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Global GIS : MAS/MILS mineral location database information

Identification Information
Data Quality Information
Spatial Data Organization Information
Spatial Reference Information
Entity and Attribute Information
Distribution Information
Metadata Reference Information

Identification Information

Citation

Originator

Causey, J. Douglas.

Originator

Geological Survey (U.S.)

Publication Date

1998

Title

Global GIS : MAS/MILS mineral location database information

Geospatial Data Presentation Form

vector digital data

Collection Title

Global GIS : global coverage

Publication Information

Publication Place: Reston, Va.
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online Linkage

https://hgl.harvard.edu/catalog/harvard-glb-masm26

Abstract

This datalayer is a point coverage representing mine and mineral resource occurrence data worldwide (most thoroughly within the U.S.) and was published as part of the USGS Global GIS : global coverage database. It was derived from the MAS/MILS (Minerals Availability System/Mineral Industry Location System) mineral location database. This database was transferred to the U.S. Geological Survey from the U.S. Bureau of Mines upon its closure in 1996. The USGS Global GIS database contains a wealth of USGS and other public domain data, including global coverages of elevation, landcover, seismicity, and resources of minerals and energy at a nominal scale of 1:1 million. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and The American Geological Institute (AGI) announced a cooperative agreement that will focus on making the USGS Global Geographic Information System (GIS) database readily available to educators and the general public in the form of a DVD based world atlas.

Purpose

This data is a general purpose global mines and mineral resources datalayer designed to support Geographic Information Systems applications. This layer is intended for researchers, students, and policy makers for reference and mapping purposes, and may be used for basic applications such as viewing, querying, and map output production. This layer will provide a basemap for layers related to socio-economic and political anaylsis, statistical enumeration and analysis, or to support graphical overlays and analysis with other spatial data. More advanced user applications may focus on demographics, urban and rural land use planning and related areas including defining boundaries, managing assets and facilities, integrating attribute databases with geographic features, spatial analysis, and presentation output.

Supplemental Information

Portions of this metadata are taken directly from the American Geological Institute, Global GIS, Web pages: http://www.agiweb.org/pubs/globalgis/

Temporal Extent

Currentness Reference: publication date
Time Instant: 1998

Bounding Box

West: -178.733300
East: 180.00
North: 80.000000
South: -58.694200

Theme Keyword

Mines and mineral resources

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: LCSH

ISO Topic Category

geoscientificInformation

Place Keyword

Earth

Northern Hemisphere

Southern Hemisphere

Eastern Hemisphere

Western Hemisphere

Africa

Asia

Australia

Europe

North America

South America

Place Keyword Thesaurus: LCSH

Temporal Keyword

Access Restrictions

None.

Use Restrictions

None. Acknowledgement of the U.S. Geological Survey would be appreciated.

Status

Complete

Maintenance and Update Frequency

Unknown

Point of Contact

Contact Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Spokane Field Office
Delivery Point: 904 W. Riverside, Rm 202
City: Spokane
State: WA
Postal Code: 99201-1087
Country: U.S.A.
Contact Telephone: 509.368.3116
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 509.368.3199
Contact Electronic Mail Address: dcausey@usgs.gov
Hours of Service: 8-4:30 PST

Credit

U.S. Geological Survey

Native Data Set Environment

Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.722

Collection

Originator

American Geological Institute

Originator

Geological Survey (U.S)

Originator

Environmental Systems Research Institute (Redlands, Calif.)

Originator

Hearn, Paul P.

Publication Date

2003

Title

Global GIS : global coverage

Geospatial Data Presentation Form

digital data

Series Information

Series Name: U.S. Geological Survey digital data series
Issue Identification: DDS-62A-H

Publication Information

Publication Place: [Alexandria, VA]
Publisher: American Geological Institute

Other Citation Details

1 DVD-ROM; Developed by the U.S. Geological Survey; Published by the American Geological Institute; by P. Hearn ... [et al.].

Data Quality Information

Logical Consistency Report

Unknown.

Completeness Report

Contains all locations in MAS/MILS database as of time of download.

Lineage

Source

Originator

United States. Bureau of Mines

Originator

Geological Survey (U.S.)

Publication Date

Unpublished Material

Title

MAS/MILS database

Geospatial Data Presentation Form

digital data

Publication Information

Publication Place: [Washington, D.C.]
Publisher: U.S. Bureau of Mines ; USGS

Type of Source Media

digital

Source Temporal Extent

Time Period Information

Single Date/Time

Calendar Date: 1997

Source Currentness Reference

extraction date

Contribution

Previous repository for the data presented here.

