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Compilation of Geospatial Data (GIS) for the Mineral Industries and Related Infrastructure of Africa

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Online link https://doi.org/10.5066/P97EQWXP
Description Locations and characteristics of important mineral and energy resource facilities, with some permissive tracts and resource assessment information. Data are provided in Esri file geodatabase and shapefile formats.
Originators Padilla, Abraham D., Otarod, Donya, Deloach-Overton, Sidney W., Kemna, Ryan F., Freeman, Philip A., Wolfe, Erica R., Bird, Laurence R., Gulley, Andrew L., Trippi, Michael H., Dicken, Connie L., Hammarstrom, Jane M., Brioche, Amanda S.
Publication U.S. Geological Survey data release 10.5066/P97EQWXP
Metadata https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/607611a9d34e018b3201cbbf?name=Africa_GIS_Metadata.xml

Related topics

Geospatial datasets, Economic geology, Mineral deposits, Mineral resources, Energy resources, Natural resource assessment, Natural resource exploration, Coal resources, Mineral deposit areas, Mine sites, File geodatabase (Esri), Shapefile

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Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Congo (Democratic Republic of the), Cote D'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe

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application/zip Africa_GIS Geodatabase [Zip] File https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/607611a9d34e018b3201cbbf?name=Africa_GIS.gdb.zip
application/zip Africa_GIS Supporting Data https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/607611a9d34e018b3201cbbf?name=Africa_GIS+Supporting+Data.zip
image/png Mineral facilities, resources, and related infrastructure of Africa. https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/607611a9d34e018b3201cbbf?name=Africa_GIS+Thumbnail.png