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Date Sept. 30, 2010 Report No. GAO-10-1030 Title

The Democratic Republic of the Congo: U.S. Agencies Should Take Further Actions to Contribute to the Effective Regulation and Control of the Minerals Trade in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

United States Government Accountability Office GAO September 2010 Report to Congressional Requesters THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO U.S. Agencies Should Take Further Actions to Contribute to the Effective Regulation and Control of the Minerals Trade in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo GAO-10-1030 September 2010 THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Accountability • Integrity • Rel...
Date March 4, 2010 Report No. GAO-10-379R Title

Natural Resources: Update on the Status of the Merchantable Timber Contracting Pilot Program

United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 March 4, 2010 Congressional Committees Subject: Update on the Status of the Merchantable Timber Contracting Pilot Program Counties containing federal lands have historically received a percentage of the receipts generated by the sale or use of natural resources on the federal lands. A steep decline in federal timber sales during t...
Date July 14, 2009 Report No. GAO-09-854T Title

Hardrock Mining: Information on State Royalties and the Number of Abandoned Mine Sites and Hazards

United States Government Accountability Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT Tuesday, July14, 2009 Testimony Before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, U.S. Senate HARDROCK MINING Information on State Royalties and the Number of Abandoned Mine Sites and Hazards Statement of Robin M. Nazzaro, Director Natural Resources and Environment GAO-09-854T July 14, 2009 HA...
Date March 17, 2009 Report No. GAO-09-506T Title

Oil and Gas Leasing: Federal Oil and Gas Resource Management and Revenue Collection in Need of Comprehensive Reassessment

United States Government Accountability Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT Tuesday, March 17, 2009 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, Committee on Natural Resources, House of Representatives OIL AND GAS LEASING Federal Oil and Gas Resource Management and Revenue Collection in Need of Comprehensive Reassessment Statement of Frank Rusco, Dir...
Date Sept. 12, 2008 Report No. GAO-08-893R Title

Mineral Revenues: Data Management Problems and Reliance on Self-Reported Data for Compliance Efforts Put MMS Royalty Collections at Risk

United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 September 12, 2008 Congressional Requesters Subject: Mineral Revenues: Data Management Problems and Reliance on SelfReported Data for Compliance Efforts Put MMS Royalty Collections at Risk The Department of the Interior’s (Interior) Minerals Management Service (MMS) collected the equivalent of over $9 billion in oil and gas roya...
Date July 21, 2008 Report No. GAO-08-849R Title

Hardrock Mining: Information on State Royalties and Trends in Mineral Imports and Exports

United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 July 21, 2008 The Honorable Harry Reid Majority Leader United States Senate The Honorable Jeff Bingaman Chairman Committee on Energy and Natural Resources United States Senate The Honorable Nick J. Rahall II Chairman Committee on Natural Resources House of Representatives Subject: Hardrock Mining: Information on State Royalties an...
Date March 11, 2008 Report No. GAO-08-560T Title

Mineral Revenues: Data Management Problems and Reliance on Self-Reported Data for Compliance Efforts Put MMS Royalty Collections at Risk

United States Government Accountability Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EST Tuesday, March 11, 2008 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, Committee on Natural Resources, House of Representatives MINERAL REVENUES Data Management Problems and Reliance on SelfReported Data for Compliance Efforts Put MMS Royalty Collections at Risk Statement of Fr...
Date March 28, 2007 Report No. GAO-07-659R Title

Posthearing Questions: Major Management Challenges at the Department of the Interior

United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 March 28, 2007 The Honorable Nick J. Rahall II Chairman, Committee on Natural Resources House of Representatives Subject: Posthearing Questions: Major Management Challenges at the Department of the Interior Dear Mr. Chairman: On February 16, 2007, I testified at the Committee’s oversight hearing on “Reports, Audits, and Invest...
Date March 8, 2001 Report No. GAO-01-356 Title

Bureau of Land Management: Improper Charges Made to Mining Law Administration Program

United States General Accounting Office GAO March 2001 Report to Congressional Requesters BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT Improper Charges Made to Mining Law Administration Program GAO-01-356 Contents Letter Appendixes Appendix I: Objectives, Scope, and Methodology 3 20 25 28 10 11 21 Appendix II: Comments From the Department of the Interior Appendix III: Staff Acknowledgments Tables Table 1: MLAP Time ...
Date June 2, 2000 Report No. AIMD-00-184R Title

