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Ministry of Technology and Department of Trade and Industry and successors: Mineral Development Division and Minerals, Metals and Engineering Division: Registered Files (MD Series)

These records concern general policy responsibilities in all areas of mineral development. In particular they relate to the preparation of mineral rights legislation and the consideration of financial assistance to firms for exploration and exploitation of minerals.

This series is arranged in departmental reference order.

DTI's Minerals, Metals and Engineering Division FV 54

• Department of Trade and Industry, Minerals, Metals and Electrical Engineering Division, 1971-1974
• Department of Trade and Industry, Minerals, Metals, Paper and Timber Division, 1970-1971
• Ministry of Technology, Mineral Development Division, 1969-1970

From 2001 Department of Trade and Industry

Topics

Trade and commerce

Iron, steel and metals

Mining and quarrying

The MD file series was created for the Ministry of Technology's Mineral Development Division in 1969. Consisting of four branches, the Division had general policy responsibilities in all areas of mineral development. It was particularly concerned with facilitating and encouraging the search for, and exploitation of minerals (other than coal, petroleum and iron ore); the preparation of mineral rights legislation; fiscal and economic questions; land use policy in relation to minerals; and liaison with other Government Departments and outside bodies, including the Institute of Geological Sciences.

In 1970, following the formation of the Department of Trade and Industry from the merger of the Board of Trade and the Ministry of Technology, the Mineral Development Division's responsibilities were passed to the Mineral Development Branch, one of five branches in the DTI's new Minerals, Metals, Paper and Timber Division.

After further administrative reorganisation in February 1971, responsibility for mineral development policy passed to the newly created Minerals, Metals and Electrical Engineering Division in the DTI.