• Front Matter R1-R14

• Executive Summary 1-16

• 1 Minerals Science and Information: The Federal Role 17-32

• 2 The Mineral Resources Program Today 33-50

• 3 The 1996 National Research Council Review of the USGS Mineral Resource Surveys Program and the USGS Response 51-78

• 4 The Minerals Information Team 79-94

• 5 Envisioning the Future Mineral Resources Program 95-114

• References 115-118

• Appendix A: Mineral Resources and Society: A Review of the U.S. Geological Survey's Mineral Resource Surveys Program Plan 119-126

• Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members 127-132

• Appendix C: Information Provided to the Committee 133-134

• Appendix D: Commodities Surveyed by the Minerals Information Team 135-139

" Appendix A: Mineral Resources and Society: A Review of the U.S. Geological Survey's Mineral Resource Surveys Program Plan ." Future Challenges for the U.S. Geological Survey's Mineral Resources Program . Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2004 .

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