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Original PDF converted and link-corrected, May 2026.

Correction Legend

? OK Verified active  
? Fixed URL repaired / updated  
? Dead Page gone; best alternative noted  
? Error Wrong link in original (e.g. copy-paste mistake)

National Geological Surveys and Mine Departments

Australia

Geoscience Australia
? Fixed

National geological survey — formerly Australian Geological Survey Organisation (AGSO)
Original: agso.gov.au — AGSO merged with AUSLIG in 2001 to form Geoscience Australia. Current URL: ga.gov.au
Minerals Council of Australia
? OK

Represents Mining Companies in Australia

Austria

Austrian Geological Survey (Geologische Bundesanstalt)
? Fixed

National geological survey of Austria
Original: geolba.ac.at — now geologie.ac.at

Botswana

Botswana Government Portal
? OK

For geology/mining: Ministry of Minerals, Green Technology and Energy Security

Brazil

CPRM – Serviço Geológico do Brasil
? OK

Brazilian Geological Survey (Companhia de Pesquisa de Recursos Minerais)

Canada

Geological Survey of Canada
? Fixed

Natural Resources Canada
Original: gsc.nrcan.gc.ca — now part of Natural Resources Canada at nrcan.gc.ca
Natural Resources Canada
? OK

China

China Geological Survey
? OK

Colombia

Servicio Geológico Colombiano (SGC)
? OK

Czech Republic

Czech Geological Survey (CGS)
? Fixed

National geological survey of the Czech Republic
Original: cgu.cz (old abbreviation CGU) — now cgs.gov.cz (abbreviation CGS)

Denmark and Greenland

GEUS – Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland
? Fixed

Independent research and advisory institution
Original URL had a stale anchor path (geus.dk/welcome-dk.htm#top) — root geus.dk is current and active

Ecuador

IIGE – Instituto de Investigación Geológico y Energético, Ecuador
? Fixed

Ecuador geological and mining authority
Original: mineriaecuador.com — that site is no longer the government authority. Ecuador’s geological survey is now the IIGE at geoenergia.gob.ec

Egypt

Egyptian Geological Survey and Mining Authority (EGSMA)
? OK

Fiji

Fiji Mineral Resources Department
? OK

Finland

Geological Survey of Finland (GTK)
? Fixed

National geoscientific information centre, Finnish Ministry of Employment and the Economy
Original: www.gsf.fi (broken — missing domain extension; GSF was an old abbreviation) — current URL is gtk.fi

France

BRGM – Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières
? OK

French Geological Survey

Germany

BGR – Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe
? OK

Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources, Germany
Geological Survey of Nordrhein-Westfalen (GD NRW)
? Fixed

State geological survey of North Rhine-Westphalia
Original: gla.nrw.de — the GLA (Geologisches Landesamt) was restructured into GD NRW. Current URL: gd.nrw.de

Greece

IGME – Hellenic Survey of Geology and Mineral Exploration
? Error

Greek Geological Survey (Institut Géologique et Minier de la Grèce)
Original incorrectly linked to gla.nrw.de (Germany’s NRW survey — a copy-paste error). Correct URL for Greece: igme.gr

Honduras

? Dead
Honduras Geology – University of Texas at Austin

Original: ig.utexas.edu/research/projects/honduras/index.htm — no longer active. UT Austin restructured research pages.
Suggested replacement: INHGEOMIN – Instituto Nacional de Geología y Minas de Honduras

Hungary

MBFSZ – Mining and Geological Survey of Hungary
? Fixed

Magyar Bányászati és Földtani Szolgálat
Original: mgsz.hu — restructured. Current authority is MBFSZ at mbfsz.gov.hu

India

India Ministry of Mines
? Fixed

Department of Mines, Government of India
Original: mines.nic.in — government India portals migrated from nic.in to gov.in. Current URL: mines.gov.in
Geological Survey of India (GSI)
? OK

Indonesia

Geological Survey Centre (Pusat Survei Geologi) – Indonesia
? Fixed

Indonesian Geological Survey, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources
Original: vsi.esdm.go.id (VSI = Volcanological Survey of Indonesia) — broader geological survey is at geologi.esdm.go.id

Ireland

Geological Survey Ireland (GSI)
? OK

Italy

Italy – Ministry of Environment and Energy Security (MASE)
? Fixed

Economic development and energy/minerals authority
Original: sviluppoeconomico.gov.it — restructured. Ministry of Economic Development (MiSE) merged into the new Ministry of Environment and Energy Security (MASE) in 2022.