Natural Resources: Review of the Bureau of Land Management's Administration and Use of Mining Maintenance Fees

United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 Accounting and Information Management Division B-285385 June 2, 2000 Congressional Requesters Subject: Review of the Bureau of Land Management’s Administration and Use of Mining Maintenance Fees This letter summarizes the information provided during our briefing to your office on April 10, 2000. The enclosed briefing slides highlight t...
Date May 29, 1998 Report No. RCED-98-209 Title

Federal Land Management: Appraisal of Crown Butte Mines' New World Property

United States General Accounting Office GAO May 1998 Report to Congressional Committees FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT Appraisal of Crown Butte Mines’ New World Property GAO/RCED-98-209 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-280072 May 29, 1998 Congressional Committees In Public Law 105-83, the Congress authorized and...
Date Oct. 31, 1997 Report No. RCED-98-5R Title

Federal Land Management: Estimates of Mineral Values and of the Economic Effects of Developing Minerals in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument

GAO United States General Accounting Washington, D.C. 20548 Office 15 1111/ 159558 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-278137 October 31, 1997 The Honorable Frank H. Murkowski Chairman, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources United States Senate The Honorable Don Young Chairman, Committee on Resources House of Representatives Subject: Federal Land Management: Estimates of ...
Date Sept. 9, 1997 Report No. RCED-97-232R Title

Federal Land Management: Estimates of Value and Economic Effects of the New World Mine Project

A o GAO ~G ~ United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-277779 September 9, 1997 The Honorable Frank H. Murkowski Chairman, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources United States Senate The Honorable Don Young Chairman, Committee on Resources House of Representatives Subject: Federal Land Management: Estimates of Value ...
Date Feb. 27, 1997 Report No. RCED-97-31 Title

Minerals Management: Costs for Onshore Minerals Leasing Programs in Three States

United States General Accounting Office GAO February 1997 Report to the Honorable Craig Thomas, U.S. Senate MINERALS MANAGEMENT Costs for Onshore Minerals Leasing Programs in Three States GAO/RCED-97-31 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-275497 February 27, 1997 The Honorable Craig Thomas United States Senate...
Date Sept. 16, 1994 Report No. RCED-94-10 Title

Mineral Resources: Federal Coal-Leasing Program Needs Strengthening

Resonrces, Community, Economic Development and Division B-262412 September 16,1994 u,.: .;, ,‘s ,,‘,.I :‘: Tht$Sp~ppbie“‘^”L” ” Rich&i &~&an Subcomn@tee, on RnergV _I,, . ,: C-an, ,, ,.(, /I :.’and Mineral Resources’ ” . ,,.‘I ‘,, .’ ,: : CQwtkeion. ?b@@ RgsOw$eq ’ ! : House of Representatives; I I, ,’ ,.: I i, ! I : ,/. .;.::‘.‘: (: ,,,i:*j;\?,);,p, ! :. :‘>...
Date April 19, 1994 Report No. T-RCED-94-183 Title

Mineral Resources: H.R. 3967--A Bill to Change How Federal Needs for Refined Helium Are Met

United States General Accounting Office GAO For Rekase on Delivery Expectedat 10:00a.m., EDT Tuesday ApriI 19,1994 Testimony Before the Subcommitteeon Energy and Mineral Resources, Committee on NaturaI Resources, House of Representatives MINERAL RESOURCES H.R. 3967 - A Bill to Change How Federal Needs for Refined Helium Are Met Statementof John H. Anderson, Jr., Associate Director Natural Resource...
Date Aug. 5, 1993 Report No. T-RCED-93-67 Title

Mineral Resources: Hardrock Mining Reclamation

United States General Accounting Office rq413\ ^- Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources and the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Natural Resources, House of Representatives For Release on Delivery Expected at IO:00 a.m., EDT Thursday August 5, lW3 MINE&IL&SOURCES Hardrock Mining Reclamation James Duffus III, Director, Natural Resources Manageme...
Date May 20, 1993 Report No. T-RCED-93-44 Title

