History of the Mining Program

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Mining Program
• Description:
  In 2010, the NIOSH Mining Program celebrated 100 years of mining research that started with the establishment of the U.S. Bureau of Mines in 1910.
  
  This document describes the history of the mining research program, beginning with the establishment of the U.S. Bureau of Mines in 1910. It describes the evolution of the program and its accomplishments over the years, culminating in its transformation as the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health in 1996 and the establishment of the National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory in 2001.
  
  
• Content Notes:
  Introduction -- The Birth of the U.S. Bureau of Mines (1910) -- The Early Years: Focus on Explosives and Disaster Research -- The Central Experiment Station (1917) -- Expansion of USBM Mission: Flames, Explosions, and Detonations (1936) -- Mining Research Begins in Spokane, Washington (1951) -- Developing Safer Explosives (1950s and 1960s) -- Significant USBM Contributions to Other Industries -- The Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969: USBM Mission Extended to Other Mining Safety and Health Issues -- Federal Mine Safety and Health Amendments Act of 1977 -- Transfer of USBM Functions to MESA and ERDA (1970s) -- Acquisition of Lake Lynn Laboratory (1982).
• Subjects:
  Anniversaries And Special Events CDC--history History, 20th Century History, 21st Century Mining NIOSH--history United States Government Agencies
• Document Type:
  Interactive Resource
• Name as Subject:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Mining Program. ; United States. Bureau of Mines. ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Mining Program. ; United States. Bureau of Mines.
• Genre:
  Webpage
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20064348
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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  urn:sha-512:3b0e45cbdf0f84b742e6b3d62e217b2b7e9708055f93fdb6d16945fecead8d1423a3c6c27bab613b6d773ff73e6355c3d3ca374813c7bbf01393b4419588864e
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