Jamaica

Mines and Geology Division – Jamaica
? OK

Japan

Geological Survey of Japan (GSJ) – AIST
? OK

Korea

Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM)
? OK

Lithuania

Lietuvos geologijos tarnyba (Lithuanian Geological Survey)
? OK

Malaysia

Jabatan Mineral dan Geosains Malaysia (JMG)
? Fixed

Department of Mineral and Geoscience Malaysia
Original: kpu.gov.my (Ministry of Primary Industries portal) — the specific geological survey body is JMG at jmg.gov.my

Mexico

INEGI – Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía
? Fixed

National Statistics, Geography and Informatics Institute, Mexico
Original: inegi.gob.mx — now inegi.org.mx. Also see SGM (Servicio Geológico Mexicano) for geological survey specifically.

Netherlands

TNO – Netherlands Institute of Applied Geoscience
? Fixed

National applied geoscience organisation
Original: nitg.tno.nl (NITG = Netherlands Institute of Applied Geoscience, a former subdivision) — now simply tno.nl

New Zealand

New Zealand Petroleum and Minerals (NZPAM)
? Fixed

Crown Minerals / Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
Original: med.govt.nz (Ministry of Economic Development) — restructured into MBIE. Crown Minerals now at nzpam.govt.nz
Toit? Te Whenua – Land Information New Zealand (LINZ)
? OK

NZ Department of Survey and Land Information
GNS Science (formerly IGNS)
? OK

New Zealand Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences — now GNS Science

Norway

NGU – Geological Survey of Norway
? OK

Pakistan

Geological Survey of Pakistan (GSP)
? Fixed

National geological survey of Pakistan
Original: gsp.com.pk — government survey uses gsp.gov.pk

Peru

INGEMMET – Instituto Geológico, Minero y Metalúrgico, Peru
? OK

Ministry of Energy and Mines

Philippines

Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) – Philippines
? Fixed

Philippine geological survey authority
Original: psdn.org.ph (Philippine Sustainable Development Network) — not the geological survey. Correct URL: mines.gov.ph

Poland

Polish Geological Institute – National Research Institute (PGI-PIB)
? Fixed

Pa?stwowy Instytut Geologiczny
Original: pgi.waw.pl — now pgi.gov.pl

Portugal

LNEG – Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Portugal
? Fixed

National Laboratory of Energy and Geology (successor to INETI/DGM)
Original: dge.pt — this is now the Directorate-General for Education; the geological body is LNEG at lneg.pt

Russia

Rosnedra – Federal Agency for Subsoil Use, Russia
? Fixed

Russian Geological Survey / Ministry of Natural Resources
Original: geol.msu.ru (Moscow State University geology dept — not the government survey). The federal agency is Rosnedra at rosnedra.gov.ru

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Geological Survey (SGS)
? Fixed

National geological survey of Saudi Arabia
Original: kfupm.edu.sa (King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals — a university, not the survey). The Saudi Geological Survey is at sgs.gov.sa

Slovenia

Geological Survey of Slovenia (GeoZS)
? OK

South Africa

? Dead
South Africa Chamber of Mines (bullion.org.za)

Original: bullion.org.za — domain no longer active.
Successor: Minerals Council South Africa (chamberofmines.org.za)
Council for Geoscience – South Africa
? OK

Geological Survey of South Africa

Spain

IGME – Instituto Geológico y Minero de España
? Fixed

Geological Survey of Spain
Original: mityc.es (Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade) — not the geological survey. Correct URL: igme.es

Sri Lanka

Geological Survey and Mines Bureau – Sri Lanka (GSMB)
? OK

Sweden

SGU – Sveriges geologiska undersökning (Geological Survey of Sweden)
? OK

Switzerland

Swisstopo – Federal Office of Topography, Switzerland
? Fixed

Bundesamt für Landestopographie
Original: swisstopo.ch — now swisstopo.admin.ch. For geological survey specifically: Swiss Geological Survey (within Swisstopo)

Thailand

Department of Mineral Resources – Thailand
? OK

Turkey

MTA – General Directorate of Mineral Research and Exploration, Turkey
? OK

United Kingdom

British Geological Survey (BGS)
? OK

Uruguay

MIEM – Ministerio de Industria, Energía y Minería, Uruguay
? OK

USA

US Geological Survey (USGS)
? OK

State and Provincial Geological Surveys

? Note on US State Surveys: Many original URLs used the old state.xx.us format which has been widely replaced.
The Association of American State Geologists maintains the authoritative current directory:
stategeologists.org/surveys.
All corrected URLs below are verified current as of May 2026.

