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Ministry of Geology

{{Short description|Government ministry of the Soviet Union}}

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The Ministry of Geology (Mingeo; {{langx|ru|Министерство геологии СССР}}) was a government ministry in the Soviet Union.

Established as Committee for Geology in 1939; renamed Ministry of Geology in 1946; responsible for the exploration and surveying of the geological resources of the USSR, the expansion of proven mineral reserves, and the development of new technology. In September 1987 the Ministry changed from union-republic ministry to all-union ministry.{{cite book|title=Directory of Soviet officials. National organizations|date=February 1989|publisher=National Foreign Assessment Center|url=https://archive.org/details/directoryofsovi1989wash_0|accessdate=19 November 2017}}

List of ministers

Source:{{cite web|title=Governments of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 1917-1964|url=http://www.kolumbus.fi/taglarsson/dokumentit/sov.htm|accessdate=28 November 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171128144410/http://www.kolumbus.fi/taglarsson/dokumentit/sov.htm|archivedate=28 November 2017}}{{cite web|title=Governments of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 1964-1991|url=http://www.kolumbus.fi/taglarsson/dokumentit/sov1.htm|accessdate=28 November 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171128142837/http://www.kolumbus.fi/taglarsson/dokumentit/sov1.htm|archivedate=28 November 2017}}

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External links

  • {{wikisource-inline|:ru:Указ Президиума ВС СССР от 31.08.1953 об образовании Министерства геологии и охраны недр СССР|Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the USSR of August 31, 1953 on the formation of the Ministry of Geology and Conservation of the USSR}}
  • {{wikisource-inline|:ru:Указ Президиума ВС СССР от 12.01.1956 о преобразовании общесоюзного Министерства геологии и охраны недр СССР и ...|Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the USSR of 12.01.1956 on the transformation of the All-Union Ministry of Geology and Conservation of the USSR and ...}}

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Geology

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