Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency/Office of Water/OST Publication_Date: 20070611 Title: USBM Mineral Availability System (MAS)/Mineral Industry Location in CONUS Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Washington, D.C. Publisher: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Online_Linkage: For BASINS model and data http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/basins/ For dataset http://minerals.er.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs Description: Abstract: This dataset lists known mining operations, mineral deposits/occurrences and processing plants, and identifies more than 221,000 mineral locations and processing plants. This dataset was derived from the Mineral Availability System (MAS)/Mineral Industry Location System (MILS) CD-Rom. The Minerals Availability System (MAS) is an activity of the Bureau of Mines that systematically measures and classifies identified domestic and foreign mineral resources according to their respective extraction technologies, economics, and availability. The MAS program provides a procedure for continuous monitoring of the present and potential availability of minerals to the United States within the context of many parameters that can impinge upon this availability. Examples of such technical parameters are methods and costs of: mining, beneficiation, smelting, refining, transportation, infrastructure, labor, and capital investment. This CDROM is nolonger being update since the closing of the USBM. The CDROM is available from USGPO until supplies last. For distribution with BASINS v.2.0, the data layer was prepared in Arcview shape file format. Purpose: The Mines coverage provides a GIS applications with a valuable data layer for mapping mined areas within the United States. This is useful for a large number of analysis including proximity to populated areas and locations with respect to surface waters. Supplemental_Information: Intended_use_of_data: This data set was prepared to support the U.S. EPA BASINS (Better Assessment Science Integrating Point and Nonpoint Sources) System, Version 2.0. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 1974 Ending_Date: 1995 Currentness_Reference: Date of last modification of individual property record. Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -170.0000 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -65.0000 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 70.0000 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 25.0000 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: Mines Theme_Keyword: Mineral Properties Theme_Keyword: Mineral Availability Theme_Keyword: Exploration Prospects Theme_Keyword: Abandoned Mines Theme_Keyword: Federal Lands Theme_Keyword: Resources Theme_Keyword: Primary metals Theme_Keyword: Industrial minerals Theme_Keyword: Sand and Gravel Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System Place_Keyword: Conterminous United States of America (CONUS) Place_Keyword: Alabama AL Place_Keyword: Arizona AZ Place_Keyword: Arkansas AR Place_Keyword: California CA Place_Keyword: Colorado CO Place_Keyword: Connecticut CT Place_Keyword: Delaware DE Place_Keyword: District of Columbia DC Place_Keyword: Florida FL Place_Keyword: Georgia GA Place_Keyword: Idaho ID Place_Keyword: Illinois IL Place_Keyword: Indiana IN Place_Keyword: Iowa IA Place_Keyword: Kansas KS Place_Keyword: Kentucky KY Place_Keyword: Louisiana LA Place_Keyword: Maine ME Place_Keyword: Maryland MD Place_Keyword: Massachusetts MA Place_Keyword: Michigan MI Place_Keyword: Minnesota MN Place_Keyword: Mississippi MS Place_Keyword: Missouri MO Place_Keyword: Montana MT Place_Keyword: Nebraska NE Place_Keyword: Nevada NV Place_Keyword: New Hampshire NH Place_Keyword: New Jersey NJ Place_Keyword: New Mexico NM Place_Keyword: New York NY Place_Keyword: North Carolina NC Place_Keyword: North Dakota ND Place_Keyword: Ohio OH Place_Keyword: Oklahoma OK Place_Keyword: Oregon OR Place_Keyword: Pennsylvania PA Place_Keyword: Rhode Island RI Place_Keyword: South Carolina SC Place_Keyword: South Dakota SD Place_Keyword: Tennessee TN Place_Keyword: Texas TX Place_Keyword: Utah UT Place_Keyword: Vermont VT Place_Keyword: Virginia VA Place_Keyword: Washington WA Place_Keyword: West Virginia WV Place_Keyword: Wisconsin WI Place_Keyword: Wyoming WY Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: None Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Attribute accuracy is tested by manual comparison of the source with hard copy plots and/or Geographic Positioning System readouts obtained during field verification visits. Point of Reference, Precision of Point, Elevation Precision and Datum of Elevation are individual fields included in the data base to describe the accuracy of information for individual records. The geographic attributes (latitude, longitude, and elevation) and the accuracy fields mentioned above are documented more extensively in the Data Dictionary included as a document file on the CD-ROM. Logical_Consistency_Report: Point features present Completeness_Report: unknown Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Latitude and Longitude accuracy defined by the Precision of Point data field for each record, and gives the maximum deviation from the exact Point of Reference in meters (e.g., 10, 500, 5000). Precision of Point is required if Point of Reference is entered. An entry of 99,999 indicates that the precision is over 10,000 meters. ZON, HEM, NOR and EAS fields in the database represent the Zone, Hemisphere, Northing, and Easting attributes, respectively, of the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) grid coordinate system for the mineral property of record. Vertical_Positional_Accuracy: Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Point of Reference, or the physical determination point, elevation precision is defined for each record by the ELP, elevation precision, and DAT, or datum, fields. ELP gives the precision of the measurement in meters. An entry of 9999 indicates that the precision is over 500 meters. Datum of elevation provides for elevations to be expressed above