Australia – State and Territory Surveys

Geoscience Australia
? Fixed

Was agso.gov.au ? now ga.gov.au
Geological Survey of Queensland
? Fixed

Was dnrm.qld.gov.au ? now business.qld.gov.au/industries/mining-energy-water
Geological Survey of NSW
? Fixed

Was dnrm.qld.gov.au (wrong state!) ? correct URL: resources.nsw.gov.au/geological-survey
NSW Minerals Council
? OK

Represents Mining Companies in NSW
Northern Territory Geological Survey (NTGS)
? Fixed

Was minerals.nt.gov.au ? now ntgs.nt.gov.au
Geological Survey of South Australia
? Fixed

Was pir.sa.gov.au ? now energymining.sa.gov.au

Canada – Provincial Surveys

Alberta Geological Survey (AGS)
? Fixed

Was ags.gov.ab.ca ? now under Alberta Energy Regulator: ags.aer.ca
BC Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation
? Fixed

Was gov.bc.ca/em ? restructured to gov.bc.ca
Manitoba Mines Branch
? Fixed

Was gov.mb.ca/itm/mrd ? now mining.gov.mb.ca
Geological Survey of Newfoundland and Labrador
? Fixed

Was gov.nl.ca/mines&en/geosurvey/ (broken URL with &) ? now gov.nl.ca/iet/mines/
Ontario Geological Survey
? Fixed

Was mrn.gouv.qc.ca (wrong province — Quebec!) ? correct: ontario.ca/page/ontario-geological-survey
Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts du Québec
? OK
Saskatchewan Geological Survey
? Fixed

Was ir.gov.sk.ca ? now saskatchewan.ca
Yukon Geological Survey
? OK
Natural Resources Canada (National)
? OK

United Kingdom

British Geological Survey (BGS)
? OK

Note: original erroneously linked BGS to nrcan.gc.ca (Natural Resources Canada). Corrected to bgs.ac.uk

USA – State Geological Surveys

All state surveys also listed at:
stategeologists.org/surveys

Alabama – Geological Survey of Alabama ? OK
Alaska – Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys ? Fixed

Was dnr.state.ak.us ? now dggs.alaska.gov
Arizona – Arizona Geological Survey ? Fixed

Was azgs.state.az.us ? now azgs.arizona.edu
Arkansas – Geological Survey ? Fixed

Was state.ar.us/agc/agc.htm ? now geology.arkansas.gov
California – Geological Survey ? Fixed

Was consrv.ca.gov/cgs ? now conservation.ca.gov/cgs
Colorado – Geological Survey ? Fixed

Was geosurvey.state.co.us ? now coloradogeologicalsurvey.org
Delaware – Geological Survey ? OK
Florida – Geological Survey ? Fixed

Was dep.state..us/geology/ (broken — double dot typo) ? geodata.dep.state.fl.us/pages/florida-geological-survey
Georgia – Dept. of Natural Resources Geologic Survey ? Fixed

Was dnr.state.ga.us ? now epd.georgia.gov
Hawaii – Dept. of Land and Natural Resources ? OK
Idaho – Geological Survey ? OK
Illinois – State Geological Survey ? OK
Indiana – Geological Survey ? OK
Iowa – Geological Survey ? OK
Kansas – Geological Survey ? OK
Kentucky – Geological Survey ? Fixed

Was uky.edu/KGS/home.htm ? now uky.edu/KGS/
Louisiana – Geological Survey ? OK
Maine – Geological Survey ? Fixed

Was state.me.us/doc/nrimc/ ? now maine.gov/dacf/mgs/
Maryland – Geological Survey ? OK
Michigan – Geological Survey Division ? Fixed

Was michigan.gov/deq ? now deq.michigan.gov/geology
Minnesota – Geological Survey ? Fixed

Was geo.umn.edu/mgs/ ? now mngs.umn.edu
Missouri – Dept. of Natural Resources Geology ? OK
Montana – Bureau of Mines and Geology ? OK
Nebraska – Natural Resources Commission ? Fixed

Was dnr.state.ne.us ? now dnr.nebraska.gov
Nevada – Bureau of Mines and Geology ? OK
New Hampshire – Dept. of Environmental Services ? Fixed

Was des.state.nh.us ? now des.nh.gov
New Jersey – Geological Survey ? Fixed

Was state.nj.us/dep/njgs/ ? now nj.gov/dep/njgs/
New Mexico – Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources ? OK
North Carolina – Geological Survey ? Fixed

Was geology.enr.state.nc.us ? now deq.nc.gov
North Dakota – Geological Survey ? Fixed

Was state.nd.us/ndgs ? now dmr.nd.gov
Ohio – Geological Survey (ODNR) ? Fixed

Was ohiodnr.com/geosurvey/ ? now ohiodnr.gov
Oklahoma – Geological Survey ? Fixed

Was ou.edu/special/ogs-pttc/ ? now ou.edu/ogs
Oregon – Dept. of Geology and Mineral Industries ? Fixed

Was oregongeology.org/sub/default.htm ? now oregongeology.org
Pennsylvania – Bureau of Topographic and Geologic Survey ? Fixed

Was dcnr.state.pa.us/topogeo/ ? now dcnr.pa.gov/Geology/
South Carolina – Dept. of Natural Resources Geology ? OK
Texas – Bureau of Economic Geology ? OK
Utah – Geological Survey ? OK
Vermont – Geological Survey ? Fixed

Was anr.state.vt.us ? now anr.vermont.gov
Washington State – Geology and Earth Resources Division ? Fixed

Was wa.gov/dnr/htdocs/ger/ ? now dnr.wa.gov/geology
Wyoming – State Geological Survey ? Fixed

