附註:"This study was supported by Grant No. 02HQAG0091 between the National Academy of Sciences and the U.S. Geological Survey"--Title page verso
Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-118).
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 Mineral Resource Surveys Program and the USGS Response -- 4 The Minerals Information Team -- 5 Envisioning the Future Mineral Resources Program -- References -- APPENDIXES -- A Mineral Resources and Society: A Review of the U.S. Geological Survey�s Mineral Resource Surveys Program Plan -- B Biographical Sketches of Committee Members -- C Information Provided to the Committee