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Mining Publication: Update on the Continuing Functions of the Former US Bureau of Mines

Original creation date: January 1997

Image of publication Update on the Continuing Functions of the Former US Bureau of Mines

In fiscal 1996, the U.S. Congress directed that the U.S. Bureau of Mines (USBM) be closed. Certain functions were reassigned to other agencies. The remaining employees were separated and the unoccupied sites were decommissioned. As a result, 12 locations were closed and about 1,200 employees were terminated in March 1996. About 600 employees at five locations were reassigned to other federal agencies. This article provides a summary of the continuing functions, the agencies involved and the points of contact for each continuing function. The functions that were discontinued are also identified.

Authors: JN Murphy

Peer Reviewed Journal Article - January 1997

NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20025426

Min Eng 1997 Jan; :87-89


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