or below either sea level or a local datum. Lineage: Process_Step: Process_Description: Using the ADD EVENT THEME function of Arcview, an Arcview shape file showing the locations of the mines is created based on the latitude and longitude coordinates associated with each dam site in the dams database. Its primary attribute table contains selected attribute fields of the dams in the MAS/MILS database. For distribution with BASINS 2.0, the data layer was divided by EPA regions (i.e. distribution by CD). Other form of data distribution (e.g. by cataloging unit) is available through the web ( http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/basins/ ). Process_Date: 19980218 Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: Mines.dbf Entity_Type_Definition: Mine point attribute table Entity_Type_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS/MILS CD-ROM Attribute: Attribute_Label: Lat Attribute_Definition: The numeric field specifying the latitude in standard degree decimal format. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS/MILS CD-ROM Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 9 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID value Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS/MILS CD-ROM Attribute: Attribute_Label: Lon Attribute_Definition: The numeric field specifying the longitude in standard degree decimal format. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS/MILS CD-ROM Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 11 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID value Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS/MILS CD-ROM Attribute: Attribute_Label: Seq_Num Attribute_Definition: A unique identifier which references records of information pertaining to a mineral property. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS/MILS CD-ROM Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 18 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS/MILS CD-ROM Attribute: Attribute_Label: State Attribute_Definition: The state in which the mine is located. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS/MILS CD-ROM Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 16 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS/MILS CD-ROM Attribute: Attribute_Label: County Attribute_Definition: The county in which mine is located. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS/MILS CD-ROM Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 21 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS/MILS CD-ROM Attribute: Attribute_Label: Name Attribute_Definition: The name of the mineral deposit or mining operation. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS/MILS CD-ROM Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 37 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS/MILS CD-ROM Attribute: Attribute_Label: Type Attribute_Definition: The type of existing/proposed/past type of operation at this site. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS/MILS CD-ROM Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 18 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS/MILS CD-ROM Attribute: Attribute_Label: Curr_Stat Attribute_Definition: Indicates the operating status of the site at time of last modification. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS/MILS CD-ROM Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 23 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS/MILS CD-ROM Attribute: Attribute_Label: Elevation Attribute_Definition: Point of Reference in meters. The elevation of the mine. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS/MILS CD-ROM Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 8 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS/MILS CD-ROM Attribute: Attribute_Label: Datum Attribute_Definition: Datum of elevation. Provides for elevations to be expressed above or below either sea level or a local datum. The recommended reference is sea level whenever possible. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS/MILS CD-ROM Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS/MILS CD-ROM Attribute: Attribute_Label: Zone Attribute_Definition: The UTM zone number. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS/MILS CD-ROM Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Character ID values Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS/MILS CD-ROM Attribute: Attribute_Label: River Attribute_Definition: Optional field. If it is left blank it is a computer-generated data field that will contain the name of the river basin. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS/MILS CD-ROM Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 26 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID value Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS/MILS CD-ROM Attribute: Attribute_Label: Huc Attribute_Definition: Hydrologic Unit Code. This code more precisely pinpoints the water drainage area. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS/MILS CD-ROM Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 8 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: numeric value Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS/MILS CD-ROM Attribute: Attribute_Label: Year_Last Attribute_Definition: The year of last production. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS/MILS CD-ROM Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 13 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID value Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS/MILS CD-ROM Attribute: Attribute_Label: Company Attribute_Definition: The principal owner/company name or a summary of the most significant owners identified with operation. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS/MILS CD-ROM Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 42 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS/MILS CD-ROM Attribute: Attribute_Label: Minemet Attribute_Definition: Identifies the most predominant mining method being used at this site. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS/MILS CD-ROM Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 35 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS/MILS CD-ROM Attribute: Attribute_Label: Millmet Attribute_Definition: Identifies the most predominant milling method being used at this site. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS/MILS CD-ROM Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 15 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS/MILS CD-ROM Attribute: Attribute_Label: Com1 Attribute_Definition: The name of 1 of the commodities found at this mining site. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS/MILS CD-ROM Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 16 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS/MILS CD-ROM Attribute: Attribute_Label: Moc1 Attribute_Definition: The modifier of the commodity. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS/MILS CD-ROM Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 24 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA Locational Reference Tables Attribute: Attribute_Label: Com2 Attribute_Definition: The name of 1 of the commodities found at this mining site. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS/MILS CD-ROM Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 16 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS/MILS CD-ROM Attribute: Attribute_Label: Moc2 Attribute_Definition: The modifier of the commodity. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS/MILS CD-ROM Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 24 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS/MILS CD-ROM Attribute: Attribute_Label: Com3 Attribute_Definition: The name of 1 of the commodities found at this mining site. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS/MILS CD-ROM Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 16 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS/MILS CD-ROM Attribute: Attribute_Label: Moc3 Attribute_Definition: The modifier of the commodity. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS/MILS CD-ROM Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 24 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS/MILS CD-ROM Attribute: Attribute_Label: Com4 Attribute_Definition: The name of 1 of the commodities found at this mining site. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS/MILS CD-ROM Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 16 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS/MILS CD-ROM Attribute: Attribute_Label: Moc4 Attribute_Definition: The modifier of the commodity. Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 24 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS/MILS CD-ROM Attribute: Attribute_Label: Com5 Attribute_Definition: The name of 1 of the commodities found at this mining site. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS/MILS CD-ROM Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 16 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS/MILS CD-ROM Attribute: Attribute_Label: Moc5 Attribute_Definition: The modifier of the commodity. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS/MILS CD-ROM Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 24 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS/MILS CD-ROM Attribute: Attribute_Label: Sic Attribute_Definition: Standard Industrial Classification Code, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS/MILS CD-ROM Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS/MILS CD-ROM Attribute: Attribute_Label: Bcu Attribute_Definition: BASINS assigned cataloging unit Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 8 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID value Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Assigned Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: The mines.dbf attribute table contains all the attributes and values needed to display graphically the populated places shapefile data layer. The items in mines.dbf are listed, defined, and described in the section above. Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: See Entity_and_Attribute_Information Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: USEPA Office of Water/OST Basins Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW (4305T) City: Washington State_or_Province: District of Columbia Postal_Code: 20460 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202-566-0400 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 202-566-0409 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: basins@epa.gov Hours_of_Service: 9-3 EST Distribution_Liability: Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system under contract to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), no warranty expressed or implied is made by the USEPA regarding the utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. The USEPA will warrant the delivery of this product in computer-readable format. Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) ArcView Shapefile Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/basins/ Offline_Option: Offline_Media: CD-ROM Recording_Format: ISO 9660 Fees: None Ordering_Instructions: When requesting data by phone or mail, please inquire about spatial data sets that work with Better Assessment Science Integrating Point and Nonpoint Sources (BASINS). The BASINS web page has instructions for downloading datasets. It also has a link to The National Center for Environmental Publications and Information (NCEPI), from which BASINS CD-ROMs may be ordered. Each CD-ROM contains the BASINS v2.0 Application and this data set along with others covering the spatial extent of an EPA Region. Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20070611 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: USEPA Office of Water/OST/SASD Basins Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW (4305T) City: Washington State_or_Province: District of Columbia Postal_Code: 20460 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202-566-0400 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 202-566-0409 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: basins@epa.gov Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: 19940608