30 U.S.C. § 411 : US Code - Section 411: Establishment and operation of experimental plant

Search 30 U.S.C. § 411 : US Code - Section 411: Establishment and operation of experimental plant

The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the United States
Bureau of Mines, is authorized and directed to establish, equip,
and maintain a research laboratory at Reno, Nevada, for research,
investigation, and as a center for information and assistance in
matters pertaining to the mining, preparation, metallurgy, use, and
conservation of the rare and precious metals of the Sierra Nevada
mining region, and pertaining to other problems affecting the
mining industry of that region.