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Database fields, all categories

Site identification
 idUnique identifying number corresponding to label on map published as Open-File Report 2006-1135
 siteName given to a mine or processing plant that distinguishes it from others the company owning the facility may have. It may be t
Geographic location
 countryThe country in which the mine or processing plant is located
 dms_latAngular distance measured on a meridian north or south from the equator, expressed in degrees-minutes-seconds
 dms_longAngular distance between the plane of a meridian east or west from the plane of the meridian of Greenwich, expressed in degrees-
 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 d
Site characteristics
 facilityThe type of operation -- may be a mine or one of several kinds of processing plants
 methodThe method of mining used by the operation if it is considered to be a mine
 companyThe principal company operating at the site
 statusAn indicator of whether an operation was producing in 2004
 capacityThe amount it is possible to produce at the facility
 unitsThe unit of measure for the plant capacity attribute of the site.
Commodities
 commodityThe material mined or processed at the site

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