MAS/MILS mineral location database information MAS/MILS mineral location database information Frequently-anticipated questions: What does this data set describe? How should this data set be cited? What geographic area does the data set cover? What does it look like? Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period? What is the general form of this data set? How does the data set represent geographic features? How does the data set describe geographic features? Who produced the data set? Who are the originators of the data set? Who also contributed to the data set? To whom should users address questions about the data? Why was the data set created? How was the data set created? Where did the data come from? What changes have been made? How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set? How well have the observations been checked? How accurate are the geographic locations? How accurate are the heights or depths? Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing? How consistent are the relationships among the data, including topology? How can someone get a copy of the data set? Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data? Who distributes the data? What's the catalog number I need to order this data set? What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read? How can I download or order the data? Who wrote the metadata? What does this data set describe? Title: MAS/MILS mineral location database information Abstract: This coverage and associated databases contain data from selected fields of five tables in the MAS/MILS database. This database was transferred to the U.S. Geological Survey from the U.S. Bureau of Mines upon its closure in 1996. The database is considered archival and will be incorporated into the U.S. Geological Survey mineral location database along with the MRDS database. How should this data set be cited? Causey, J. Douglas , 1998, MAS/MILS mineral location database information: None None, U. S. Geological Survey, Spatial Data Delivery Website. What geographic area does the data set cover? West_Bounding_Coordinate: -180 East_Bounding_Coordinate: 180 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 80.1 South_Bounding_Coordinate: -76.67 What does it look like? Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period? Calendar_Date: 28-Dec-1997 Currentness_Reference: Date of extraction of data from MAS/MILS database. What is the general form of this data set? Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map How does the data set represent geographic features? How are geographic features stored in the data set? This is a Point data set. It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology): Point (224096) What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features? Horizontal positions are specified in geographic coordinates, that is, latitude and longitude. Latitudes are given to the nearest unknown. Longitudes are given to the nearest unknown. Latitude and longitude values are specified in Decimal Degrees. The horizontal datum used is North American Datum of 1927. The ellipsoid used is Clarke 1866. The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378206.4. The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/294.98. How does the data set describe geographic features? MASMIL.SHP Mineral locations in an ArcView shapefile format (Source: MAS/MILS database) SEQ 10-digit MAS/MILS sequence number (Source: MAS/MILS database) Range of values Minimum:0000000000 