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Prospect- and mine-related features on USGS topographic maps

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Description Symbols indicating mining-related features digitized from historical USGS topographic maps in the western part of the conterminous US. Includes prospect pits, mine shafts and adits, quarries, open-pit mines, tailings piles and ponds, gravel and borrow pit
Originators Fernette, Gregory L., Horton, John D., King, Zachary R., San Juan, Carma A., Schweitzer, Peter N.
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Related topics

Mining and quarrying, Economic geology, Digitization, Topographic maps, Geospatial datasets, Abandoned mines and quarries, Natural resource exploration, Mineral resources, Mine sites, Mineral deposit areas

States or counties

Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington
Point features in the western US with state and country boundaries.
Point features in the western US with state and country boundaries.

Geospatial Web Services (OGC)

Format Content Service URL
WMS Point and polygon mining-related features digitized from historical USGS topographic maps https://mrdata.usgs.gov/services/usmin?service=WMS&request=getCapabilities&version=1.3.0

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File geodatabase Point and polygon mining-related features digitized from USGS historical topographic maps https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/57962314e4b007df0739fede?f=__disk__7e%2F51%2F72%2F7e5172cbd1c58f353ce36abb5140fa1d9
Shapefile Point and polygon mining-related features digitized from USGS historical topographic maps https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/57962314e4b007df0739fede?f=__disk__6e%2F49%2F5f%2F6e495f0b2899a89b62949ce365e0c58da