History1900s-1910sUnited Stateshigh confidence

The United States Bureau of Mines was established by the Department of the Interior on July 1, 1910.

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Confirmed by multiple government and historical sources (NIOSH/CDC, Wikipedia, mining history archives) distinguishing the May 1910 authorization from the July 1, 1910 operational establishment date. [cascade flags: wikipedia_dropped_other_sources_exist | tier=silver indep_score=0.77 clusters=2 claim_tier=everyday | framework convergence=partial on U.S. federal government historical records on Bureau of Mines founding (upstreams: U.S. Department of the Interior official history, NIOSH/CDC agency history records) — publishers independent, evidence may not be | kind=empirical eligibility=high]

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