The LR2000 System (http://www.blm.gov/lr2000)

• The LR2000 contains applicant and land use data on leases, permits, contracts, agreements, unpatented mining claims, and other use authorizations issued or recorded by the BLM.  Use authorizations pertain to oil and gas, coal, sand, gravel, grazing, communication sites, and rights-of-way.

GeoCommunicator (http://www.geocommunicator.gov/)

• The Geocommunicator is an interactive map viewer that permits users to search and display LR2000 records including: oil and gas, geothermal, solid mineral and coal leases, mining claims, stipulations and conveyances, as well as download and dynamically map Public Land Survey System (PLSS) data.  Users can also view grazing allotment and pasture boundaries on this site.

Associated Energy and Minerals Program Links:

• MMS- The Minerals Management Service is responsible for royalty collections and offshore-Federal minerals.
• USGS - The U.S. Geological Survey is responsible for mineral resource information.

Oil and Gas Operations Links:

• GoldBook - Best Management Practices for Oil and Gas Development on the Public Lands
• COMMUNITIZATION AGREEMENT

Surface Management Agencies:

• U.S. Forest Service
• National Park Service
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers

Informational Links:

• GSA - General Services Administration land disposal actions
• EPA - Environmental Protection Agency for site descriptions
• EIA - Energy Information Agency for energy information
• CB - Census Bureau for census information
• BEA - Bureau of Economic Analysis for economic information
• DOA - Department of Agriculture for economic information on agriculture
• FRB - Federal Reserve Bank for interest rates

State Divisions of Natural Resources and Geological Surveys for Local Information:

• Association of State Geologists

Universities with Mining and Geology Departments:

• Penn State University
• South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
• Colorado School of Mines

Mining Publications:

• Mining USA
• Northern Miner

Private Organizations for Data:

• Geological Society of America
• American Geological Institute
• Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration

ALABAMA

Geological Survey of Alabama

Arkansas Geological Survey

Delaware Geological Survey

 

University of Delaware Department of Geology

Geological Society of Washington

 

Potomac Geophysical Society

Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Georgia Environmental Protection Division

Kentucky Geological Survey

Louisiana Geological Survey

Mississippi Office of Geology

North Carolina Geological Survey 

Ohio Geological Society

 

Ohio Geological Survey

 

Bowling Green State University Department of Geology

South Carolina Geological Survey

Tennessee Divisaion of Geology

Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy