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Value of Mineral Production by State

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What does this data set describe?

Title: Value of Mineral Production by State
Abstract:
This data set includes the value of mineral production by State in the United States in thousands of US dollars. The data represent commodities covered by the National Minerals Information Center of the U.S. Geological Survey.
Supplemental_Information:
Additional mineral and metal production and consumption information can be obtained from the U.S. Geological Survey National Minerals Information Center web page at: <http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/>
  1. How should this data set be cited?

    National Minerals Information Center, 2007, Value of Mineral Production by State: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.

  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

    West_Bounding_Coordinate: -168.0
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: 67.0
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: 74.0
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: 24.0

  3. What does it look like?

  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

    Beginning_Date: 1992
    Ending_Date: 2005
    Currentness_Reference: ground condition

  5. What is the general form of this data set?

  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?

    1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?

      Indirect_Spatial_Reference:
      U.S. Department of Commerce, 1987, Codes for the Identification of the States, the District of Columbia and the Outlying Areas of the United States, and Associated Areas (FIPS 5-2): Washington, D.C., National Institute of Standards and Technology.

      U.S. Department of Commerce, 1990, Counties and Equivalent Entities of the United States, Its Possessions, and Associated Areas, (FIPS 6-4): Washington, D.C., National Institute of Standards and Technology.

    2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?

  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

    State
    US state for which value of mineral production is reported. (Source: National Minerals Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey)

    1992
    Value of mineral production by State in 1992. (Source: U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center)

    Range of values
    Minimum:8575
    Maximum:3165938
    Units:Thousands of US dollars
    Resolution:1

    1993
    Value of mineral production by State in 1993. (Source: U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center)

    Range of values
    Minimum:10301
    Maximum:2828551
    Units:Thousands of US dollars
    Resolution:1

    1994
    Value of mineral production by State in 1994. (Source: U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center)

    Range of values
    Minimum:8680
    Maximum:3280000
    Units:Thousands of US dollars
    Resolution:1

    1995
    Value of mineral production by State in 1995. (Source: U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center)

    Range of values
    Minimum:8750
    Maximum:4190000
    Units:Thousands of US dollars
    Resolution:1

    1996
    Value of mineral production by State in 1996. (Source: U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center)

    Range of values
    Minimum:6820
    Maximum:3580000
    Units:Thousands of US dollars
    Resolution:1

    1997
    Value of mineral production by State in 1997. (Source: U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center)

    Range of values
    Minimum:12400
    Maximum:3540000
    Units:Thousands of US dollars
    Resolution:1

    1998
    Value of mineral production by State in 1998. (Source: U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center)

    Range of values
    Minimum:11500
    Maximum:3170000
    Units:Thousands of US dollars
    Resolution:1

    1999
    Value of mineral production by State in 1999. (Source: U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center)

    Range of values
    Minimum:9620
    Maximum:3180000
    Units:Thousands of US dollars
    Resolution:1

    2000
    Value of mineral production by State in 2000. (Source: U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center)

    Range of values
    Minimum:12400
    Maximum:3270000
    Units:Thousands of US dollars
    Resolution:1

    2001
    Value of mineral production by State in 2001. (Source: U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center)

    Range of values
    Minimum:19300
    Maximum:3300000
    Units:Thousands of US dollars
    Resolution:1

    2002
    Value of mineral production by State in 2002. (Source: U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center)

    Range of values
    Minimum:17300
    Maximum:3410000
    Units:Thousands of US dollars
    Resolution:1

    2003
    Value of mineral production by State in 2003. (Source: U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center)

    Range of values
    Minimum:17900
    Maximum:3430000
    Units:Thousands of US dollars
    Resolution:1

    2004
    Value of mineral production by State in 2004. (Source: U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center)

    Range of values
    Minimum:21900
    Maximum:3760000
    Units:Thousands of US dollars
    Resolution:1

    2005
    Value of mineral production by State in 2005. (Source: U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center)

    Range of values
    Minimum:20000
    Maximum:4350000
    Units:Thousands of US dollars
    Resolution:1

    1992-2005 Average
    Average value of mineral production (in thousands of dollars) by State in the time period 1992-2005. (Source: U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center)

    Range of values
    Minimum:27174
    Maximum:2875914
    Units:Thousands of US dollars
    Resolution:1

Who produced the data set?

  1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)

  2. Who also contributed to the data set?

  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?

    U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center
    Chief scientist
    988 National Center
    Reston, VA 20192

    703-648-6400 (voice)

Why was the data set created?

Provides a consolidated source of U.S. nonfuel mineral production data for spatial and temporal analysis.

How was the data set created?

  1. From what previous works were the data drawn?

    Minerals Yearbook Statistical Summary (source 1 of 10)
    U.S. Geological Survey, 1993, Automated Minerals Information System (AMIS).

    Type_of_Source_Media: Internal USGS server
    Source_Contribution: Minerals operations descriptions

    AMIS (source 2 of 10)
    U.S. Geological Survey, 1994, Automated Minerals Information System (AMIS).

    Type_of_Source_Media: Internal USGS server
    Source_Contribution: Minerals operations descriptions

    AMIS (source 3 of 10)
    U.S. Geological Survey, 1995, Automated Minerals Information System (AMIS).

