Metadata:
  Identification_Information:
    Citation:
      Citation_Information:
        Originator: Minerals Information Team, U.S. Geological Survey
        Publication_Date: Variable, see Description below
        Title: "Metal Industry Indicators" and "Stone, Clay, Glass, and Concrete Products Industry Indicators"
        Edition: Variable
        Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
          The USGS Mineral Industry Indicators geospatial data are
          national boundary oriented.  Data associated with the United
          States are reported in tables.
        Series_Information:
          Series_Name:
            Metal Industry Indicators; and Stone, Clay, Glass, and
            Concrete Products Industry Indicators
          Issue_Identification: (month and year of publication)
        Publication_Information:
          Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia, United States
          Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
        Online_Linkage: http://minerals.usgs.gov/ minerals/pubs/mii/
        Online_Linkage: http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/imii/
    Description:
      Abstract:
        Metal Industry Indicators (MII) is a monthly newsletter that
        analyzes and forecasts the economic health of five
        metal-processing industries:  primary metals, steel, copper,
        primary and secondary aluminum, and aluminum mill products. The
        MII presents composite leading and coincident indexes of a set
        of indicators that historically have proven to lead or coincide
        with the major business cycle changes in these industries.  The
        indexes were developed in cooperation with the Center for
        International Business Cycle Research at Columbia University.
        Each month, these indexes are analyzed along with any
        economy-wide occurrences that would affect the metals
        industries.

        Stone, Clay, Glass, and Concrete Products Industry Indicators
        (IMII) is a monthly newsletter that analyzes and forecasts the
        economic health of four industrial-mineral-processing
        industries:  stone, clay, glass, and concrete products.  The
        IMII presents composite leading and coincident indexes of a set
        of indicators that historically have proven to lead or coincide
        with the major business cycle changes in these industries.  The
        indexes were developed cooperation with the Center for
        International Business Cycle Research at Columbia University.
        Each month, these indexes are analyzed along with any
        economy-wide occurrences that would affect the industrial
        minerals industries.
      Purpose: Monitor cyclical change in the U.S. metals industry
    Status:
      Progress: Complete
      Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Monthly
    Spatial_Domain:
      Bounding_Coordinates:
        West_Bounding_Coordinate: -172
        East_Bounding_Coordinate: -66
        North_Bounding_Coordinate: +72
        South_Bounding_Coordinate: +18
    Keywords:
      Theme:
        Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
        Theme_Keyword: statistics
        Theme_Keyword: minerals index
        Theme_Keyword: indicator metals
        Theme_Keyword: industrial minerals
        Theme_Keyword: prices
        Theme_Keyword: primary metals
        Theme_Keyword: business cycle
        Theme_Keyword: aluminum
        Theme_Keyword: copper
        Theme_Keyword: steel
        Theme_Keyword: stone
        Theme_Keyword: clay
        Theme_Keyword: glass
        Theme_Keyword: concrete
        Theme_Keyword: cement
      Place:
        Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Augmented FIPS 10-4 and FIPS 6-4, version 1.0
        Place_Keyword: LD10 = North America
        Place_Keyword: LD20 = Central America
        Place_Keyword: LD30 = South America
        Place_Keyword: LD40 = Europe
        Place_Keyword: LD50 = Africa
        Place_Keyword: LD60 = Australia and New Zealand
        Place_Keyword: AY = Antarctica
        Place_Keyword: LD70 = Asia
        Place_Keyword: LD80 = Asia Minor and Middle East
        Place_Keyword: LD90 = Southeast Asia
      Theme:
        Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Gateway to the Earth (USGS) draft 6
        Theme_Keyword: mineral resources
        Theme_Keyword: commodity summaries
        Theme_Keyword: digital text format
      Theme:
        Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Categories
        Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
    Access_Constraints: Unrestricted
    Use_Constraints: Unrestricted
    Point_of_Contact:
      Contact_Information:
        Contact_Organization_Primary:
          Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Minerals Information Team
        Contact_Address:
          Address_Type: Mailing
          Address: 988 National Center
          City: Reston
          State_or_Province: VA
          Postal_Code: 20192
          Country: USA
        Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-703-648-4919
  Distribution_Information:
    Distributor:
      Contact_Information:
        Contact_Organization_Primary:
          Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Minerals Information Team
        Contact_Position:
          Chief, Publication Services Section, Minerals Information
          Team
        Contact_Address:
          Address_Type: Mailing
          Address: 984 National Center
          City: Reston
          State_or_Province: VA
          Postal_Code: 20192
          Country: USA
        Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-703-648-4919
    Distribution_Liability:
      The U.S. Department of the Interior provides no warranty, expressed
      or implied as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of
      furnished data.
  Metadata_Reference_Information:
    Metadata_Date: 20001115
    Metadata_Contact:
      Contact_Information:
        Contact_Organization_Primary:
          Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Minerals Information Team
        Contact_Address:
          Address_Type: Mailing
          Address: 988 National Center
          City: Reston
          State_or_Province: VA
          Postal_Code: 20192
          Country: USA
        Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-703-648-4000
    Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
    Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998