Maximum:9999999999 MAS1.DBF Mineral locations and associated fields (Source: MAS/MILS database) SEQ 10-digit MAS/MILS sequence number (Source: MAS/MILS database) Range of values Minimum:0000000000 Maximum:9999999999 STA 3-digit numeric State or Country codes (Source: MAS/MILS database) Range of values Minimum:000 Maximum:999 COU 3-digit numeric County or Province codes (Source: MAS/MILS database) Range of values Minimum:000 Maximum:999 NAM Name of mineral property (Source: MAS/MILS database) ValueDefinition ANY nameAny name can be used here. TYP Type of operation (Source: MAS/MILS database) ValueDefinition UNKNOWNUnknown or undetermined by evaluator. SURFACESurface operation. UNDERGROUNDUnderground operation. SURF-UNDERGSurface-underground operation. OFFSHOREUnderwater operations. WELLGeothermal well. PROC PLANTProcessing plant. LEACHLeach operation. BRINE OPBrine recovery operation. GEOTHERMALNatural hot springs. PLACERPlacer operation. CUR Current status of mining (Source: MAS/MILS database) ValueDefinition UNKNOWNUnknown or undetermined. PRODUCERProperty in production at time of information PAST PRODUCERPreviously operating mineral property, now abandoned. DEVESYMBOL = 3Resource defined, development initiated. EXP PROSPECTExplored prospect, resource defined. RAW PROSPECTNo resource defined. INTERMITTENT PRODUCEROperates only part of year. TEMP SHUTDOWNTemporary halt in mineral production. MINERAL LOCATIONMineral prospect or claim without workings. RECLAIMEDMine closed and property reclaimed. OTHERStatus other than one of the above. POR Point of reference (Source: MAS/MILS database) ValueDefinition MAIN ENTMain entrance to a mine, usually the main portal. TRENCHTrench, usually a bulldozer cut. ORE BODYCenter of ore body. CLAIMCenter of claim. PLANTLocation of processing plant. TOWNNearest town used if mine location not known. PITCenter of open pit or prospect pit. APPROXUsed when other categories aren't correct. POP Precision of point location in meters (Source: MAS/MILS database) ValueDefinition 99999Over 10,000 meters precision for location. Range of values Minimum:10 Maximum:10000 Units:meters Resolution:10 MAP U. S. Geological Survey topographic map name (Source: MAS/MILS database) ValueDefinition (quadrangle name)Any valid U.S. Geological Survey topographic map SCA Scale of map list in MAP field (Source: MAS/MILS database) ValueDefinition 7.5 MIN7.5 minute 15 MIN15 minute 30 MIN30 minute 1:250K1:250,000 1:500K1:500,000 1:1 MIL1:1,000,000 DOM Type of public or private Domain (Source: MAS/MILS database) ValueDefinition UNKNOWNLand ownership unknown. MIXEDProperty contains more than one surface estate. PRIVATELand in private ownership. MUNICIPALITYLand owned by local government. COUNTYCounty land. STATEState land. STATE FORESTState forest land. STATE PARKState park land. STATE OFFSHOREOcean and lake bottom claimed by state. FEDERALFederal land, un-designated administration. NAT FORESTNational Forest land. NAT RECREATIONNational Recreation Area land. NAT WILDERNESSNational Wilderness land. NAT PRIMITIVENational Primitive Area land. NAT PARKNational Park land. NAT MONUMENTNational Monument land. INDIAN RESIndian Reservation. NAT OFFSHOREOcean bottom claimed by United States. BLM ADMINPublic land under Bureau of Land Management. MILITARY RESMilitary Reservation. FORGN OFFSHOREForeign land under an ocean. INTERNAT WATOcean bottom not claimed by a government. UN ADMINLand under United Nations administration. HOL1 Mineral and access rights holdings (Source: MAS/MILS database) ValueDefinition UNKNOWNMineral estate ownership unknown. LOCATED CLAIMLocated claim on Federal land. PATENTEDPatented mining claim. FEDERAL LEASEMineral rights leased from the Federal Government. STATE LEASEMineral rights leased from State Government. PRIVATE LEASEMineral rights leased from private owner. FEE OWNERSHIPMineral rights owned by operator. MINERALS ONLYMineral rights owned, but not surface. OTHEROwnership not one of other categories. GSC U. S. Geological Survey Mineral Resource Data System (MRDS) number (Source: MAS/MILS database) ValueDefinition anyValues defined by MRDS database TOE Type of evaluation (Source: MAS/MILS database) ValueDefinition Aadit database, Mlocation information from general sources, Llocation information with validity confirmed through investigation by evaluator, Rresource data present, Ccomplete deposit description. MDN Mining District Name (Source: MAS/MILS database) ValueDefinition AnyAny name is valid MLA Was US Bureau of Mines Mineral Land Assessment project done. (Source: MAS/MILS database) ValueDefinition Ymineral land assessment (MLA) project was done (blank)no MLA project (or database wasn't coded - this is true more often than not) PLT Primary type of processing plant (Source: MAS/MILS database) ValueDefinition BENEFbeneficiation (mill) LEACHleach AGGLOMagglomeration DRIDirect Reduction Iron plant PELLETpellet plant SINTERsinter plant SMELTRsmelter SYNRTLsynthetic rutile PIGpigment plant METALmetal plant REFINRrefiner SMLREFsmelter/refiner ACIDacid plant MANUFmanufacturing plant PID A more detailed subdivision of plant type listed in PLT field (Source: MAS/MILS database) ValueDefinition DRYdry WASHwash CRUSHcrush GRAVgravity FLOATflotation MAGmagnetic ESTATelectrostatic E-Melectrostatic - magnetic TI-CLTiO2 pigment-chloride TI-STiO2 pigment-sulfide TITi metal PPTprecipitation SX-EWsolvent extraction - electrowinning SINTERion exchange - electrowinning PELLETpellet NODULEnodule COMPCTcompact BRIQUTbriquette S-PYROsmelter-pyrometallurgy REDUCTreduction R-PYROrefiner-pyrometallurgy HYDROhydrometallurgy ELECTelectrowinning DISTLLdistillation CRYSTLcrystallization CAL-DBcalcination/dead burn BAYERBayer HARRISHarris PARKESParkes FERROferro alloy plant FIBREfibre plant (e.g. asbestos plant) COMMODITY.DBF Commodities found at mineral properties in mils.pat table (Source: MAS/MILS database) SEQ 10-digit MAS/MILS sequence number (Source: MAS/MILS database) Range of values Minimum:0000000000 Maximum:9999999999 COM Commodity name (Source: MAS/MILS database) ValueDefinition The following table contains both the commodity names and the associated moc value 1 ABRASIVE 15 2 ABRASIVE BLASTING SAND 15 3 ABRASIVE CORUNDUM 15 4 ABRASIVE CRUSHING BORT 15 5 ABRASIVE DIAMOND 15 6 ABRASIVE EMERY 15 7 ABRASIVE GARNET 15 8 ABRASIVE INDUSTRIAL DIAMOND 15 9 ALKALI 53 10 ALKALI OXIDE 53 11 ALUMINUM 21 12 ALUMINUM ALUMINA 21 13 ALUMINUM ALUMINOUS SHALE 21 14 ALUMINUM ALUNITE 21 15 ALUMINUM ANORTHOSITE 21 16 ALUMINUM BAUXITE 21 17 ALUMINUM BAUXITE ABR 21 18 ALUMINUM BAUXITE CHEM 21 19 ALUMINUM BAUXITE REF 21 20 ALUMINUM CONTAINED OR METAL 21 21 ALUMINUM DAWSONITE 21 22 ALUMINUM HI-ALUMINA CLAY 21 23 ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE ROCK 21 24 ALUMINUM SAPROLITE 21 25 ANTIMONY 54 26 ANTIMONY OXIDE 54 27 ARSENIC 55 28 ASBESTOS 43 29 ASBESTOS LONG FIBER 43 30 ASBESTOS SHORT FIBER 43 31 ASH 53 32 ASH AS RECEIVED 53 33 ASH DRY BASIS 53 34 BARITE SULFATE 44 35 BARITE CARBONATE 44 36 BARITE BARIUM 