the Bureau of Mineral Resources

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• Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement — Agency overview Formed January 19, 1982 (1982 01 19) Headquarters Washington, D.C. Employees 1,614 (2009) Annual budget …   Wikipedia

• Bureau of Mines — U.S. Govt. a division of the Department of the Interior, created in 1910, that studies the nation s mineral resources and inspects mines. * * * …   Universalium

• Bureau of Mines — U.S. Govt. a division of the Department of the Interior, created in 1910, that studies the nation s mineral resources and inspects mines …   Useful english dictionary

• Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 — The Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 30 U.S.C. § 181 et seq. is a United States federal law that authorizes and governs leasing of public lands for developing deposits of coal, petroleum, natural gas and other hydrocarbons, in addition to… …   Wikipedia

• The United States of America —     The United States of America     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The United States of America     BOUNDARIES AND AREA     On the east the boundary is formed by the St. Croix River and an arbitrary line to the St. John, and on the north by the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Bureau of Land Management — The Bureau of Land Management was established July 16, 1946, by the consolidation of the General Land Office (created in 1812) and the Grazing Service (formed in 1934). The Bureau manages the national resource lands (some 450 million acres) and… …   Black's law dictionary

• Theodore Roosevelt: The Conservation of Public Lands — ▪ Primary Source       President Roosevelt was a conservationist by nature. An enthusiastic outdoorsman, he also recognized that the industrial transformation of the United States since the Civil War had made coal, timber, and other natural… …   Universalium

• Human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo — In all areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the human rights record remained poor, and numerous serious abuses were committed. Unlawful killings, disappearances, torture, rape, and arbitrary arrest and detention by security forces… …   Wikipedia

• Netherlands, The — officially Kingdom of The Netherlands byname Holland Country, northwestern Europe. Area: 16,033 sq mi (41,526 sq km). Population (2002 est.): 16,142,000. Capital: Amsterdam; Seat of Government: The Hague. Most of the people are Dutch. Languages:… …   Universalium

• Mining industry of the Democratic Republic of the Congo — The Democratic Republic of the Congo (abbreviated DR Congo or DRC), previously known as Zaire, is immensely rich in natural resources. However, mining activities have been closely linked to serious problems in the DRC. In September 2010, the… …   Wikipedia

• List of National Monuments of the United States — The United States has 101 protected areas known as national monuments. The President of the United States can establish a national monument by executive order, and the United States Congress can by legislation. The Antiquities Act of 1906… …   Wikipedia