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Mineral Resources On-Line Spatial Data

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Database fields, all categories

Site identification
 idUnique record identifier
Geographic location
 STATE_LOCAName of the state or other locality in which the site is found.
 COUNTYName of the county in which the site is located.
 LATITUDEAngular distance measured on a meridian north or south from the equator.
 LONGITUDEAngular distance between the plane of a meridian east or west from the plane of the meridian of Greenwich.
Site characteristics
 SITE_NAMEThe name of the facility.
 COMPANY_NAThe name of the company which operates the facility.
 PLANT_MINType of operation: P = Plant, M = Mine, M/P = both
Commodities
 COMMODITYThe mineral(s) and/or metal(s) produced or processed by the facility.

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