Spatial Data Organization Information

Direct Spatial Reference Method

Vector

Point and Vector Object Information

SDTS Terms Description

SDTS Point and Vector Object Type: Entity point
Point and Vector Object Count: 193744

Spatial Reference Information

Horizontal Coordinate System Definition

Geographic

Latitude Resolution: 0.000001
Longitude Resolution: 0.000001
Geographic Coordinate Units: Decimal degrees

Geodetic Model

Horizontal Datum Name: North American Datum of 1927
Ellipsoid Name: Clarke 1866
Semi-major Axis: 6378206.400000
Denominator of Flattening Ratio: 294.978698

Vertical Coordinate System Definition

Altitude System Definition

Altitude Datum Name: Unknown
Altitude Resolution: 1.000000
Altitude Distance Units: Unknown
Altitude Encoding Method: Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates

Entity and Attribute Information

Entity Type

Entity Type Label: Global GIS MAS/MILS mineral location database information
Entity Type Definition: Mineral locations in an ArcView shapefile format
Entity Type Definition Source: MAS/MILS database

Attributes

IDMARPLOT

Unique identifier common to both MARPLOT and the data record . (Unique 16 character alphanumeric field)

Definition Source: U.S. Census Bureau

SEQ

Unique 10 digit number which references records of information pertaining to a mineral property. A 3 digit state/nation code is assigned to field positions 1-3; 3 digit county/province code assigned to field positions 4-6 (for the United States, this is the county code from the Dept. of Commerce. For foreign deposit, this is the province or political subdivision code as defined by the Minerals Availability Field Office; For ocean mining, the code is the marsden square, a unique 3 digit number from 001-999 which represents an area on the earth's surface of 10 degrees latitude by 10 degrees latitude; 4 digit deposit reference number to field positions 7-10. (Unique 10 digit number)

Definition Source: MAS/MILS data dictionary

FOD

Indicates whether the mineral deposit is domestic (a state or territory of the United States) or foreign

D: Domestic deposit
F: Foreign deposit

Definition Source: MAS/MILS data dictionary

NAM

Name of the deposit or operation (primary or most common name) (Text.)

Definition Source: MAS/MILS data dictionary

TYP

Type of operation refers to the existing/proposed/past type of operation at this site . It identifies the existing operation when CURrent states equals "PRODUCER, PAST PRODUCER, TEMP SHUTDOWN, or DEVEL DEPOSIT'. It identifies the proposed operation when CURrent status equals 'EXP PROSPECT or RAW PROSPECT'. All processing plants will be coded 'PROC PLANT' here and further defined with the PLant Type (PLT) and Plant IDentifier (PID) fields.

BRINE OP: Brine recovery operation.
GEOTHERMAL: Geothermal operation.
LEACH: Leach operation.
OFFSHORE: Any lake/ocean mining operation
PLACER: Placer operation.
PROC PLANT: Processing plant
SURF-UNDERG: Surface-underground operation
SURFACE: Surface operation
UNDERGROUND: Underground operation
UNKNOWN: Unknown or undetermined by evaluator
WELL: Any well operation

Definition Source: MAS/MILS data dictionary

CUR

Current status indicates the operating status of the sites at time of last modification.

DEVEL DEPOSIT: Resource defined, development initiated.
EXP PROSPECT: Resource defined, development initiated
INTERMITTENT PRODUCER: Operates only part of the year. Production interrupted due to seasonal, stockpiling, or other physical restrictions on a regular basis.
MINERAL LOCATION: Mineral location
OTHER: Status other than other values
PAST PRODUCER: Previously operating mineral property, where the equipment or structures have been removed or abandoned.
PRODUCER: Currently operating mineral property.
RAW PROSPECT: Resource not defined by exploration methods
TEMP SHUTDOWN: Temporary halt in mineral production, where the property is under care and maintenance status or this status is designated by the current owner and/or operator.
RECLAIMED: Location has been reclaimed
UNKNOWN: Unknown or undetermined resource

Definition Source: MAS/MILS data dictionary

LAT

Latitude in decimal degrees (-58.6942 to 80 decimal degrees)

Definition Source: MAS/MILS data dictionary

LON

Longitude in decimal degrees (-178.7333 to 190.0333)

Definition Source: MAS/MILS data dictionary

POR

Point of reference, indicates the physical determination point for the elevation, latitude and longitude data

MAIN ENT: Main entry to Mine (i.e. shaft)
TRENCH: Exploration trench
ORE BODY: Definable ore body structure (out-drop)
CLAIM: Claim
PLANT: Location of processing plant
TOWN: Nearest town
PIT: Discovery pit

Definition Source: MAS/MILS data dictionary

POP

Precision of point gives the precision or maximum deviation from exact POR in meters. (10 to 10000 meters)

99999: Precision over 10000 meters

Definition Source: MAS/MILS data dictionary

ELE

Elevation of the Point of Reference (POR) in meters. (-400 to 623622 meters)

Definition Source: MAS/MILS data dictionary

ELP

Elevation precision. gives the precision of elevation in meters. (10 to 500 meters)

9999: Precision is over 500 meters.

Definition Source: MAS/MILS data dictionary

DAT

Datum of elevation provides for elevations to be expressed above or below either sea level or a local datum. The recommended reference is sea level whenever possible.

S: Sea level
L: Local datum
D: Depth of water

Definition Source: MAS/MILS data dictionary

YFC

Year field checked. Year of an on-site evaluation check made by either personnel or contractors of the Minerals Availability Program. (1875 to 1995 year)

Definition Source: MAS/MILS data dictionary.

ZON

UTM zone number (01 to 60)

Definition Source: MAS/MILS data dictionary

HEM

UTM hemisphere (North or South)

N: North UTM hemisphere
S: South UTM hemisphere

Definition Source: MAS/MILS data dictionary

MAP

Map name of the largest-scale map available for the area of the deposit. If the name is larger than 17 characters it has been shortened to a recognizable name. (Text.)

Definition Source: MAS/MILS data dictionary

SCA

Scale of map identified in MAP field

7.5 MIN: 7.5 minutes
15 MIN: 15 minutes
30 MIN: 30 minutes
1:250K: 1:250,000
1:500K: 1:500,000
1:1 MIL: 1:1,000,000

Definition Source: MAS/MILS data dictionary

FEDLAND

Federal land status of this location.

BIA: Indian Reservation lands
BLM: Bureau of Land Management
BOR: Bureau of Reclamation
DOD: Department of Defense lands
DOA: Department of Agriculture
DOE: Department of Energy
FWS: Fish and Wildlife lands
NFS: National Forest Service
NPS: National Parks lands
TVA: Tennessee Valley Authority

Definition Source: MAS/MILS data dictionary

FEDSCA

Scale of the coverage used to determine the FEDLAND entry.

7.5 MIN: 7.5 minutes
15 MIN: 15 minutes
1:2 MIL: 1:2,000,000

Definition Source: MAS/MILS data dictionary

DOM

Domain describes the type of public or private land holding of the deposit area

BLM ADMIN: Public land under Bureau of Land Management.
COUNTY: County land.
FEDERAL: Federal land, un-designated administration.
INDIAN RES: Indian Reservation.
MILITARY RES: Military Reservation.
MIXED: Property contains more than one surface estate.
MUNICIPALITY: Land owned by local government.
NAT FOREST: National Forest land.
NAT MONUMENT: National Monument land.
NAT OFFSHORE: Ocean bottom claimed by United States.
NAT PARK: National Park land.
NAT PRIMITIVE: National Primitive Area land.
NAT RECREATION: National Recreation Area land.
NAT WILDERNESS: National Wilderness land.
PRIVATE: Land in private ownership.
STATE FOREST: State forest land.
STATE OFFSHORE: Ocean and lake bottom claimed by state.
STATE PARK: State park land.
STATE: State land.
UNKNOWN: Land ownership unknown.

Definition Source: MAS/MILS data dictionary

RIV

River is optional. If left blank it is a computer-generated data field that will contain the name of the river basin indicated by the River Basin Code (RBC) (Text.)

Definition Source: MAS/MILS data dictionary

RBC

River Basin Code is defined in the U.S. Geological Survey Office of Water Data Coordination publication, Catalog of Information on Water Data-Maps Showing Location of Water Quality Stations. These maps show major drainage area boundaries coded from 1 through 97; each of these major drainage areas is further subdived into minor areas which are assigned letter codes. (Catalog of Information on Water Data-Maps Showing Location of Water Quality Stations.USGS)

Definition Source: MAS/MILS data dictionary

HUC

Hydrologic Unit Code is an 8-character replacement for the RBC, currently being used by the Water Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey. This code more precisely pinpoints the water drainage area and it is recommended that it be used as an addition to the data provided by the River Basin Code. The code for a particular deposit can be obtained from a Hydrologic Unit Map for a given state. These maps have been published by the Water Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey and are availabe from the district office responsible for the state(s) concerned. (Adapted from Seaber, P.R., Kapinos, F.P., and Knapp, G.L., 1987, Hydrologic Unit Maps: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2294, 63 p.USGS)

Definition Source: MAS/MILS data dictionary

HOL1

Primary type of mineral holding

FEDERAL LEASE
FEE OWNERSHIP
LOCATED CLAIM
MINERALS ONLY
OTHER
PATENTED
PRIVATE LEASE
STATE LEASE
UNKNOWN

Definition Source: MAS/MILS data dictionary

HOL2

Second type of mineral holding

FEDERAL LEASE
FEE OWNERSHIP
LOCATED CLAIM
MINERALS ONLY
OTHER
PATENTED
PRIVATE LEASE
STATE LEASE
UNKNOWN

Definition Source: MAS/MILS data dictionary

HOL3

Third type of mineral holding

FEDERAL LEASE
FEE OWNERSHIP
LOCATED CLAIM
MINERALS ONLY
OTHER
PATENTED
PRIVATE LEASE
STATE LEASE
UNKNOWN

Definition Source: MAS/MILS data dictionary

MID

Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Identification Number which corresponds to this particular property. Most often an operating or temporarily closed facility (Unique identification number)

Definition Source: MAS/MILS data dictionary

GSC

Geological Survey's computerized seven character deposit number for their Mineral Resouce Data System (MRDS) data base entry that relates to this MAS deposit entry. (Unique alphanumeric identifier)

Definition Source: MAS/MILS data dictionary

TOE

Type of evaluation is a single-character representing the type of deposit information currently on the data base.

A: MILS default from ADIT database
M: Location information resulting from general sources; data may not be confirmed
L: Location information with validity confirmed through investigation by an evaluator
R: Resource data present, in addition to MILS information
C: Complete deposit description, often indicates thorough MAS evaluation

Definition Source: MAS/MILS data dictionary

YOI

Year of initial data entry contains the four-digit year of initial entry of this property into the MAS database. (1884 to 1997 year)

Definition Source: MAS/MILS data dictionary

MER

Contains the name of the principal meridian. (Text.)

Definition Source: MAS/MILS data dictionary

SUR

Survey status

UNK: unknown
UNSURV: unsurveyed
SURVEY: surveyed
GRID: superimposed grid

Definition Source: MAS/MILS data dictionary

MDN

Mining district name, when applicable. (Text.)

Definition Source: MAS/MILS data dictionary

COMPANY

Contains the principal owner/company name or a summary of the most significant owners identified with the operation. The first company listed was used for this field. (Text.)

Definition Source: MAS/MILS data dictionary

DLM

Date of last modification contains date of entry or the last modification made to the MILS table. (Date in YYMMDD format)

Definition Source: MAS/MILS data dictionary

COMMOD

Commodities found at mineral properties (abbreviations) (MRDS Quarterly : Record and commodity summary.USGS Mineral Resource Data System (MRDS))

Definition Source: MAS/MILS database

COM1

First listed commodity found at site (abbreviations) (MRDS Quarterly : Record and commodity summary.USGS Mineral Resource Data System (MRDS))

Definition Source: MAS/MILS data dictionary

MOC1

Modifier of commodity 1 and integral part of commodity (Text.)

Definition Source: MAS/MILS data dictionary

MAR1

Marketability of Commodity 1. Indicator of the commodity's market status.

P: Primary product. Major product affecting revenue.
C: Co-product. A product of equal or near equal value to another product in terms of producing revenue.
B: Byproduct. A product that helps the economic viability of a property, but which would not be produced unless other primary products or co-products are being recovered.
R: Recoverable. A product that is not identifiable as a primary product, co-product, or byproduct, but is recoverable or potentially recoverable. The evaluator should identify in the comments if this is a commodity propsed for stockpiling if nomarket presently exists, or if reveues will exist, but the status of the commodity is unknown.
A: Affecting. Deleterious producsts or impurities that affect the marketability of the recovered product(s).

