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Bureau of Mines

American  

noun

U.S. Government.
  1. a division of the Department of the Interior, created in 1910, that studies the nation's mineral resources and inspects mines.


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A hypothetical magnitude 7 earthquake near Las Vegas could cause about $21 billion in damage, ripping through vulnerable buildings and infrastructure, according to the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology.

From Los Angeles Times May 4, 2026

Claude Prepetit, a geologist and engineer with Haiti’s Bureau of Mines and Energy, told Radio Caraibes that smaller earthquakes that occurred earlier this year in southern Haiti led to the bigger one that struck Tuesday.

From Seattle Times Jun. 6, 2023

New Earth MRI-funded survey work in these areas will help define the full extent of these resources, says Faulds, who directs Nevada's state Bureau of Mines and Geology.

From Salon Mar. 19, 2023

He spent the next dozen or so years working as a research chemist for oil companies and for the United States Bureau of Mines.

From New York Times Dec. 29, 2022

I can get rid of them all except Alton of the Bureau of Mines.

From The Enchanted Canyon by Morrow, Honoré

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