DB13: Abandoned and Inactive Mines (AIMS) Database, US Forest Service

Metadata:


Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Title:
DB13: Abandoned and Inactive Mines (AIMS) Database, US Forest Service
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data
Online_Linkage: \\MARX\C\Projects\uraniumFY02_marx\Final\DB13.dbf
Description:
Abstract:
This is a database file of uranium mines for the States of Arizona and New Mexico.
Purpose:
The purpose of this data set is to identify areas where health may be impacted by these abandoned uranium mines.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: August 2001
Currentness_Reference:
publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: see ur2002.shp
East_Bounding_Coordinate: see ur2002.shp
North_Bounding_Coordinate: see ur2002.shp
South_Bounding_Coordinate: see ur2002.shp
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: uranium
Theme_Keyword: uranium mines
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: mines
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Colorado Plateau
Place_Keyword: Colorado Plateau
Place_Keyword: Arizona
Place_Keyword: New Mexico
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: ICF Consulting, Inc
Contact_Person: GIS Professional
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address:
9300 Lee Highway
City: Fairfax
State_or_Province: VA
Postal_Code: 22031
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-934-3000
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 703-934-3974
Hours_of_Service: 9 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday EST
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.1.1.649
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Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
For 725 records, the provided coordinates placed mines outside of the Arizona or New Mexico borders.  The outlier records were retained in the final shape file and the Access database.  There is a field named "Historical" that appears in the Forest Service data dictionary as "Historical Name".  This field was given an alias called Mine_Name so that it would carry over into the composite data field, mine_name
Logical_Consistency_Report:
May contain inconsistencies between county and coordinate information.
Completeness_Report:
Complete as far as elements contained in original data source.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Location points were generally very accurate, generally within 50 - 200 meters. No names were assigned to any locational points.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: USDA Forest Service
Title:
DB13 Abandoned and Inactive Mines (AIMS) Database, US Forest Service
Source_Scale_Denominator: Unknown.
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Source_Currentness_Reference:
publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
Forest Service
Source_Contribution:
In early 1996, Region 3 began to inventory abandoned mines on National Forest System Lands, per a National Directive.  The main purpose of this inventory was to locate and characterize abandoned and inactive mines that potentially pose environmental threats to forest resources.  US Bureau of Mines, National Park Service, Contractors and Forest Service personnel began by looking at U.S. Bureau of Mines Mineral Industry Location Systems (USBM MILS) databases. Sites that were unlikely to pose environmental problems, such as gravel pits, rock quarries, sand pits, etc. were screened out.  Field personnel visited sites were not screened out.  Field Forms were completed by providing description of the site, sketches of the site, photographs of the site, and when appropriate, water samples, conductivity, and temperature. This resulted in a significant amount of data, all in field forms.  These data needed to be compiled and stored digitally for reference by many potential users.  This Abandoned and Inactive Mine Sites (AIMS) database contains most of the information found in the field forms.  Photographs and sketches are among the information not contained, due to the time required for scanning them in. It is anticipated that this information may be added in the future.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
DB13 was received as a shape file with an accompanying data dictionary and user's guide.  As with the other files, an ICF_ID was added ranging from 11677 to 14986.  The shape file was received with an undefined coordinate system.  There are 725 outliners.  The outlier records were retained in the final shape file and the Access database.  There is a field named "Historical" that appears in the Forest Service data dictionary as "Historical Name".  This field was given an alias called Mine_Name so that it would carry over into the composite data field, mine_name.
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: ICF Consulting, Inc
Contact_Person: GIS Professional
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address:
9300 Lee Highway
City: Fairfax
State_or_Province: VA
Postal_Code: 22031
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-934-3000
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 703-934-3974
Hours_of_Service: 9 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday EST
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Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Indirect_Spatial_Reference_Method:
related to ur2001.shp via ICF_ID field
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Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geodetic_Model:
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Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: DB13
Entity_Type_Definition:
DB13 Abandoned and Inactive Mines (AIMS) Database, US Forest Service
Entity_Type_Definition_Source:
ICF Consulting, Inc.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: OID
Attribute_Definition:
internal ID field
Attribute_Definition_Source:
ICF Consulting, Inc.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ICF_ID
Attribute_Definition:
unique ID field, relate to ur2001.shp
Attribute_Definition_Source:
ICF Consulting, Inc.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DB_ALIAS
Attribute_Definition:
data source ID field
Attribute_Definition_Source:
ICF Consulting, Inc.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MINE_NUM
Attribute_Definition:
The unique site numbers contain Region, Forest, District, and four-digit unique site number.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Forest Service Data Dictionary
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DISTRICT
Attribute_Definition:
A two-digit code, which with a Region and Forest uniquely identifies a Forest Service Ranger District.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Forest Service Data Dictionary
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: COUNTER
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Forest Service Data Dictionary
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ID_NUMBER
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Forest Service Data Dictionary
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FEDPLAN_ID
Attribute_Definition:
The Regional Office assigns The Federal Facility Identification number when a project is proposed. Each Region, National Forest and Research Station will have a unique FFID number.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Forest Service Data Dictionary
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DATE_ENTRY
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Forest Service Data Dictionary
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DATE_SURVE
Attribute_Definition:
The date the survey was taken in the field.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Forest Service Data Dictionary
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: OTHER_NAME
Attribute_Definition:
Any recorded name that is found in the records.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Forest Service Data Dictionary
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: STATE_CODE
Attribute_Definition:
Any recorded name that is found in the records.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Forest Service Data Dictionary
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: COUNTY_COD
Attribute_Definition:
County Code