44 37 BERYLLIUM 56 38 BERYLLIUM OXIDE 56 39 BISMUTH 3 40 BORAX 29 41 BORON 29 42 BROMINE 30 43 BROMINE LAKE & WELL BRINE 30 44 BROMINE OCEAN BRINE 30 45 CADMIUM 4 46 CALCIUM 16 47 CALCIUM CALCAREOUS MARL 16 48 CALCIUM CALCITE 16 49 CALCIUM CALCIUM CHLORIDE BRINE 16 50 CALCIUM CHLORIDE BRINE 16 51 CALCIUM DOLOMITE 16 52 CALCIUM LIMESTONE 16 53 CALCIUM OXIDE 16 54 CALCIUM SHELL OR OYSTER SHELL 16 55 CESIUM 25 56 CHLORINE 30 57 CHLORINE OCEAN BRINE 30 58 CHLORINE CHLORIDE-CONTAMINANT 30 59 CHLORINE SALINE LAKE 30 60 CHLORINE SALT 30 61 CHROMIUM 22 62 CHROMIUM CHROMITE 22 63 CHROMIUM CHROMITE CHEM 22 64 CHROMIUM CHROMITE MC 22 65 CHROMIUM CHROMITE MET 22 66 CHROMIUM CHROMITE MR 22 67 CHROMIUM CHROMITE REF 22 68 CHROMIUM FERROCHROME 22 69 CHROMIUM HFERROCHROME 22 70 CHROMIUM LFERROCHROME 22 71 CLAY 41 72 CLAY BALL CLAY 41 73 CLAY BENTONITE 41 74 CLAY COMMON CLAY 41 75 CLAY FIRE CLAY 41 76 CLAY FULLERS EARTH 41 77 CLAY HECTORITE 41 78 CLAY ILLITE 41 79 CLAY KAOLIN (CHINA CLAY) 41 80 CLAY MONTMORILLONITE 41 81 CLAY REFRACTORY 41 82 COAL 42 83 COAL ANTHRACITE 42 84 COAL BITUMINOUS 42 85 COAL LIGNITE 42 86 COAL PEAT 42 87 COAL SUBBITUMINOUS 42 88 COAL SULFUR (REC) 42 89 COAL SULFUR (DRY) 42 90 COBALT 28 91 COLUMBIUM 32 92 COLUMBIUM COLUMBITE 32 93 COLUMBIUM PYROCHLORE 32 94 COLUMBIUM COLUMBITE/TANTALITE 32 95 COPPER 1 96 COPPER NATIVE 1 97 COPPER OXIDE 1 98 COPPER SULFIDE 1 99 CYANIDE CONTAMINANT 53 100 DIATOMITE 45 101 FELDSPAR 52 102 FIXED CARBON AS RECEIVED 53 103 FIXED CARBON DRY BASIS 53 104 FLUORINE 30 105 FLUORINE FLUORSPAR 30 106 FLUORINE FLUORSPAR A 30 107 FLUORINE FLUORSPAR C 30 108 FLUORINE FLUORSPAR M 30 109 FLUORINE HYDROGEN FLUORIDE 30 110 GALLIUM 407 111 GEMSTONE DIAMOND 46 112 GEMSTONE EMERALD 46 113 GEMSTONE NON-PRECIOUS 46 114 GEMSTONE RUBY 46 115 GEMSTONE SAPPHIRE 46 116 GEMSTONE SEMIPRECIOUS OTHER 46 117 GEMSTONE SEMIPRECIOUS SILICATE 46 118 GEOTHERMAL 47 119 GERMANIUM 407 120 GERMANIUM OXIDE 407 121 GOLD 2 122 GOLD LODE 2 123 GOLD PLACER 2 124 GOLD REFINERY 2 125 GRAPHITE 110 126 GRAPHITE AMORPHOUS-CRYSTALLINE 110 127 GRAPHITE FLAKE 110 128 GYPSUM 48 129 GYPSUM ANHYDRITE 48 130 GYPSUM GYPSITE 48 131 GYPSUM ROCK GYPSUM 48 132 HAFNIUM 210 133 HEAT VALUE AS RECEIVED 53 134 HEAT VALUE DRY BASIS 53 135 HEAVY METALS CONTAMINANT 53 136 HELIUM 31 137 HYDROGEN CONTAMINANT 53 138 INDIUM 4 139 IODINE 30 140 IODINE BRINES 30 141 IODINE CALCHE NITRATES 30 142 IRON 22 143 IRON FERRIC OXIDE 22 144 IRON FERROUS OXIDE 22 145 IRON GOETHITE 22 146 IRON HEMATITE 22 147 IRON PYRRHOTITE 22 148 IRON MAGNETITE 22 149 IRON PIG IRON 22 150 IRON SIDERITE 22 151 IRON SULFIDE 22 152 IRON TACONITE 22 153 IRON TACONITE BOTTOM LEAN 22 154 IRON TACONITE LEAN 22 155 IRON TACONITE OXIDIZED 22 156 IRON TACONITE OXIDIZE LEAN 22 157 IRON TACONITE SILICEOUS 22 158 IRON TACONITE SILICEO LEAN 22 159 IRON TITANIFEROUS MAGNETITE 22 160 KYANITE GROUP 301 161 LEAD 3 162 LEAD CARBONATE 3 163 LEAD OXIDE 3 164 LEAD SULFIDE 3 165 LEAD SMELTER 3 166 LEAD REFINER 3 167 LITHIUM 401 168 LITHIUM BRINES 401 169 LITHIUM CARBONATE 401 170 LITHIUM PEGMATITE 401 171 MAGNESIUM 23 172 MAGNESIUM BRINES 23 173 MAGNESIUM BRUCITE 23 174 MAGNESIUM CONTAINED OR METAL 23 175 MAGNESIUM DOLOMITE 23 176 MAGNESIUM EVAPORITES 23 177 MAGNESIUM MAGNESITE 23 178 MAGNESIUM MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE 23 179 MAGNESIUM MG - CAUSTIC 23 180 MAGNESIUM MG - DEADBURNED 23 181 MAGNESIUM MG - HYDROXIDE 23 182 MAGNESIUM MG - OXIDE 23 183 MAGNESIUM SEA WATER 23 184 MAGNESIUM OLIVINE-CHRYSOLITE 23 