United States Bureau of Mines

United States Bureau of Mines

Agency overview
Formed	May 16, 1910 (1910-05-16)
Dissolved	March 30, 1996
Superseding agency	Department of Energy U.S. Geological Survey Bureau of Land Management Office of Mine Safety and Health Research National Mine Map Repository
Jurisdiction	Federal Government of the United States
Headquarters	Washington, D.C., U.S. (former)
Motto	Safety and Efficiency
Parent department	Department of the Interior

For most of the 20th century, the United States Bureau of Mines (USBM) was the primary United States government agency conducting scientific research and disseminating information on the extraction, processing, use, and conservation of mineral resources. The Bureau was abolished in 1996.