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Forest Service Data Dictionary
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MILS_SEQ_N
Attribute_Definition:
Indicate feature number associated with Global Positioning System location.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Forest Service Data Dictionary
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FEATURE_GP
Attribute_Definition:
Indicate feature number associated with Global Positioning System location.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Forest Service Data Dictionary
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LONGITUDE
Attribute_Definition:
Longitude in decimal degrees
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Forest Service Data Dictionary
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LATITUDE
Attribute_Definition:
Latidude in decimal degrees
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Forest Service Data Dictionary
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: QUAD_NAME
Attribute_Definition:
The name of the 7.5-minute quadrangle largest scale map on which the property is located.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Forest Service Data Dictionary
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MERIDIAN
Attribute_Definition:
Line extending north and south on the surface of the earth between the two poles, and runs along the astronomical meridian. The principal meridian is the line from which the survey township boundaries along the parallels are initiated, and along which the township, section, quarter, and section corners are established.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Forest Service data dictionary
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: TOWNSHIP
Attribute_Definition:
A public land surveying unit. An approximately square area about six miles on a side with boundaries conforming to meridians and parallels within established limits. It is subdivided into 36 sections, some of which are designed to take up the convergence of the Meridians township boundary lines and accumulated measurement errors. The word township is used in conjunction with the appropriate range to indicate the coordinates of a particular township with references to the initial point.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Forest Service Data Dictionary
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: RANGE
Attribute_Definition:
Any series of contiguous townships situated north and south of each other; also, sections similarly situated within a township. Ranges of townships are numbered consecutively east and west from a principal meridian: thus "range 3 east" indicates the third range or row of townships to the east from a principal meridian.The word "range" is used in conjunction with the appropriate township with reference to the initial point; thus "township 14 north, range 3 east" indicates the particular township which is the 14th township north of the base-line an the 3rd township east of the principal meridian.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Forest Service Data Dictionary
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SECTION
Attribute_Definition:
The unit of subdivision of a township; normally a quadrangle 1 mile square, with boundaries conforming to the meridians and parallels within established limits, and containing 640 acres as nearly as possible.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
American Congress on Surveying and Mapping and the American Society of Civil Engineers
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ALQ
Attribute_Definition:
Aliquot: A fractional part of a Section.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Forest Service Data Dictionary
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ELEVATION
Attribute_Definition:
Elevation
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Forest Service Data Dictionary
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LAND_OWNER
Attribute_Definition:
The classification of federal administration, private, local, or state holdings on the surface estate.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Forest Service Data Dictionary
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PRIVATE_ON
Attribute_Definition:
Private Only
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Forest Service Data Dictionary
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MINING_DIS
Attribute_Definition:
An area or region characterized by the occurrence of specific mineral suites or the nature of mineral deposits.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Forest Service Data Dictionary
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MINEOWNER
Attribute_Definition:
Mine Owner
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MINE_STATU
Attribute_Definition:
Mine status codes
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Forest Service Data Dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: AB
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Abandoned
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: AC
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Active
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: AB or IN
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Abandoned or Inactive
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: I
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Inactive
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: U
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Unknown
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DES_WILDER
Attribute_Definition:
Designated Wildernes: The land units included in the National Wilderness Preservation System that were authorized and designated by the Wilderness Act of 1964 or subsequent Acts of Congress.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
The Wilderness Act Handbook, published by the Wilderness Society, Washington, DC, 1984
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SKETCH
Attribute_Definition:
Rough draft or outline of the site (when available).
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Forest Service Data Dictionary
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SITE_VISIT
Attribute_Definition:
To officially inspect the place, scene, or point of something.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Forest Service Data Dictionary
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: INDUSTRIAL
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: METALS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: URANIUM
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ADITS_COUN
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DMPDRNCNT
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DUMP_COUNT
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: GLRYHOLECN
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: IMPOUND_CN
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: INTADITS_C
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SHAFTS_CNT
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PIT_CNT
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PROS_HLE_C
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SHFTS_CNT
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: TAIL_CNT
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MINE_NAME
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
ICF_ID field may be used to relate this dbase table to the spatial data set ur2001.shp.
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Distribution_Information:
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Transfer_Size: 5.718
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Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20011121
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: ICF Consulting, Inc.
Contact_Person: GIS Professional
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address:
9300 Lee Hwy
City: Fairfax
State_or_Province: VA
Postal_Code: 22031
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-934-3000
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 703-934-3974
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Extensions:
Online_Linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html
Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile
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