Key to Abbreviations

Key to Abbreviations used in the Mines and Prospects Digital Database


AGENCY

  • BLM - U.S. Bureau of Land Management
  • DOE - U.S. Department of Energy
  • DMA - Defense Minerals Administration
  • DMEA - Defense Minerals Exploration Administration
  • IBMG - Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology
  • IGS - Idaho Geological Survey
  • MSHA - Mining Safety and Health Administration
  • OME - Office of Mineral Exploration
  • USBM - U. S. Bureau of Mines
  • USDA - U. S. Department of Agriculture
  • USFS - U. S. Forest Service
  • USGS - U. S. Geological Survey
  • WFOC - Western Field Operations Center


PUBLICATION

  • B - Bulletin
  • CR - County Report
  • IC - Information Circular
  • MILS - Mineral Inventory Location Subsystem
  • MLA - Mineral Land Assessment
  • MPF - Mineral Property File
  • MRDS - Mineral Resources Data System
  • OFR - Open-File Report
  • P - Pamphlet
  • PP - Professional Paper
  • RI - Report of Investigation
  • SR - Special Report