1950s-60s - Primary Function: Archive and Loan Service

The Geological Fund was established by the government in 1952 as an "archive, in order to collect all literature regarding geology(including maps) published in Czechoslovakia, as well as the results of geological projects carried out by ministries, companies, syndicates and other institutions". It functioned as a unit within the Central Geological Survey (UUG) and its primary task was to gather and process UNPUBLISHED REPORTS AND ASSESSMENTS of geological works carried out in the Czechoslovak territory and make them accessible to authorized users.

1952: "The Geological Fund" was established as part of the former Central Geological Survey by the Government Resolution of 17 June 1952 as an archive, in order to collect "the summaries and results of all geological projects carried out by ministries, companies, syndicates and other institutions, as well as all literature on geology (including maps) published in Czechoslovakia ". The State Planning Office Decree No. 298 of 14 October 1952, on forwarding documents to the Geological Fund, stipulated that - as of 27 October 1952 - all institutions conducting geoscientific and exploration activities should forward documents related to these projects to the Geological Fund. Project plans and results along with the appropriate documents were to be included. Material samples and extraction information were to be supplemented upon request when applicable.

1958-1959: In 1958, The Central Geological Office (UGU) was founded and gave the Geological Fund a new status. On 1 January 1959, the Geological Fund became an "independent organisation funded by the Central Geological Survey". Dr. Josef Svoboda became the director on 1 June 1959.

1961: § 4 of the Central Geological Office Decree No. 123/1961 Coll., concerning the registration of geological works and the collection and filing of the results: Geological works are registered and their results collected and filed by the Central Geological Office, specifically by Geological Fund located in Prague and Bratislava (later known as "Geofond").

1969: On 1 January 1969 and due to the federalization of the country, the Central Geological Office was seperated into two central bodies - the Czech Geological Office (CGU) and Slovak Geological Office (SGU).