Bureau of Mines Publications and Journal Articles 1910-1996

The United States Bureau of Mines of the Department of the Interior was established in 1910 by the Department of the Interior and abolished on March 30, 1996.

NTIS maintains the entire collection of the Bureau's publications, some 5,000 documents. This page lists the printed indexes that are available to locate these publications as well as providing a search box to locate publications in the NTIS collection.

The Bureau was established to conduct inquiries and scientific and technological investigations on mining and the preparation, treatment, and use of mineral substances; to promote health and safety in the mineral industries; to conserve material resources; to promote economic development; to increase efficiency in the mining, metallurgical, quarrying, and other mineral industries; and to inquire into the economic conditions affecting those industries.

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Printed Indexes to the Bureau of Mines Publications and Journal Articles 1910 - 1994

The following is a list of indexes of publications and journal articles available for purchase through NTIS. If you have a request on the availability of a specific document in the Bureau of Mines collection, please contact NTIS at info@ntis.gov.

These lists contain all of the Bureau's publications and articles. The literature concerns mineral resources, economic and technologic progress of the mineral industries, developments in mine safety and health, and research in the extraction, processing, and utilization of metals, nonmetallics, and mineral fuels. Libraries that maintain files of Bureau publications are listed. Cooperative publications issued by organizations with which the Bureau conducted joint research are described as are patents issued to the Bureau of Mines. One of the features of this publication is an exhaustive subject and author index.

List of Publications Issued by the Bureau of Mines

From July 1, 1910 to January 1, 1960, with Subject and Author Index.
NTIS Order Number: PB-295062

To order call the NTIS sales desk at 1-800-553-6847 (703-605-6000).

List of Journal Articles Issued by the Bureau of Mines

From July 1, 1910 to January 1, 1960, with Subject and Author Index.
NTIS Order Number: PB-295432

To order call the NTIS sales desk at 1-800-553-6847 (703-605-6000).