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Value of Mineral Production by State

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• What does this data set describe?
  1. How should this data set be cited?
  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?
  3. What does it look like?
  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
  5. What is the general form of this data set?
  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?
• Who produced the data set?
  1. Who are the originators of the data set?
  2. Who also contributed to the data set?
  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
• Why was the data set created?
• How was the data set created?
  1. From what previous works were the data drawn?
  2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?
  3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?
• How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?
  1. How well have the observations been checked?
  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?
  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?
  4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?
  5. How consistent are the relationships among the data, including topology?
• How can someone get a copy of the data set?
  1. Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?
  2. Who distributes the data?
  3. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?
  4. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?
  5. How can I download or order the data?
• Who wrote the metadata?

What does this data set describe?

1. How should this data set be cited?

   Team, Minerals Information , 2007, Value of Mineral Production by State: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.

2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

   West_Bounding_Coordinate: -168.0

   East_Bounding_Coordinate: 67.0

   North_Bounding_Coordinate: 74.0

   South_Bounding_Coordinate: 24.0

3. What does it look like?

4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

   Beginning_Date: 1992

   Ending_Date: 2005

   Currentness_Reference: ground condition

5. What is the general form of this data set?

6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
   1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?

      Indirect_Spatial_Reference:

      U.S. Department of Commerce, 1987, Codes for the Identification of the States, the District of Columbia and the Outlying Areas of the United States, and Associated Areas (FIPS 5-2): Washington, D.C., National Institute of Standards and Technology.

      U.S. Department of Commerce, 1990, Counties and Equivalent Entities of the United States, Its Possessions, and Associated Areas, (FIPS 6-4): Washington, D.C., National Institute of Standards and Technology.

   2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?

7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

   State

   US state for which value of mineral production is reported. (Source: Minerals Information Team, U.S. Geological Survey)

   1992

   Value of mineral production by State in 1992. (Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Minerals Information Team)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	8575
   Maximum:	3165938
   Units:	Thousands of US dollars
   Resolution:	1

   1993

   Value of mineral production by State in 1993. (Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Minerals Information Team)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	10301
   Maximum:	2828551
   Units:	Thousands of US dollars
   Resolution:	1

   1994

   Value of mineral production by State in 1994. (Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Minerals Information Team)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	8680
   Maximum:	3280000
   Units:	Thousands of US dollars
   Resolution:	1

   1995

   Value of mineral production by State in 1995. (Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Minerals Information Team)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	8750
   Maximum:	4190000
   Units:	Thousands of US dollars
   Resolution:	1

   1996

   Value of mineral production by State in 1996. (Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Minerals Information Team)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	6820
   Maximum:	3580000
   Units:	Thousands of US dollars
   Resolution:	1

   1997

   Value of mineral production by State in 1997. (Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Minerals Information Team)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	12400
   Maximum:	3540000
   Units:	Thousands of US dollars
   Resolution:	1

   1998

   Value of mineral production by State in 1998. (Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Minerals Information Team)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	11500
   Maximum:	3170000
   Units:	Thousands of US dollars
   Resolution:	1

   1999

   Value of mineral production by State in 1999. (Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Minerals Information Team)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	9620
   Maximum:	3180000
   Units:	Thousands of US dollars
   Resolution:	1

   2000

   Value of mineral production by State in 2000. (Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Minerals Information Team)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	12400
   Maximum:	3270000
   Units:	Thousands of US dollars
   Resolution:	1

   2001

   Value of mineral production by State in 2001. (Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Minerals Information Team)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	19300
   Maximum:	3300000
   Units:	Thousands of US dollars
   Resolution:	1

   2002

   Value of mineral production by State in 2002. (Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Minerals Information Team)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	17300
   Maximum:	3410000
   Units:	Thousands of US dollars
   Resolution:	1

   2003

   Value of mineral production by State in 2003. (Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Minerals Information Team)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	17900
   Maximum:	3430000
   Units:	Thousands of US dollars
   Resolution:	1

   2004

   Value of mineral production by State in 2004. (Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Minerals Information Team)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	21900
   Maximum:	3760000
   Units:	Thousands of US dollars
   Resolution:	1

   2005

   Value of mineral production by State in 2005. (Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Minerals Information Team)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	20000
   Maximum:	4350000
   Units:	Thousands of US dollars
   Resolution:	1

   1992-2005 Average

   Average value of mineral production (in thousands of dollars) by State in the time period 1992-2005. (Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Minerals Information Team)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	27174
   Maximum:	2875914
   Units:	Thousands of US dollars
   Resolution:	1

Who produced the data set?

1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
   • Minerals Information Team

2. Who also contributed to the data set?

3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
   U.S. Geological Survey, Minerals Information Team
   Chief scientist
   988 National Center
   Reston, VA 20192
   

   703-648-6400 (voice)
   

Why was the data set created?

Provides a consolidated source of U.S. nonfuel mineral production data for spatial and temporal analysis.

How was the data set created?

1. From what previous works were the data drawn?

   Minerals Yearbook Statistical Summary (source 1 of 10)

   U.S. Geological Survey, 1993, Automated Minerals Information System (AMIS).

   Type_of_Source_Media: Internal USGS server

   Source_Contribution: Minerals operations descriptions

   AMIS (source 2 of 10)

   U.S. Geological Survey, 1994, Automated Minerals Information System (AMIS).

   Type_of_Source_Media: Internal USGS server

   Source_Contribution: Minerals operations descriptions

   AMIS (source 3 of 10)

   U.S. Geological Survey, 1995, Automated Minerals Information System (AMIS).

