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Database fields, all categories

Site identification
 positionUnique identifying number corresponding to label on map published as Open-File Report 20010-1254. Also used in Notes field as an identifier for other operations when capacities are combined. Please note that closed facilities are not included in this rep
 rec_idRecord identifier without further scientific significance
 yearThe year for which the facility capacity and activity status is valid, derived from the Minerals Yearbook.
Geographic location
 countryThe country in which the facility is located.
 locationDescription of the geographical location or vicinity of the facility or operation.
 dmslatAngular distance measured on a meridian north or south from the equator, measured in degrees, minutes, and seconds
 dmslongAngular distance between the plane of a meridian east or west from the plane of the meridian of Greenwich, measured in degrees, minutes, and seconds.
 latitudeAngular distance measured on a meridian north or south from the equator, measured in decimal degrees.
 longitudeAngular distance between the plane of a meridian east or west from the plane of the meridian of Greenwich, measured in decimal degrees.
 precisionRelative precision of coordinates to an exact facility.
Site characteristics
 commodityThe material mined or processed at the site
 fac_nameName given to a mine or processing plant that distinguishes it from others owned by the same facility. It may be the name of the facility given to it by the company or by others in the industry, or it may be the name of the nearest city or province, or a
 fac_typeThe type of operation which may be a mine, an oil or gas field, or one of several kinds of processing plants.
 mmThe method of mining used by the operation if it is considered to be a mine.
 op_compThe principal company operating at the site.
 maininvestThe primary shareholders or partners in the operating company or the mineral extraction and (or) processing venture.
 othinvestThe secondary investors and shareholders of the operating company or the mineral extraction and (or) processing venture.
 statusAn indicator of whether an operation was producing during the year listed. Closed facilities are not included in this report.
 capacityThe amount of a commodity that is possible to produce at the facility
 unitsThe unit of measurement for the facility’s capacity.
 notesAdditional information about the record that users should be aware of (mostly refers to combined facility production capacities).
Bibliographic reference
 citeUSGS report in which this record was provided, a numeric value linking to the Mineral Resource Online Data Catalog

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