Was wsgs.uwyo.edu ? now wsgs.wyo.gov

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# Entry Original URL / Problem Correction
1 Australia – AGSO (National) agso.gov.au — defunct agency name ga.gov.au (Geoscience Australia, formed 2001)
2 Austria – Geological Survey geolba.ac.at geologie.ac.at
3 Czech Geological Survey cgu.cz (old abbreviation CGU) cgs.gov.cz
4 Denmark – GEUS geus.dk/welcome-dk.htm#top (stale path) geus.dk (root)
5 Ecuador mineriaecuador.com (not govt survey) geoenergia.gob.ec (IIGE)
6 Finland – GTK www.gsf./ (broken — incomplete URL) gtk.fi
7 Germany – NRW Survey gla.nrw.de (old GLA) gd.nrw.de (GD NRW)
8 Greece gla.nrw.de (copy-paste error — Germany’s survey!) igme.gr (IGME – Greek Geological Survey)
9 Honduras ig.utexas.edu/research/projects/honduras/ — dead inhgeomin.hn suggested
10 Hungary mgsz.hu (old) mbfsz.gov.hu
11 India – Ministry of Mines mines.nic.in mines.gov.in
12 Indonesia vsi.esdm.go.id (VSI = volcanological only) geologi.esdm.go.id (broader geological survey)
13 Italy – Economic Development sviluppoeconomico.gov.it (MiSE, now restructured) mase.gov.it (Ministry of Environment and Energy Security)
14 Malaysia kpu.gov.my (Ministry of Primary Industries) jmg.gov.my (JMG – Dept. of Mineral and Geoscience Malaysia)
15 Mexico – INEGI inegi.gob.mx inegi.org.mx
16 Netherlands – TNO nitg.tno.nl (NITG subdivision) tno.nl
17 New Zealand – Crown Minerals med.govt.nz (old MED) nzpam.govt.nz
18 Pakistan gsp.com.pk gsp.gov.pk
19 Philippines psdn.org.ph (Sustainable Dev Network — not the survey) mines.gov.ph (Mines and Geosciences Bureau)
20 Poland pgi.waw.pl pgi.gov.pl
21 Portugal dge.pt (now Directorate-General for Education!) lneg.pt (LNEG – geology body)
22 Russia geol.msu.ru (Moscow State Univ — not govt survey) rosnedra.gov.ru (Federal Agency for Subsoil Use)
23 Saudi Arabia kfupm.edu.sa (a university — not the survey) sgs.gov.sa (Saudi Geological Survey)
24 South Africa – Chamber of Mines bullion.org.za — dead chamberofmines.org.za
25 Spain mityc.es (Industry Ministry — not geological survey) igme.es (IGME)
26 Switzerland – Swisstopo swisstopo.ch swisstopo.admin.ch
27 Geological Survey of Canada gsc.nrcan.gc.ca (old subdomain) nrcan.gc.ca/earth-sciences
28 Australia – Geoscience Australia (State section) agso.gov.au (repeated) ga.gov.au
29 QLD – Dept. of Natural Resources dnrm.qld.gov.au business.qld.gov.au/industries/mining-energy-water
30 NSW – Dept. of Mineral Resources dnrm.qld.gov.au (QLD URL used for NSW!) resources.nsw.gov.au/geological-survey
31 NT – Dept. of Mines and Energy minerals.nt.gov.au ntgs.nt.gov.au
32 SA – Mines and Energy pir.sa.gov.au energymining.sa.gov.au
33 Victoria – Earth Resources tasminerals.com.au (Tasmania URL used for Victoria!) earthresources.vic.gov.au
34 Alberta Geological Survey ags.gov.ab.ca ags.aer.ca
35 BC Energy and Minerals gov.bc.ca/em gov.bc.ca (restructured)
36 Manitoba Energy and Mines gov.mb.ca/itm/mrd/ mining.gov.mb.ca
37 Newfoundland – Geological Survey gov.nl.ca/mines&en/geosurvey/ (broken URL with &) gov.nl.ca/iet/mines/
38 Ontario Ministry – Northern Dev and Mines mrn.gouv.qc.ca (Quebec URL used for Ontario!) ontario.ca/page/ontario-geological-survey
39 Saskatchewan Energy and Mines ir.gov.sk.ca saskatchewan.ca/business/…/geology-and-petroleum
40 British Geological Survey (in State section) nrcan.gc.ca (Canada URL used for UK BGS!) bgs.ac.uk
41 Alaska dnr.state.ak.us dggs.alaska.gov
42 Arizona azgs.state.az.us azgs.arizona.edu
43 Arkansas state.ar.us/agc/agc.htm geology.arkansas.gov
44 California consrv.ca.gov/cgs/index.htm conservation.ca.gov/cgs
45 Colorado geosurvey.state.co.us coloradogeologicalsurvey.org
46 Florida dep.state..us/geology/ (broken — double dot typo) geodata.dep.state.fl.us/pages/florida-geological-survey
47 Georgia dnr.state.ga.us epd.georgia.gov/natural-resources-geologic-survey
48 Kentucky uky.edu/KGS/home.htm uky.edu/KGS/
49 Maine state.me.us/doc/nrimc/ maine.gov/dacf/mgs/
50 Michigan michigan.gov/deq deq.michigan.gov/geology
51 Minnesota geo.umn.edu/mgs/ mngs.umn.edu
52 Nebraska dnr.state.ne.us dnr.nebraska.gov
53 New Hampshire des.state.nh.us des.nh.gov
54 New Jersey state.nj.us/dep/njgs/ nj.gov/dep/njgs/
55 North Carolina geology.enr.state.nc.us deq.nc.gov/…/north-carolina-geological-survey
56 North Dakota state.nd.us/ndgs dmr.nd.gov
57 Ohio ohiodnr.com/geosurvey/ ohiodnr.gov
58 Oklahoma ou.edu/special/ogs-pttc/ ou.edu/ogs
59 Oregon oregongeology.org/sub/default.htm oregongeology.org
60 Pennsylvania dcnr.state.pa.us/topogeo/ dcnr.pa.gov/Geology/
61 Vermont anr.state.vt.us anr.vermont.gov
62 Washington State wa.gov/dnr/htdocs/ger/ dnr.wa.gov/geology
63 Wyoming wsgs.uwyo.edu wsgs.wyo.gov