Mineral Resources: Meeting Federal Needs for Helium

United States General Accounting Office r442ws- GAO For Releaseon Delivery Expectedat 10:00a.m., EDT ThUIXhy May 20,1993 Testimony Before the Subcommitteeon Energy and Mineral Resources, Committee on Natural Resources, House of Representatives MINISAL RESOURCES Meeting Federal Needs for Helium JamesDuffus III, Director, Natural ResourcesManagementIssues Resources,Community, and Economic Developmen...
Date March 31, 1993 Report No. RCED-93-104 Title

Fossil Fuels: Ways to Strengthen Controls Over Clean Coal Technology Project Costs

IJnitcxl States (;ctleral Accounting OfTice GAO Report to the Chairman, Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Subcommittee, Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives FOSSIL FUELS Ways to Strengthen Controls Over Clean Coal Technology Project Costs GAO United Statee General Accounting OfTIce Washington, D.C. 20648 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division H-261...
Date March 29, 1993 Report No. RCED-93-109 Title

Mineral Royalties: Royalties in the Western States and in Major Mineral-Producing Countries

I J M;wc*h 1 !)!Ej MINERAL ROYALTIES Royalties in the Western States and in Major Mineral-Producing Countries / -. lllllllllllllll 148904 m-m-.. _. ., RESTRICTED--Not to be released outside the General Accounting Office unless specifically approved by the Office of Congressional Relations. SS68/S RELEASED GAO United States General Accounting Of’ fice Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, ...
Date March 16, 1993 Report No. NSIAD-93-60 Title

National Defense Stockpile: Views on DOD's 1992 Report to the Congress and Proposed Legislation

M;ttx*h I!)!):3 NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE Views on DOD’ 1992 s Report to the Congress and Proposed Legislation -- i ll WI llllllllIll -- . 148596 ~ (;AO/NSIAI)-!)S-fi0 -- --.-. -.---.-._.----.--- GAO United States General Accounting Offlee Washington, D.C. 20648 National Security and International AfTairs Division B-24631 1 March 16, 1993 The HonorableJeff Bingaman Chairman,Subcommitteeon Defen...
Date Aug. 24, 1992 Report No. RCED-92-192 Title

Mineral Resources: Value of Hardrock Minerals Extracted From and Remaining on Federal Lands

I I ni ted S t.at,w Gt?nc?ral Accounting Office GAO A11$.pst, Report to the Honorable Dale Bumpers, 1J.S.Senate l!N2 MINERAL RESOURCES Value of Hardrock Minerals Extracted From and Remaining on Federal Lands ..- _ -.. __“_..-..- RESTRICTED--Not to be released outside the General Accounting Office unless specifically approved by the Office of Congression Relations. \ GAomB:II:Ib92-l92 ,,, s,.,, ....
Date Dec. 26, 1990 Report No. RCED-91-8 Title

Oregon Dunes Recreation Area: Patenting of Mining Claims Complies With Law

United States General Accounting Office GAO December 1990 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Mining and Natural Resources, Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, House of Representatives OREGON DUNES RECREATION AREA Patenting of Mining Claims Complies With Law GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-24037...
Date Dec. 19, 1990 Report No. RCED-91-50 Title

Mineral Revenues: Funding for the Idaho Initiative Project

..-.--- I~., -._. __. ..--... . ...___ _..- “ll.-“.” ..-.. ._ ---.. I Ini(,td St,a(,es Gtbnt~ral Accounting Office _ GiO _._... . .l,l-. -~-_.-” Ih’ t~Illfwr (‘ I!MO Ik port t,o t I&! Honorable .Junes A. McClure, U.S. Senate *ul r MINERAL REVENUES Funding for the Idaho Initiative Project ill ll 111111 142966 Not to be released outside the RESTRICTED-General Accounting Offh unless specl...
Date Aug. 2, 1990 Report No. RCED-90-7 Title

Mineral Revenues: Collection and Distribution of Revenues From Acquired Lands

i: United States General Accounting Office GAO August 1990 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Mining and Natural Resources, Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, House of Representatives 1 MINERAL REVENUES Collection and Distribution of RevenuesFrom Acquired Lands RESTRICTED --Not to be released outside General Accounting Office unless specifically approved by the Office of Congressional...
Date March 10, 1989 Report No. RCED-89-72 Title