   Type_of_Source_Media: Internal USGS server

   Source_Contribution: Minerals operations descriptions

   AMIS (source 4 of 10)

   U.S. Geological Survey, 1996, Automated Minerals Information System (AMIS).

   Type_of_Source_Media: Internal USGS server

   Source_Contribution: Minerals operations descriptions

   AMIS (source 5 of 10)

   U.S. Geological Survey, 1997, Automated Minerals Information System (AMIS).

   Type_of_Source_Media: Internal USGS server

   Source_Contribution: Minerals operations descriptions

   AMIS (source 6 of 10)

   U.S. Geological Survey, 1998, Automated Minerals Information System (AMIS).

   Type_of_Source_Media: Internal USGS server

   Source_Contribution: Minerals operations descriptions

   AMIS (source 7 of 10)

   U.S. Geological Survey, 1999, Automated Minerals Information System (AMIS).

   Type_of_Source_Media: Internal USGS server

   Source_Contribution: Minerals operations descriptions

   AMIS (source 8 of 10)

   U.S. Geological Survey, 2000, Automated Minerals Information System (AMIS).

   Type_of_Source_Media: Internal USGS server

   Source_Contribution: Minerals operations descriptions

   AMIS (source 9 of 10)

   U.S. Geological Survey, 2001, Automated Minerals Information System (AMIS).

   Type_of_Source_Media: Internal USGS server

   Source_Contribution: Minerals operations descriptions

   Minerals Yearbook Statistical Summary (source 10 of 10)

   U.S. Geological Survey, 2007, USGS Minerals Yearbook Statistical Summary.

   Online Links:

   • <http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/statistical_summary/>

   Type_of_Source_Media: online

   Source_Contribution:

   Statistics on the value of nonfuel minerals in the United States

2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?

   Date: 1993 (process 1 of 10)

   Data were transferred from LOTUS spreadsheets used to generate Statistical Summary Minerals Yearbook chapter tables to an EXCEL spreadsheet then linked to shapefiles via State name.

   Date: 1994 (process 2 of 10)

   Data were transferred from LOTUS spreadsheets used to generate Statistical Summary Minerals Yearbook chapter tables to an EXCEL spreadsheet then linked to shapefiles via State name.

   Date: 1995 (process 3 of 10)

   Data were transferred from LOTUS spreadsheets used to generate Statistical Summary Minerals Yearbook chapter tables to an EXCEL spreadsheet then linked to shapefiles via State name.

   Date: 1996 (process 4 of 10)

   Data were transferred from LOTUS spreadsheets used to generate Statistical Summary Minerals Yearbook chapter tables to an EXCEL spreadsheet then linked to shapefiles via State name.

   Date: 1997 (process 5 of 10)

   Data were transferred from LOTUS spreadsheets used to generate Statistical Summary Minerals Yearbook chapter tables to an EXCEL spreadsheet then linked to shapefiles via State name.

   Date: 1998 (process 6 of 10)

   Data were transferred from LOTUS spreadsheets used to generate Statistical Summary Minerals Yearbook chapter tables to an EXCEL spreadsheet then linked to shapefiles via State name.

   Date: 1999 (process 7 of 10)

   Data were transferred from LOTUS spreadsheets used to generate Statistical Summary Minerals Yearbook chapter tables to an EXCEL spreadsheet then linked to shapefiles via State name.

   Date: 2000 (process 8 of 10)

   Data were transferred from LOTUS spreadsheets used to generate Statistical Summary Minerals Yearbook chapter tables to an EXCEL spreadsheet then linked to shapefiles via State name.

   Date: 2002 (process 9 of 10)

   Data were transferred from LOTUS spreadsheets used to generate Statistical Summary Minerals Yearbook chapter tables to an EXCEL spreadsheet then linked to shapefiles via State name.

   Date: Sep-2007 (process 10 of 10)

   The Statistical Summary chapter of the 2004 and 2005 U.S. Geological Survey Minerals Yearbook Volume 1 was downloaded in XLS format, and data for 2004 and 2005 were added to the previously existing published version of this table.

   Person who carried out this activity:
   

   John F. Papp
   989 National Center
   Reston, VA 20192
   

   703-648-4963 (voice)
   

   Data sources used in this process:

   • USGS Minerals Yearbook Statistical Summary

3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?

How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

1. How well have the observations been checked?

2. How accurate are the geographic locations?

3. How accurate are the heights or depths?

4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?

   This data set includes only U.S. value of nonfuel mineral production for operations covered by the Minerals Information Team of the U.S. Geological Survey in the year for which data was reported. Energy minerals are excluded.

5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?

   No tests for logical consistency were performed on this data set.

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. Acknowledgment of the Minerals Information Team, U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior, government of the United States of America would be appreciated in products derived from these data.

1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)
   U.S. Geological Survey, Minerals Information Team
   Chief scientist
   988 National Center
   Reston, VA 20192
   

   703-648-6400 (voice)
   

2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?

3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

   Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the U.S. Geological Survey regarding the utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty.

4. How can I download or order the data?
   • Availability in digital form:

     Data format:	State names and production values in format Microsoft Excel worksheet Size: 21 kilobytes
     Network links:	<http://tin.er.usgs.gov/mineral-value/ValStPrd92_05.xls>

   • Cost to order the data: none

Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:

Last modified: 19-Sep-2007

Metadata author:

Robert M. Callaghan
U.S. Geological Survey
983 National Center
Reston, VA 20192

703-648-7709 (voice)
rcallaghan@usgs.gov

Metadata standard:

Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)