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Ministry of Technology and Department of Trade and Industry and successors: Mineral...
Catalogue reference: HF 18
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HF 18
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...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HF 18
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Title (The name of the record)
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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)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1966-1980
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Description (What the record is about)
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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.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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This series is arranged in departmental reference order.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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DTI's Minerals, Metals and Engineering Division FV 54
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- MD file series
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- 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
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 43 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 2001 Department of Trade and Industry
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Further accruals expected.
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
- The files in this series have been selected in accordance with sections 2.2.1.2 (management of the economy) and 2.2.2.2 (impact of the state on the physical environment) of the PRO's Acquisition Policy.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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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.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15698/
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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)
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