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| | FY04 Mineral Resources External Research Program (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31) |
 | | The Mineral Resources Program (MRP) offered a grant and/or cooperative agreement opportunity to universities, state agencies, industry, or other private sector organizations that have the ability to conduct research in topics that meet the goals of the Mineral Resources Program in March 2004. |
 | | Understand the geologic setting and genesis of the Nation’s mineral resources in a global context, in order to ensure a sustainable supply of minerals for the Nation’s future. |
 | | Understand the influence of mineral deposits, mineralizing processes, and mineral-resource development on environmental integrity, ecosystems, public health, and geologic hazards. |
| minerals.usgs.gov /news/mrerp/results04.html (286 words) |
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