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Mineral Resources Survey
1941 – 20 March 1946
Renamed Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics in 1946.
Wartime Commonwealth geological branch, headed by H. G. Raggatt, that surveyed and assessed Australia's strategic mineral resources for the war effort.
Names over time
- Mineral Resources Survey1941–1946
- Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics1946–1992
- Australian Geological Survey Organisation1992–2001
- Geoscience Australia2001–present
How it came into existence
Formed in 1941 as a branch of the Department of Supply and Development to assess strategic minerals, re-establishing Commonwealth geological survey work after the Aerial, Geological and Geophysical Survey of Northern Australia was wound up around 1940.
- Mineral resources survey
Changes during its life
- 17 October 1942Moved to the new Department of Supply and Shipping.
How it ended
Became the Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics on 20 March 1946.
Main functions
- Assessment of strategic mineral resources
- Geological investigations for the war effort
- Advice on mineral supply
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Supply and Shipping.
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Sources
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