185 MAGNESIUM OXIDE 23 186 MANGANESE 24 187 MANGANESE DIOXIDE 24 188 MANGANESE NODULES 24 189 MANGANESE OXIDE 24 190 MANGANESE FERROMANGANESE 24 191 MERCURY 6 192 MICA 105 193 MICA BOOK 105 194 MICA FLAKE 105 195 MICA SERICITE 105 196 MOLYBDENUM 7 197 MOLYBDENUM FERROMOLY 7 198 MOLYBDENUM MOLY IN CONCENTRATE 7 199 MOLYBDENUM MOLY OXIDE 7 200 MOLYBDENUM SULFIDE 7 201 NATURAL GAS 31 202 NEPHELINE SYEN 52 203 NICKEL 28 204 NICKEL OXIDE 28 205 NICKEL SILICATE 28 206 NICKEL SULFIDE 28 207 NICKEL SMELTER 28 208 NICKEL REFINER 28 209 NITRATE CONTAMINANT 53 210 NITROGEN 31 211 PERLITE 205 212 PETROLEUM 31 213 PETROLEUM CRUDE 31 214 PETROLEUM GILSONITE 31 215 PETROLEUM OIL SHALE 31 216 PETROLEUM ROCK ASPHALT 31 217 PETROLEUM TAR SANDS 31 218 PHOSPHATE 49 219 PHOSPHATE PHOSPHOROUS 49 220 PHOSPHATE PRODUCT 49 221 PHOSPHATE WASTE 49 222 PHOSPHATE ACID 49 223 PLATINUM GROUP 8 224 PLATINUM GROUP IRIDIUM 8 225 PLATINUM GROUP OSMIUM 8 226 PLATINUM GROUP PALLADIUM 8 227 PLATINUM GROUP PLATINUM 8 228 PLATINUM GROUP RHODIUM 8 229 PLATINUM GROUP RUTHENIUM 8 230 POTASH 51 231 POTASH BEDDED DEPOSITS 51 232 POTASH BRINES 51 233 POTASH SULFATE 51 234 PUMICE 205 235 PUMICE PUMICITE 205 236 PUMICE SCORIA 205 237 PUMICE VOLCANIC ASH 205 238 PUMICE VOLCANIC CINDER 205 239 PUMICE VOLCANIC DUST 205 240 QUARTZ CRYSTAL 310 241 QUARTZ CRYSTAL ELECTRONIC GRADE 310 242 QUARTZ CRYSTAL OPTICAL GRADE 310 243 RADIUM 27 244 RARE EARTH 305 245 RARE EARTH BASTNASITE 305 246 RARE EARTH CERIUM GROUP 305 247 RARE EARTH YTTRIUM GROUP 305 248 RHENIUM 1 249 RUBIDIUM 410 250 RUBIDIUM SAND 410 251 SAND & GRAVEL 13 252 SCANDIUM 103 253 SELENIUM 1 254 SILICON 310 255 SILICON DIOXIDE 310 256 SILICON FERROSILICON 310 257 SILICON FOUNDRY SAND 310 258 SILICON GLASS SAND 310 259 SILICON QUARTZ 310 260 SILICON QUARTZITE 310 261 SILICON SANDSTONE 310 262 SILVER 5 263 SILVER CARBONATE 5 264 SILVER NATIVE 5 265 SILVER OXIDE 5 266 SILVER SULFIDE 5 267 SILVER REFINERY 5 268 SODIUM 405 269 SODIUM BICARBONATE-NAHCOLITE 405 270 SODIUM BRINE 405 271 SODIUM CARBONATE (TRONA) 405 272 SODIUM OXIDE 405 273 SODIUM SALT 405 274 SODIUM SULFATE 405 275 STONE 14 276 STONE AGGREGATE CB* 14 277 STONE BALLAST CB 14 278 STONE BASALT CB 14 279 STONE BASALT DM 14 280 STONE BASALT DR 14 281 STONE CALCAREOUS MARL 14 282 STONE DECOMPOSED GRANITE CB 14 283 STONE CINDERS DR 14 284 STONE DECOMPOSED GRANITE 14 285 STONE DIMENSION 14 286 STONE FILL CB 14 287 STONE GRANITE CB 14 288 STONE GRANITE DM 14 289 STONE GRANITE DR 14 290 STONE GRANITIC DR 14 291 STONE LIMESTONE CB 14 292 STONE LIMESTONE DM 14 293 STONE LIMESTONE DR 14 294 STONE MARBLE CB 14 295 STONE MARBLE DM 14 296 STONE METAMORPHIC DR 14 297 STONE MICA SCHIST CB 14 298 STONE MICA SCHIST DM 14 299 STONE MISCELLANEOUS CB 14 300 STONE MISCELLANEOUS DM 14 301 STONE MISCELLANEOUS DR 14 302 STONE QUARTZITE CB 14 303 STONE QUARTZITE DM 14 304 STONE RIP RAP 14 305 STONE SANDSTONE CB 14 306 STONE SANDSTONE DM 14 307 STONE SANDSTONE DR 14 308 STONE SEDIMENTARY DR 14 309 STONE SHALE CB 14 310 STONE SHELL CB 14 311 STONE SLATE CB 14 312 STONE SLATE DM 14 313 STONE SLATE DR 14 314 STONE SUBBASE CB 14 315 STONE TRAVERTINE DM 14 316 STONE TRAVERTINE DR 14 317 STONE VOLCANIC DR 14 318 STRONTIUM 410 319 SULFUR 107 320 SULFUR NATIVE 107 321 SULFUR PYRITE 107 322 SULFUR PYRITE-CONTAMINANT 107 323 SULFUR SULFURIC ACID 107 324 SULFUR SULFATE-CONTAMINANT 107 325 SULFUR SULFIDE-CONTAMINANT 107 326 TALC 50 327 TALC BLOCK STEATITE 50 328 TALC GROUP 50 329 TALC PYROPHYLLITE 50 330 TALC SOAPSTONE 50 331 