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6. Recommendations
Pages 123-130

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From page 123...
... 2. Industry Involvement with Academic Research Programs Industry should seek ways to benefit from the research capabilities of the university-based Generic Mineral Technology Centers (GMTCs)
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From page 124...
... Professional societies should take an active role in bringing academic researchers together to discuss current research programs and needs and to build a sense of community within the field. These efforts could be conducted in cooperation with the Minerals and Metals Community Forum (see below)
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From page 125...
... The system for reviewing proposals and research should include specialists from a broader range of disciplines than is customary for agencies that fund basic research. The research agenda should combine in-house research with university, corporate, and collaborative research programs.
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From page 126...
... Line-item funding benefiting individual institutions should be avoided. One major objective of this funding should be to produce more mining engineers, extractive metallurgists, and geoscientists at all degree levels to meet the nation's future needs for technologically sophisticated technical workers as well as university researchers and educators.
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From page 127...
... This advisory committee should be subject to all provisions of the Public Advisory Committee Act. Such a committee would have a broader responsibility than the current Committee on Mining and Minerals Resources Research, which was created by the legislation establishing the Mineral Institutes program and which reports to the Secretary of the Interior, the President, and the Congress.
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From page 128...
... It should also establish a process for disseminating information about foreign research programs and technical advances gathered by the Departments of State, Commerce, and Energy; by NSF; and by other government agencies. In the case of evaluation of research in progress, nearly immediate availability is essential.
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From page 129...
... Analytical Support for Government Policy-making. As the principal federal repository of information and expertise about the technology and economics of the mining and metals industry, the Bureau should participate in the analysis and debate of government policies such as environmental, land use, or trade policies that affect, or are affected by, the industry.
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