ARGENTINA:

• INTEMIN State Mining Technology Institute
• Ministry of Economy and Public Works and Services

AUSTRALIA:

• Australian Government Geoscience Australia Includes:
  • Onshore Energy and Minerals
• Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO)
• National Occupational Health & Safety Commission
• Western Australian Department of Minerals and Energy

BRAZIL:

• Department of Industry, Commerce and Mining of the State of Bahia (CBPM), Brazil
• Geological Survey of Brazil

CANADA:

• Alberta Geological Survey
• Ministry of Northern Development and Mines — Ontario
• Natural Resources Canada Includes:
  • Geological Survey of Canada
  • Mining and Metals Sector
• Newfoundland Geological Survey
• Saskatchewan Energy and Mines Includes:
  • Mineral Deposits Index

FINLAND:

• Geological Survey of Finland (GSF)

FRANCE:

• Institut Francais de Recherche pour l’Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER)

GERMANY:

• Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR)

JAPAN:

• National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)

SOUTH AFRICA:

• South African Minerals Bureau: Department of Mineral and Energy Affairs

UNITED KINGDOM:

• British Geological Survey

UNITED STATES:

• Alaska Department of Natural Resources
• Nevada Bureau of Mines & Geology
• U.S. Geological Survey Includes:
  • Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
  • USGS Minerals home page
  • USGS Silver home page