TANTALUM 32 332 TANTALUM TANTALITE 32 333 TANTALUM TIN SLAG 32 334 TELLURIUM 1 335 THALLIUM 4 336 THORIUM 27 337 THORIUM OXIDE 27 338 TIN 207 339 TIN LODE 207 340 TIN PLACER 207 341 TIN TAILINGS 207 342 TITANIUM 25 343 TITANIUM ANATASE 25 344 TITANIUM HI TI 70 25 345 TITANIUM HI TI 90 25 346 TITANIUM ILMENTITE 25 347 TITANIUM ILMENTITE STOCK 25 348 TITANIUM ILMENTITE TO SR 25 349 TITANIUM LEUCOXENE 25 350 TITANIUM RICHBAY SLAG 25 351 TITANIUM RUTILE 25 352 TITANIUM RUTILE-SYNTHETIC 25 353 TITANIUM SOREL SLAG 25 354 TITANIUM TITANIFEROUS MAGNETITE 25 355 TITANIUM METAL 25 356 TUNGSTEN 26 357 TUNGSTEN BRINES 26 358 TUNGSTEN LODE 26 359 TUNGSTEN TAILINGS 26 360 TUNGSTEN PLACER 26 361 TUNGSTEN WO3 CONTENT 26 362 TUNGSTEN REFINERY 26 363 URANIUM 27 364 URANIUM U3O8 CONTENT 27 365 VANADIUM 307 366 VANADIUM PHOSPHATIC SHALE 307 367 VANADIUM TITANIFEROUS MAGNETITE 307 368 VANADIUM V2O5 CONTENT 307 369 VERMICULITE 205 370 VOLATILE CONT 53 371 VOLATILE CONT AS RECEIVED 53 372 VOLATILE CONT DRY BASIS 53 373 WATER CONTENT 53 374 WATER CONTENT FREE WATER 53 375 WATER CONTENT HYDRATED WATER 53 376 WATER CONTENT TOTAL WATER 53 377 WOLLASTONITE 201 378 XANTHATE CONTAMINANT 53 379 ZEOLITES 101 380 ZINC 4 381 ZINC CARBONATE 4 382 ZINC OXIDE 4 383 ZINC SILICATE 4 384 ZINC SULFIDE 4 385 ZINC SMELTER 4 386 ZINC REFINER 4 387 ZIRCONIUM 210 388 ZIRCONIUM BADDELEYITE 210 389 ZIRCONIUM ZIRCON 210 MOC Modifier of the commodity item (Source: MAS/MILS database) ValueDefinition See "Attribute_Label: COM "above.Modifiers of the commodity terms IRC Industry Reporting code for the specific commodity (Source: MAS/MILS DATABASE) ValueDefinition Fferrous, Mmetallic, NNon-metallic, Eenergy, $precious metals, Ccontaminate MAR Single character indicator of commodities market status (Source: MAS/MILS DATABASE) ValueDefinition Pprimary product, Cco-product, Bbiproduct, Rrecoverable, AAffecting marketability REFERENCE.DBF Bibliographic information for mineral property (Source: MAS/MILS database) SEQ 10-digit MAS/MILS sequence number (Source: MAS/MILS database) Range of values Minimum:0000000000 Maximum:9999999999 REF1 Bibliographic citation or source of data for mineral property (Source: MAS/MILS database) ValueDefinition (text)Any REF2 Bibliographic citation or source of data for mineral property (Source: MAS/MILS database) ValueDefinition (text)Any REF3 Bibliographic citation or source of data for mineral property (Source: MAS/MILS database) ValueDefinition (text)Any NAM.DBF All names of mineral properties (Source: MAS/MILS database) SEQ MAS/MILS sequence number (Source: MAS/MILS database) Range of values Minimum:0000000000 Maximum:9999999999 NAM Mineral property names (Source: MAS/MILS database) ValueDefinition (text)Any STATE.DBF State/country and County/province names list (Source: MAS/MILS database) STA 3-digit numeric State or Country codes (Source: MAS/MILS database) Range of values Minimum:000 Maximum:999 COU 3-digit numeric County or Province codes (Source: MAS/MILS database) Range of values Minimum:000 Maximum:999 STATE State/Country names (Source: MAS/MILS database) ValueDefinition (text)Any COUNTY County/Province names (Source: MAS/MILS database) ValueDefinition (text)Any Who produced the data set? Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors) J. Douglas Causey Who also contributed to the data set? Data from MAS/MILS database, U.S. Geological Survey To whom should users address questions about the data? Doug Causey U.S. Geological Survey, Spokane Field Office Geologist 904 W. Riverside, Rm 202 Spokane, WA 99201-1087 U.S.A. 509.368.3116 (voice) 509.368.3199 (FAX) dcausey@usgs.gov Hours_of_Service: 8-4:30 PST Why was the data set created? To provide searchable mineral locations for the U.S. Geological Survey Spatial Data Delivery Website. How was the data set created? Where did the data come from? USBM/USGS (source 1 of 1) U.S. Bureau of Mines, unpublished, MAS/MILS database. Type_of_Source_Media: digital Source_Contribution: Previous repository for the data presented here. What changes have been made? Date: 1998 (change 1 of 1) Selected fields were extracted from the MAS/MILS database using and SQL query. The information in the DLAT and DLON fields was used to create an Arc/Info coverage (mas_sdd) using the GENERATE command. The SEQ field was attached to the .pat feature attribue table using the JOINITEM command. The information in all the ArcInfo tables were then turned into .dbf (dBASE) format to create the mas1.dbf, name.dbf, state.dbf, commodity.dbf, and reference.dbf files. The reference.dbf file was updated on 04/06/2001. All tables except the state.dbf are linked by the SEQ field. The state.dbf links to the mas1.dbf by the combination of STA and COU fields to form a unique join. An ArcView shapefile called masmil.shp was created from the original ArcInfo coverage (mas_sdd). All of the dbf files, except the state.dbf, can be joined to the masmil.shp using the seq field as the relate key. Data sources used in this process: USBM/USGS How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set? How well have the observations been checked? How accurate are the geographic locations? How accurate are the heights or depths? Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing? Contains all locations in MAS/MILS database as of time of download. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology? How can someone get a copy of the data set? Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data? Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: None. Acknowledgement of the U.S. Geological Survey would be appreciated. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1) Tom Kress USGS 954 National Center Reston, VA 20192 USA 703-648-6328 (voice) thkress@usgs.gov What's the catalog number I need to order this data set? masmil.zip What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read? The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) provides this data as is. The USGS makes no guarantee or warranty concerning the accuracy of information contained in the data. The USGS further makes no warranties, either expressed or implied as to any other matter whatsoever, including, without limitation, the condition of the product, or its fitness for any particular purpose. The burden for determining fitness for use lies entirely with the user. Although this data has been processed successfully on computers at the USGS, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS regarding the use of this data on any other system, nor does the fact of distribution constitute or imply any such warranty. How can I download or order the data? Who wrote the metadata? Dates: Last modified: 09-Apr-2001 Metadata author: Tom Kress U.S. Geological Survey 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr. MS 954 Reston, VA 20192 USA thkress@usgs.gov Hours_of_Service: 8-4:30 EST Metadata standard: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998) Generated by mp version 2.4.29 on Tue Apr 10 09:17:25 2001