The U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program Five-Year Plan, 2006-2010
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Contents
- Executive summary
- Introduction
- Mission and long-term goals
- Five-year goals
- Research and Assessments
- Long-term goal 1: Ensure availability of up-to-date quantitative assessments of potential for undiscovered mineral deposits
- Long-term goal 2: Ensure availability of up-to-date geoenvironmental assessments of priority Federal lands
- Long-term goal 3: Ensure availability of reliable geologic, geochemical, geophysical, and mineral locality data for the United States
- Continuing goal: Ensure availability of scientific facilities and services required to achieve MRP goals
- Minerals Information and Analysis
- Research and Assessments
- Performance measures
- Budget and performance integration
- Program review
- Expertise and capabilities
- Facilities
- Acknowledgements
- References cited
- Appendix: Partners and customers