BGR and its predecessor organisations – a brief overview
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1873 | The Königlich Preußische Geologische Landesanstalt is established in Berlin and is housed in purpose-built offices in Invalidenstraße 44. In 1919, it is renamed Preußische Geologische Landesanstalt (PGLA). |
| 1934 | The Hanover office opens on 01/05/1934. |
| 1945 | In the Hanover branch office of the former Reichsamt, attempts are made to reorganise and disentangle the national geological survey. In the territory of the former German Democratic Republic (GDR), the national Geological Commission (Geologische Kommission) – later to become the Zentrales Geologisches Institut – is established, with its headquarters in the building that housed the former Reichsamt für Bodenforschung. |
| 1948 | In the Höchst Agreements and the Königstein Agreement, the state geological surveys of the United Economic Zone (bizone) transfer transregional tasks (cooperative tasks) to the Hanover office. |
| 01/04/1950 | The Amt für Bodenforschung – responsible for Lower Saxony – is established in Hanover. |
| 26/11/1958 | Establishment of the Bundesanstalt für Bodenforschung from the existing Amt für Bodenforschung in Hanover by Decree of the Federal Minister of Economics on 26.11.1958 (PDF, 60 KB) (Federal Gazette No. 230 dated 29.11.1958). [German: Erlass des Bundesministers für Wirtschaft vom 26.11.1958 (Bundesanzeiger Nr. 230 vom 29.11.1958)] |
| 31/03/1959 | Dissolution of the Amt für Bodenforschung in Hanover (Lower Saxony Ministerial Gazette No. 5 dated 31.01.1959 P. 80) [German: Nds.MBl. Nr. 5 vom 31.01.1959 S. 80]. |
| 17/01/1975 | The Bundesanstalt für Bodenforschung is renamed Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe – BGR (Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources) by decree of the Federal Minister of Economics on 17.01.1975 (Federal Gazette No. 18 dated 28.01.1975). [German: Erlass des Bundesministers für Wirtschaft vom 17.01.1975 (Bundesanzeiger Nr. 18 vom 28.01.1975)] |
| 01/08/1990 | In the GDR, the Anstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (AGR) is founded from the existing Zentrales Geologisches Institut (ZGI). |
| 03/10/1990 | The AGR is dissolved and wound up by the end of 1990. |
| 19/10/1990 | BGR's Berlin office opens in Invalidenstraße 44, Berlin. |
| 2012 | Opening of the German Mineral Resources Agency (DERA) in the BGR Berlin office. |
| 26/11/2019 | New version of the founding decree for BGR by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy. |
| 2019 | Establishment of the German Competent Authority EU Due Diligence Obligations in Mineral Supply Chains (DEKSOR) at BGR in Hanover. |
| 2022 | The Research and Development Centre for Post-Mining Areas (FEZB) commences its operations. |