    Type_of_Source_Media: Internal USGS server
    Source_Contribution: Minerals operations descriptions

    AMIS (source 4 of 10)
    U.S. Geological Survey, 1996, Automated Minerals Information System (AMIS).

    Type_of_Source_Media: Internal USGS server
    Source_Contribution: Minerals operations descriptions

    AMIS (source 5 of 10)
    U.S. Geological Survey, 1997, Automated Minerals Information System (AMIS).

    Type_of_Source_Media: Internal USGS server
    Source_Contribution: Minerals operations descriptions

    AMIS (source 6 of 10)
    U.S. Geological Survey, 1998, Automated Minerals Information System (AMIS).

    Type_of_Source_Media: Internal USGS server
    Source_Contribution: Minerals operations descriptions

    AMIS (source 7 of 10)
    U.S. Geological Survey, 1999, Automated Minerals Information System (AMIS).

    Type_of_Source_Media: Internal USGS server
    Source_Contribution: Minerals operations descriptions

    AMIS (source 8 of 10)
    U.S. Geological Survey, 2000, Automated Minerals Information System (AMIS).

    Type_of_Source_Media: Internal USGS server
    Source_Contribution: Minerals operations descriptions

    AMIS (source 9 of 10)
    U.S. Geological Survey, 2001, Automated Minerals Information System (AMIS).

    Type_of_Source_Media: Internal USGS server
    Source_Contribution: Minerals operations descriptions

    Minerals Yearbook Statistical Summary (source 10 of 10)
    U.S. Geological Survey, 2007, USGS Minerals Yearbook Statistical Summary.

    Online Links:

    Type_of_Source_Media: online
    Source_Contribution:
    Statistics on the value of nonfuel minerals in the United States

  2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?

    Date: 1993 (process 1 of 10)
    Data were transferred from LOTUS spreadsheets used to generate Statistical Summary Minerals Yearbook chapter tables to an EXCEL spreadsheet then linked to shapefiles via State name.

    Date: 1994 (process 2 of 10)
    Data were transferred from LOTUS spreadsheets used to generate Statistical Summary Minerals Yearbook chapter tables to an EXCEL spreadsheet then linked to shapefiles via State name.

    Date: 1995 (process 3 of 10)
    Data were transferred from LOTUS spreadsheets used to generate Statistical Summary Minerals Yearbook chapter tables to an EXCEL spreadsheet then linked to shapefiles via State name.

    Date: 1996 (process 4 of 10)
    Data were transferred from LOTUS spreadsheets used to generate Statistical Summary Minerals Yearbook chapter tables to an EXCEL spreadsheet then linked to shapefiles via State name.

    Date: 1997 (process 5 of 10)
    Data were transferred from LOTUS spreadsheets used to generate Statistical Summary Minerals Yearbook chapter tables to an EXCEL spreadsheet then linked to shapefiles via State name.

    Date: 1998 (process 6 of 10)
    Data were transferred from LOTUS spreadsheets used to generate Statistical Summary Minerals Yearbook chapter tables to an EXCEL spreadsheet then linked to shapefiles via State name.

    Date: 1999 (process 7 of 10)
    Data were transferred from LOTUS spreadsheets used to generate Statistical Summary Minerals Yearbook chapter tables to an EXCEL spreadsheet then linked to shapefiles via State name.

    Date: 2000 (process 8 of 10)
    Data were transferred from LOTUS spreadsheets used to generate Statistical Summary Minerals Yearbook chapter tables to an EXCEL spreadsheet then linked to shapefiles via State name.

    Date: 2002 (process 9 of 10)
    Data were transferred from LOTUS spreadsheets used to generate Statistical Summary Minerals Yearbook chapter tables to an EXCEL spreadsheet then linked to shapefiles via State name.

    Date: Sep-2007 (process 10 of 10)
    The Statistical Summary chapter of the 2004 and 2005 U.S. Geological Survey Minerals Yearbook Volume 1 was downloaded in XLS format, and data for 2004 and 2005 were added to the previously existing published version of this table.

    Person who carried out this activity:

    John F. Papp
    989 National Center
    Reston, VA 20192

    703-648-4963 (voice)

    Data sources used in this process:
    • USGS Minerals Yearbook Statistical Summary

  3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?

How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

  1. How well have the observations been checked?

  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?

  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?

  4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?

    This data set includes only U.S. value of nonfuel mineral production for operations covered by the National Minerals Information Center of the U.S. Geological Survey in the year for which data was reported. Energy minerals are excluded.

  5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?

    No tests for logical consistency were performed on this data set.

How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?

Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
None. Acknowledgment of the National Minerals Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior, government of the United States of America would be appreciated in products derived from these data.

  1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)

    U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center
    Chief scientist
    988 National Center
    Reston, VA 20192

    703-648-6400 (voice)

  2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?

  3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

    Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the U.S. Geological Survey regarding the utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty.

  4. How can I download or order the data?

Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:
Last modified: 23-Sep-2010
Metadata author:
Robert M. Callaghan
U.S. Geological Survey
983 National Center
Reston, VA 20192

703-648-7709 (voice)
rcallaghan@usgs.gov

Metadata standard:
Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)

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