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The original Department of Mines was created on 1 January 1894 and ceased in that name on 1 July 1992 when it became the Department of Minerals and Energy. [ 5 ] During the 1894 - 1992 era, the department was originally divided into branches:
The department was formed on 1 July 2017, out of the former Department of Mines and Petroleum and Department of Commerce. [ 1 ] A restructuring of the Western Australian government departments was part of Mark McGowan 's election campaign and, in the month after taking office , the number of government departments was reduced from 41 to 25.
In 1988 the State Archives became a separate directorate within the Library and Information Service of Western Australia (LISWA) and in 1990 a Records Management Branch, (now called Recordkeeping Services), was established to enable more active engagement in records management matters at both state and local government levels.
Minister for Mines and Petroleum is a position in the government of Western Australia, currently held by Bill Johnston of the Labor Party. The position was first created in 1894, for the government of Sir John Forrest , and has existed in almost every government since then.
1948: Bureau of Mineral Resources combined with the WA Department of Mines to carry out systematic geological and geophysical surveys in the North West, mostly seeking oil. 1960: Commonwealth Government lifts iron ore export embargo. 1964: Oil discovered on Barrow Island. 1967: Oil production on Barrow Island begins. 1969–1970: Poseidon ...
Washington state is a hotbed for minerals, gemstones, crystals and fossils, making the Evergreen state a popular site for rockhounding. ... WA DNR-managed land. The Department of Natural Resources ...
The Department of Mines and Petroleum, later renamed the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety, the governing authority for the industry in the state, has published statistics for fatalities in mining dating back to 1943 and intends to publish statistics dating back to 1886, though early records are not expected to be exhaustive. [3]
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