Federal Land Management: The Mining Law of 1872 Needs Revision

United States General Accounting Office Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Mining and Natural Resources,Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, House of Representatives March 1989 FtiDEML LAND MANAGEMENT The Mining Law of 1872 Needs Revision GAO/RCED-89-72 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-229205 March 10, 1989 The Honorable Nick J. Rahall, II Chairman, Subcommittee...
Date March 3, 1989 Report No. NSIAD-89-123 Title

Strategic Minerals: Implications of Proposed Takeover of a Major British Mining Company

. United States General Accounting Office GAO March 1989 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on * Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Competitiveness, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives STRATEGIC MINERALS Implications of Proposed Takeover of a Major British Mining amPmY . . . . GAO/NSIAD-89-123 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Secu...
Date July 22, 1988 Report No. RCED-88-165 Title

Mineral Revenues: Information on Interior's Royalty Management Program

United States General Accounting Office GAO July 1988 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, U.S. Senate MINERAL REVENUES hfomation on Interior’s Royalty Management Program ;. RESTRICTED-Not to be relessed outside the General Accounting Office KY;: or: the his ni’ the specific approval by the OXice of Ccn;zzssmnal Xelnciox~ su~0Q GAO/RCED-W-166 . 1 J GAO united Gene...
Date June 22, 1988 Report No. NSIAD-88-201 Title

Strategic Minerals: Extent of U.S. Reliance on South Africa

GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C.20548 National Security and International Affairs Division B-226687 June 22,1988 The Honorable The Honorable United States Edward M. Kennedy Lowell P. Weicker, Senate Jr. that we examine trade On October 28, 1987, you requested with South Africa and changes in that trade over the past 5 years; public and private credit available and chan...
Date Sept. 16, 1986 Report No. 130999 Title

Natural Resources: Status of Efforts of OSMRE To Improve Administration of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT9:30 A.M. SEPTEMBER 16,1986 STATEMENT OF HOWARD G. RHILE, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMllTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON THE STATUS OF EFFORTS OF THE OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENTTO ADMINISTR...
Date March 24, 1986 Report No. RCED-86-69 Title

Mineral Revenues: Delays in Processing and Disbursing Onshore Oil and Gas Bid Revenues

, las745 l I United States General Accounting Office w GAO Mardh 1986 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs House of Representatives MINERAL REVENUES Delays in Processing and Disbursing Onshore Oil and Gas Bid Revenues I Ill II llllll 129745 . ---.i---..-.--...-- . -._--~ --. _ ..-..__ ___--_ -_-_-- ..__. --.-.-- --~ GAq/RCED-8669 , . GAO United States General Accountin...
Date April 4, 1985 Report No. RCED-85-88 Title

Natural Resources: Issues Surrounding Continuation of the Noncompetitive Oil and Gas Lottery System

Not to be released eutsfde we a-1 Accounthrp Offfce exCept on the h&3 at specific approve;! by the Offlce of Congressional &~ntisma RmTRICTsD - BY THE U.S.GENERAL ilcCOUl#&@j OFFICE Report To The Chairman, Committee On Interior And Insular Affairs House Of Representatives Issues Surrounding Continuation Of The Noncompetitive Oil And Gas Lottery System The Bureau of Land Management is responsible f...
Date Aug. 14, 1984 Report No. 125053 Title

Natural Resources: Wilderness Mineral Assessment Reports Could Be Improved To Better Meet Land Use Decisionmaking Needs

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINQTON, O.C. 20648 R@SOURCtl, COMMUNITY, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOr)rlENT DIVISION August 14, 1984 Mr. Dallas Director, Department Dear Mr. L. Peck U.S. Geological of the Interior Peck: Survey Subject: Wilderness Mineral Assessment Reports Could Be Improved to Better Meet Land Decisionmaking Needs (008483) Use Over the last 2 years the General Accounting Offic...
Date March 20, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-63 Title

Natural Resources: Implementation of the National Minerals and Materials Policy Needs Better Coordination and Focus

Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Implementation Of The National Minerals And Materials Policy Needs Better Coordination And Focus When the Congress passed the National Materials and Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980, it expected that the generally ad hoc decision and policy coordination used to develop and implement national minerals and materials policy would be replace...
Date Jan. 27, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-10 Title

Energy: Interior Department Activities Concerning Proposed Natural Gas Tight Formations in Montana

