Mineral Resources On-Line Spatial Data
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| Site identification | ||
|---|---|---|
| dep_id | A unique 12-digit system generated sequence number which references records of information pertaining to a mineral property | |
| mrds_id | Identification number used to refer to this entry in the Mineral Resources Data System, if the record appeared in that database. | |
| mas_id | Identification number for this site as it appeared in the Mineral Availability System/Mineral Industry Locator System database, | |
| site_name | Current (preferred) form of the name of the site, deposit, or operation to which the record refers. | |
| names | Names by which the site or operation has bee known in the past. | |
| Geographic location | ||
| latitude | Geographic latitude of the site, WGS84 | |
| longitude | Geographic longitude of the site, WGS84 | |
| region | Code indicating the geographic region | |
| country | Name of the country in which the site is located | |
| state | Name of the state or province in which the site is located | |
| county | Name of the county in which the site is located | |
| Site characteristics | ||
| oper_type | Type of operation existing or proposed at the site. | |
| dep_type | General type of deposit or resource present at the site. | |
| prod_size | A broad characterization of the magnitude of production at the site. | |
| dev_stat | Status of development of the resource or operation. | |
| ore | Name of the ore mineral or material found in this deposit. | |
| gangue | Name of the gangue mineral or material found in this deposit. | |
| other_matl | Name of other minerals or materials found in this deposit. | |
| orebody_fm | Form and shape of the ore body. | |
| work_type | General type of workings at the site. | |
| model | Mineral deposit models that characterize the site. Multiple models are delimited by braces, with a model number for each. | |
| alteration | Geochemical alteration, if any, believed to have been important in forming or modifying the ore materials of a deposit. | |
| conc_proc | Geological processes that are believed to have occurred to concentrate ore materials in the deposit | |
| ore_ctrl | Geologic features, typically structural, that exert control over the form, extent, or character of the deposit. | |
| reporter | Names of the persons primarily responsible for entering information about the site. | |
| hrock_unit | Lithologic and stratigraphic information regarding the host rocks for the ore deposit | |
| hrock_type | Controlled term(s) indicating the type of host rocks, taken from Lithclass 6.2 | |
| arock_unit | Lithologic and stratigraphic information regarding the rocks for the ore deposit that are not specifically identified as host ro | |
| arock_type | Controlled term(s) indicating the type of associated rocks, taken from Lithclass 6.2 | |
| structure | Description of geological structures at or near the deposit. | |
| tectonic | Description of tectonic setting within which the deposit is found, includes regional geologic structure. | |
| ref | Bibliographic references providing information supporting the database record. Braces delimit multiple references. | |
| yfp_ba | Value < indicates production first began before the year specified in YR_FST_PRD; > indicates production began after that year. | |
| yr_fst_prd | Year of first production at the site. May be modified by YFP_BA. | |
| ylp_ba | Value < indicates production ended before the year specified in YR_LST_PRD; > indicates production ended after that year. | |
| yr_lst_prd | Year of last production at the site. May be modified by YLP_BA. | |
| dy_ba | If present, < in this field indicates that discovery occurred prior to the value in DISC_YR; likewise > indicates discovery occu | |
| disc_yr | Year the site was discovered. The value of DY_BA may modify the meaning of this value. | |
| prod_yrs | Description of the production history, including breaks or interruptions between first and last production years. | |
| discr | Name and address (if known) of the company, organization, or person most closely associated with the discovery of the resource. | |
| Commodities | ||
| com_type | Type of commodities present: metallic (M), non-metallic (N), or both (B) | |
| commod1 | Primary commodities present, a comma-separated list. Commodity qualifiers follow each commodity, delimited by a hyphen. | |
| commod2 | Secondary commodities present, a comma-separated list. Commodity qualifiers follow each commodity, delimited by a hyphen. | |
| commod3 | Other commodities present, a comma-separated list. Commodity qualifiers follow each commodity, delimited by a hyphen. | |