Mineral Resource Data System: Conterminous US
Dataset Summary
| Agency: | Department of the Interior |
| Sub-Agency: | US Geological Survey |
| Category: | Geography and Environment |
| Date Released: | 1996 |
| Date Updated: | 2009 |
| Time Period: | variable |
| Frequency: | revision ongoing |
| Description: | MRDS describes metallic and nonmetallic mineral resources throughout the world. Included are deposit name, location, commodity, deposit description, geologic characteristics, production, reserves, resources, and references. It includes the original MRDS and MAS/MILS data. |
Dataset Information
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Data.gov Data Category Type
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Raw Data Catalog
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| Specialized Data Category Designation | Research |
| Keywords | MRDS, metallic, nonmetallic, mineral, resources, deposit, name, location, commodity, description, geologic, characteristics, production, reserves, references, MAS, MILS, federal data download, environment, mining industry, economy, economic geology, mineral resources, federal datasets, geology, site, deposit, operation, mining district, commodities, ore, processing plant, geochemical |
| Unique ID | 14 |
Contributing Agency Information
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Citation
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| Agency Program Page | http://mrdata.usgs.gov/ |
| Agency Data Series Page | http://tin.er.usgs.gov/mrds/ |
Dataset Coverage
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Unit of Analysis
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site
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| Granularity | individual mines, prospects, and occurrences as well as groups |
| Geographic Coverage | global |
Data Description
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Collection Mode
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compilation by researchers
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| Data Collection Instrument | various database entry systems |
| Data Dictionary/Variable List | included in metadata |
Additional Dataset Documentation
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Technical Documentation
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| Additional Metadata | http://tin.er.usgs.gov/metadata/mrds.xml |
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