Definition Source: MAS/MILS data dictionary

COM2

Second listed commodity found at site (abbreviations) (MRDS Quarterly : Record and commodity summary.USGS Mineral Resource Data System (MRDS))

Definition Source: MAS/MILS data dictionary

MOC2

Modifier of commodity 2 and integral part of commodity (Text.)

Definition Source: MAS/MILS data dictionary

MAR2

Marketability of Commodity 2. Indicator of the commodity's market status.

P: Primary product. Major product affecting revenue.
C: Co-product. A product of equal or near equal value to another product in terms of producing revenue.
B: Byproduct. A product that helps the economic viability of a property, but which would not be produced unless other primary products or co-products are being recovered.
R: Recoverable. A product that is not identifiable as a primary product, co-product, or byproduct, but is recoverable or potentially recoverable. The evaluator should identify in the comments if this is a commodity propsed for stockpiling if nomarket presently exists, or if reveues will exist, but the status of the commodity is unknown.
A: Affecting. Deleterious producsts or impurities that affect the marketability of the recovered product(s).

Definition Source: MAS/MILS data dictionary

COM3

Third listed commodity found at site (abbreviations) (MRDS Quarterly : Record and commodity summary.USGS Mineral Resource Data System (MRDS))

Definition Source: MAS/MILS data dictionary

MOC3

Modifier of commodity 3 and integral part of commodity (Text.)

Definition Source: MAS/MILS data dictionary

MAR3

Marketability of Commodity 3. Indicator of the commodity's market status.

P: Primary product. Major product affecting revenue.
C: Co-product. A product of equal or near equal value to another product in terms of producing revenue.
B: Byproduct. A product that helps the economic viability of a property, but which would not be produced unless other primary products or co-products are being recovered.
R: Recoverable. A product that is not identifiable as a primary product, co-product, or byproduct, but is recoverable or potentially recoverable. The evaluator should identify in the comments if this is a commodity propsed for stockpiling if nomarket presently exists, or if reveues will exist, but the status of the commodity is unknown.
A: Affecting. Deleterious producsts or impurities that affect the marketability of the recovered product(s).

Definition Source: MAS/MILS data dictionary

COM4

Fourth listed commodity found at site (abbreviations) (MRDS Quarterly : Record and commodity summary.USGS Mineral Resource Data System (MRDS))

Definition Source: MAS/MILS data dictionary

MOC4

Modifier of commodity 4 and integral part of commodity (Text.)

Definition Source: MAS/MILS data dictionary

MAR4

Marketability of Commodity 4. Indicator of the commodity's market status.

P: Primary product. Major product affecting revenue.
C: Co-product. A product of equal or near equal value to another product in terms of producing revenue.
B: Byproduct. A product that helps the economic viability of a property, but which would not be produced unless other primary products or co-products are being recovered.
R: Recoverable. A product that is not identifiable as a primary product, co-product, or byproduct, but is recoverable or potentially recoverable. The evaluator should identify in the comments if this is a commodity propsed for stockpiling if nomarket presently exists, or if reveues will exist, but the status of the commodity is unknown.
A: Affecting. Deleterious producsts or impurities that affect the marketability of the recovered product(s).

Definition Source: MAS/MILS data dictionary

COM5

Fifth listed commodity found at site (abbreviations) (MRDS Quarterly : Record and commodity summary.USGS Mineral Resource Data System (MRDS))

Definition Source: MAS/MILS data dictionary

MOC5

Modifier of commodity 5 and integral part of commodity (Text.)

Definition Source: MAS/MILS data dictionary

MAR5

Marketability of Commodity 5. Indicator of the commodity's market status.

P: Primary product. Major product affecting revenue.
C: Co-product. A product of equal or near equal value to another product in terms of producing revenue.
B: Byproduct. A product that helps the economic viability of a property, but which would not be produced unless other primary products or co-products are being recovered.
R: Recoverable. A product that is not identifiable as a primary product, co-product, or byproduct, but is recoverable or potentially recoverable. The evaluator should identify in the comments if this is a commodity propsed for stockpiling if nomarket presently exists, or if reveues will exist, but the status of the commodity is unknown.
A: Affecting. Deleterious producsts or impurities that affect the marketability of the recovered product(s).

Definition Source: MAS/MILS data dictionary

SIC

Standard Industrial Classification code, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget,. (Standard Industrial Classification System (SIC)Office of Management and Budget)

Definition Source: MAS/MILS data dictionary

NAME1