American National Standards Institute's (ANSI) Creation of the U.S. Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to ISO TC-82 Mining with a focus on Reserve Estimation, Safety, Engineering, Underground Coal Gasification (UGC), and Coal Mine Methane (CMM) and Ventilation Mine Methane (VAM)

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Committee (TC) 82 – Mining has been in existence since 1955 but little to no standards have resulted from this committee, largely due to the lack of participate of key countries that include the US, UK, and Australia. Now a renewed effort led by Germany, but also including significant contributions by Russia and China has created renewed interest in developing standards that meet the specific needs of international mining operations. This includes standardization of specifications relating to machinery and equipment used in opencast and underground mining for the extraction of solid mineral substances, but excluding the preparation and processing of the minerals; recommended practice in the presentation of plans and drawings used in mine surveying; methods of calculation of mineral reserves; and, terminology. This activity is being undertaken because standards are needed to ensure mining operations are done safely and with due regard for protection of the environment.