UNITED STATES GENERAL WASHINGTON, ACCOUNTING D.C. 20548 OFFICE I RESOURCES. COMMUNITV AND ECONOMIC OEVELOPMLNT OIVISION January 27, 1984 Dear Senator Subject: Baucus: Interior Department Activities Concerning Natural Gas Tight Formations in Montana (GAO/RCED-84-10) Proposed Your letters of May 4 and June 23, 1982, raised questions about natural gas tight formations, in general, and about proposed ...
Date May 17, 1983 Report No. 121374 Title

Natural Resources: Issues Concerning the National Materials Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980, Public Law 96-479

. I..*- c . b!‘ I . ‘ *’ * . UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D-C. 20548 t FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY . PECTED AT 9t30 A.M. &DAY, MAY 17,'1983 121374 *_ ;_ . @I i_ .: STATEMENT.OF mHN W . SPRAGUE, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR. :'I.? RESOURCES,COMMUNITY, AND ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT DIVISION' BEFORE TEE SUBCOMMITTEE TRANSPORTATJON, ON AVIATIONAND MATERIALS : HOUSE COMMITTEEON SCIENCE AND TECH...
Date March 21, 1983 Report No. 120853 Title

National Defense: Comments on the Defense Production Act

II ” VI 4+--’ UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 -FOR RELEAS-E ON DELIVERY MONDAY, MARCH 21, 1983, 10:00 r2oQs3 a.m. STATEMENT OF J. DEXTER PEACH, DIRECTOR RESOURCES, COMMUNITY, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS ON THE DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT Mr. Chairman and Members of this Defense expiration the Com...
Date March 8, 1983 Report No. RCED-83-101 Title

Natural Resources: Surface Oxidation of National Defense Stockpile Cobalt Does Not Adversely Affect Its Use

UNITED STATES GENERAL WASHINGTON, ACCOUNTING D.C. 20548 OFFICE AN[; RESOURCES, COMMUNITY. ECONOMIC DEVELOPUENT DIVISION B-210543 MlARCH8.1983 The Honorable John W. Warner Subcommittee on Energy Chairman, and Mineral Resources Committee on Energy and Natural Resources United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: Surface N&ional Affect Oxidation of,Cobalt Acquired for the Defense Stockpile Does Not Adver...
Date Dec. 8, 1982 Report No. 120091 Title

Government Operations: [U.S. Encouragement of Mining Investment in Developing Countries]

. J Prepared f o r D e l i v e r y a t a Conf e r e n c e on S t r a t e g i c Minerals and I n t e r n a t i o n a l A s s i s t a n c e , U n i v e r s i t y of Delaware, December 871-0 , 1 9 8 2 U . S . ENCOURAGEMENT OF M I N I N G INVESTMENT I N DEVELOPING COUNTRIES A l l a n I . Mendelowitz and John E . Watson The a u t h o r s a r e r e s p e c t i v e l y Associate D i r e c t o r and Group...
Date Sept. 14, 1982 Report No. ID-82-60 Title

Energy: Priority Support for Energy Programs Under the Defense Production Act

UNITY STATa GENERAL ACCOUNTWE OFFlCE WASHINGTO~J, D-C. zoS48 INTCRNATIONAL OIVISION E-208826 The Honorable Joseph M. Gaydos, Congressional Steel Caucus House of Representatives Subject: Chairman lllllllllllll 119690 Priority Support for Energy Under the Defense Production (GAO/ID-82-60) Programs Act Dear Mr. Chairman: General, In your letter of May 13, 1982, to the Comptroller information on Comme...
Date Sept. 3, 1982 Report No. ID-82-38 Title

Natural Resources: Federal Encouragement of Mining Investment in Developing Countries Has Been Only Marginally Effective

BYTHEUS GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of The Interior Federal Encouragement Of Mining Investment In Developing Countries. For Strategic And Critical Minerals Has Been Only Marginally,Effective During the last 5 years, the United States has supported several multilateral and bilateral initiatives to encourage mining investment in developing countries as a means of both increasing...
Date Aug. 16, 1982 Report No. EMD-82-115 Title

Energy: Data Compiled for Shut-In Oil and Gas Wells on Onshore Federal Lands Are Inaccurate and Probably Unnecessary

