minerals Information Team5 Envisioning the Future Mineral Resources ProgramReferencesAppendix A: Mineral Resources and Society: A Review of the U.S. Geological Survey's Mineral Resource Surveys Program PlanAppendix B: Biographical Sketches of Committee MembersAppendix C: Information Provided to the CommitteeAppendix D: Commodities Surveyed by the Minerals Information Team