$18 ” Q,,/ ,; ” . limo STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 ENERGY AND DlVl5lON MINERALS B-208517 Mllllll IllIll 119196 -- AUGUST16,1982 The Honorable James G. Watt Secretary of the Interior Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: Data Compiled for Shut-In Oil and Gas Wells on Onshore Federal Lands Is Inaccurate and Probably Unnecessary (GAO/EMD-82-115) We recently completed an evaluat...
Date Aug. 10, 1982 Report No. EMD-82-86 Title

Energy: Need for Guidance and Controls on Royalty Rate Reductions for Federal Coal Leases

BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Oversight And Investigations House Committee On Energy And Commerce OF THEUNITED STATES Need For Guidance And Controls On Royalty Rate Reductions For Federal Coal Leases The Secretary of the Interior has used his authority to reduce royalty rates on eight Federal coal leases--amounting to $12 million in reduced Federal revenues. Re...
Date Aug. 2, 1982 Report No. ID-82-21 Title

International Affairs: Obstacles to U.S. Ability To Control and Track Weapons-Grade Uranium Supplied Abroad

P BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Honorable Gary Hart United States Senate OF THE UNITEDSTATES Obstacles To U.S. Ability To Control And Track Weapons-Grade Uranium Supplied Abroad The United States has exported over 16,000 kilograms of highly enriched uranium for use in research reactors in over 40 nations. GAO learned that the central computerized system used for tracking such exports is...
Date July 27, 1982 Report No. EMD-82-104 Title

Natural Resources: Interior's Minerals Management Programs Need Consolidation To Improve Accountability and Control

* BY THEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of The Interior Interior’s Minerals Management Programs Need Conso.lidation To Improve Accountability And Control The division of responsibilities between the Bureau of Land Management and the Minerals Management Service for managing Federal fuel and non-fuel mineral resource programs weakens accountability and control of the programs....
Date June 29, 1982 Report No. 118829 Title

National Defense: Strategic and Critical Minerals and Materials

FGR RELEASE ON EELIVERY Expected Tuesday, at 9:30 a.m. June 29, 1982 United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 of Deputy Director Division Statement McCullough, Douglas L. Energy and Kinerals Eefore Subcommittee Senate Committee the 118829 on Energy and Mineral Resources of the on Energy and Natural Resources on Minerals and paterials Strategic Mr. Chairman and Critical and Me...
Date June 3, 1982 Report No. EMD-82-69 Title

Natural Resources: Actions Needed To Promote a Stable Supply of Strategic and Critical Minerals and Materials

BY THEU,S,GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of The Interior Actions Needed To Promote A Stable Supply Of Strategic And Critical Minerals And Materials The administration’s April 5, 1982, program plan required by the National Materials and Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980 does not adequately address (1) what constitutes a strategic and critical mineral or mater...
Date May 24, 1982 Report No. EMD-82-85 Title

Natural Resources: Potential Cost of Purchasing or Exchanging Phosphate Mining Lease Rights in Florida's Osceola National Forest

UNITEDSTATES GENERAL WASHINGTON, ACCOUNTING OFFICE D.C. 20548 ENERQY AND DIVISION MINCNALS May 24, 1982 B-207450 The Honorable Jesse Helms Chairman, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: Potential Cost of Purchasing or Exchanging Phosphate Mining Lease Rights in Florida's Osceola National Forest (GAO/EMD-82-85) of April 2, 1982, you reque...
Date April 26, 1982 Report No. EMD-82-41 Title

Changing Ownership Within the U.S. Minerals Industry: Possible Causes and Steps Needed To Determine the Effects

COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON OF D.c. THE UNITED STATES 209-O B-205971 Accoutiing by the Office of ~o~:gres~~a,ra~ ~e~;Ptions. CW~SCS CXCL;A 0:‘: t~rl: z:;~TY~S 02 specific approvgbRIL 26 ,982 I The Honorable James D. Santini Chairman, Subcommittee on Mines and Mining Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs House of Representatives RELEASED Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: Changing Ownership Withi...
Date Feb. 4, 1982 Report No. EMD-82-29 Title

Natural Resources: Mineral Data in the Forest Service's Roadless Area Review and Evaluation (RARE II) Is Misleading and Should Be Corrected

REPORTBY THE Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Mineral Data InThe Forest Service’s Roadless Area Review And Evaluation (RARE Is Misleading II) And Should Be Corrected GAO found that the mineral data in the RARE II report contains several inaccuracies that may be misleading: --Areas were rated as having little or no mineral potential when they should have been rated as having unknown potent...