Metadata: Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Geological Survey Title: Mineral operations outside the United States Publication_Date: 2010 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia Publisher: Geological Survey (U.S.) Other_Citation_Details: Compilation from five previous publications Online_Linkage: https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mineral-operations/ Description: Abstract: Mineral facilities and operations outside the United States compiled by the National Minerals Information Center of the USGS. This representation combines source data from five previous publications. Purpose: National Minerals Information Center makes available a wide variety of commodity statistics and other mineral resource supply and production information both within the United States and internationally. These databases complement aggregate commodity statistics collected by the NMIC. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 2006 Ending_Date: 2010 Currentness_Reference: Publication dates of the databases contributing to this compilation Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -178.69 East_Bounding_Coordinate: 178.39 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 78.2 South_Bounding_Coordinate: -54.114 Access_Constraints: none Use_Constraints: none Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Alexandria Digital Library Feature Type Thesaurus Theme_Keyword: industrial sites Theme_Keyword: mine sites Theme_Keyword: mineral deposit areas Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General glossary for mineral resources spatial data Theme_Keyword: comma-delimited text Theme_Keyword: DBF Theme_Keyword: HTML table Theme_Keyword: KML Theme_Keyword: shapefile Theme_Keyword: tab-delimited text Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus Theme_Keyword: business and economics Theme_Keyword: geospatial datasets Theme_Keyword: mineral resources Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation Browse_Graphic: Browse_Graphic_File_Name: https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mineral-operations/minfac.png Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Mineral operation locations, (540 x 270 pixels) Browse_Graphic_File_Type: PNG Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Information in these databases comes from industry surveys and literature. While the figures and characteristics are generally judged to be plausible, they may be incorrect in fine detail due to errors in the original sources. Logical_Consistency_Report: Most of these data were compiled by the same small group of authors. Information from the first two reports was published several years before the three most recent reports, so there might be discrepancies among the reports due to the time elapsed between publications. Completeness_Report: The following fields contain missing values; the number after the field label is the number of records for which that field is empty. Other fields are populated for all records. > location 998 > fac_name 1624 > fac_type 141 > dmslat 793 > dmslong 792 > mm 5224 > op_comp 576 > maininvest 4927 > othinvest 6172 > capacity 10 > units 334 > notes 4239 Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Eros, J. M. Originator: Candelario-Quintana, Luissette Title: Mineral facilities of Africa and the Middle East Publication_Date: 2006 Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2006-1135 Publication_Information: Publisher: Geological Survey (U.S.) Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1135/ Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2003 Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition Type_of_Source_Media: digital data Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USGS OFR 2006-1135 Source_Contribution: Mineral facilities of Africa and the Middle East Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Bernstein, Rachel Originator: Eros, J. M. Originator: Quinatana-Velazquez, Meliany Title: Mineral facilities of Latin America and Canada Publication_Date: 2006 Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2006-1375 Publication_Information: Publisher: Geological Survey (U.S.) Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1375/ Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 2004 Ending_Date: 2006 Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition Type_of_Source_Media: digital data Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USGS OFR 2006-1375 Source_Contribution: Mineral facilities of Latin America and Canada Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Baker, Michael S. Originator: Elias, Nurudeen Originator: Guzman, Eric Originator: Soto-Viruet, Yadira Title: Mineral facilities of Asia and the Pacific Publication_Date: 2010 Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2010-1254 Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1254/ Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2007 Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition Type_of_Source_Media: digital data Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USGS OFR 2010-1254 Source_Contribution: Mineral facilities of Asia and the southeast Pacific Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Baker, Michael S. Originator: Elias, Nurudeen Originator: Guzman, Eric Originator: Soto-Viruet, Yadira Title: Mineral facilities of Northern and Central Eurasia Publication_Date: 2010 Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2010-1255 Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1255/ Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2007 Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition Type_of_Source_Media: digital data Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USGS OFR 2010-1255 Source_Contribution: Mineral facilities of northern and central Eurasia Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Almanzar, Francisco Originator: Baker, Michael S. Originator: Elias, Nurudeen Originator: Guzman, Eric Title: Mineral facilities of Europe Publication_Date: 2010 Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2010-1257 Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1257/ Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 2006 Ending_Date: 2008 Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition Type_of_Source_Media: digital data Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USGS OFR 2010-1257 Source_Contribution: European mineral facilities Process_Step: Process_Description: Databases produced by the National Minerals Information Center were combined compatibly, adding a field to indicate the source publication from which they were drawn. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: USGS OFR 2006-1135 Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: USGS OFR 2006-1375 Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: USGS OFR 2010-1254 Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: USGS OFR 2010-1255 Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: USGS OFR 2010-1257 Process_Date: 201012 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Peter N Schweitzer Contact_Organization: USGS ER GD Contact_Position: Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive City: Reston State_or_Province: VA Postal_Code: 20192-0002 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-648-6533 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 703-648-6252 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pschweitzer@usgs.gov Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point Point_and_Vector_Object_Information: SDTS_Terms_Description: SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 6478 Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Geographic: Geographic_Coordinate_Units: decimal degrees Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: World Geodetic System 1984 Ellipsoid_Name: WGS 84 Semi-major_Axis: 6378137 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257 Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: minfac.dbf Entity_Type_Definition: Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute: Attribute_Label: position Attribute_Definition: position. Unique identifying number corresponding to label on map published as Open-File Report 20010-1254. Also used in Notes field as an identifier for other operations when capacities are combined. Please note that closed facilities are not included in this rep. Integer values. Int of width 4. Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 1 Range_Domain_Maximum: 1727 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1 Attribute: Attribute_Label: rec_id Attribute_Definition: Record ID. Record identifier without further scientific significance. Integer values. Int of width 4. Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 1 Range_Domain_Maximum: 6620 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1 Attribute: Attribute_Label: year Attribute_Definition: Currentness year. The year for which the facility capacity and activity status is valid, derived from the Minerals Yearbook. Integer values. Int of width 4. Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 2003 Range_Domain_Maximum: 2008 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1 Attribute: Attribute_Label: country Attribute_Definition: Country. The country in which the facility is located. Textual values of no more than 24 characters. Attribute: Attribute_Label: commodity Attribute_Definition: Commodity. The material mined or processed at the site. Textual values of no more than 64 characters. Attribute: Attribute_Label: location Attribute_Definition: Location. Description of the geographical location or vicinity of the facility or operation. Textual values of no more than 168 characters. Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information not available for this record. 998 records have no value for location. Attribute: Attribute_Label: fac_name Attribute_Definition: Facility name. Name given to a mine or processing plant that distinguishes it from others owned by the same facility. It may be the name of the facility given to it by the company or by others in the industry, or it may be the name of the nearest city or province, or a. Textual values of no more than 144 characters. Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information not available for this record. 1624 records have no value for fac_name. Attribute: Attribute_Label: fac_type Attribute_Definition: Facility type. The type of operation which may be a mine, an oil or gas field, or one of several kinds of processing plants. Textual values of no more than 32 characters. Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information not available for this record. 141 records have no value for fac_type. Attribute: Attribute_Label: dmslat Attribute_Definition: Latitude (DMS). Angular distance measured on a meridian north or south from the equator, measured in degrees, minutes, and seconds. Textual values of no more than 12 characters. Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information not available for this record. 1 records have no value for dmslat. Attribute: Attribute_Label: dmslong Attribute_Definition: Longitude (DMS). Angular distance between the plane of a meridian east or west from the plane of the meridian of Greenwich, measured in degrees, minutes, and seconds. Textual values of no more than 12 characters. Attribute: Attribute_Label: latitude Attribute_Definition: Latitude. Angular distance measured on a meridian north or south from the equator, measured in decimal degrees. Real numbers stored in double precision. Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: -54.114 Range_Domain_Maximum: 78.2 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Attribute: Attribute_Label: longitude Attribute_Definition: Longitude. Angular distance between the plane of a meridian east or west from the plane of the meridian of Greenwich, measured in decimal degrees. Real numbers stored in double precision. Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: -178.69 Range_Domain_Maximum: 178.39 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Attribute: Attribute_Label: precision Attribute_Definition: Location precision. Relative precision of coordinates to an exact facility. Textual values of no more than 4 characters. Attribute: Attribute_Label: mm Attribute_Definition: Mining method. The method of mining used by the operation if it is considered to be a mine. Textual values of no more than 4 characters. Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information not available for this record. 4703 records have no value for mm. Attribute: Attribute_Label: op_comp Attribute_Definition: Operating company. The principal company operating at the site. Textual values of no more than 254 characters. Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information not available for this record. 576 records have no value for op_comp. Attribute: Attribute_Label: maininvest Attribute_Definition: Main investors. The primary shareholders or partners in the operating company or the mineral extraction and (or) processing venture. Textual values of no more than 176 characters. Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information not available for this record. 4927 records have no value for maininvest. Attribute: Attribute_Label: othinvest Attribute_Definition: Other investors. The secondary investors and shareholders of the operating company or the mineral extraction and (or) processing venture. Textual values of no more than 254 characters. Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information not available for this record. 6172 records have no value for othinvest. Attribute: Attribute_Label: status Attribute_Definition: Operational status. An indicator of whether an operation was producing during the year listed. Closed facilities are not included in this report. Textual values of no more than 20 characters. Attribute: Attribute_Label: capacity Attribute_Definition: Operating capacity. The amount of a commodity that is possible to produce at the facility. Textual values of no more than 12 characters. Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information not available for this record. 10 records have no value for capacity. Attribute: Attribute_Label: units Attribute_Definition: Capacity units. The unit of measurement for the facility's capacity. Textual values of no more than 44 characters. Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information not available for this record. 334 records have no value for units. Attribute: Attribute_Label: notes Attribute_Definition: Notes. Additional information about the record that users should be aware of (mostly refers to combined facility production capacities). Textual values of no more than 128 characters. Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information not available for this record. 4239 records have no value for notes. Attribute: Attribute_Label: cite Attribute_Definition: USGS Report. USGS report in which this record was provided, a numeric value linking to the Mineral Resource Online Data Catalog. Integer values. Int of width 4. Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 847 Range_Domain_Maximum: 851 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1 Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Peter N Schweitzer Contact_Organization: USGS Geology, Energy, and Minerals Science Center Contact_Position: Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive City: Reston State_or_Province: VA Postal_Code: 20192-0002 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-648-6533 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 703-648-6252 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pschweitzer@usgs.gov Resource_Description: Mineral operations outside the US Distribution_Liability: This report is preliminary and has not been reviewed for conformity with U.S. Geological Survey editorial standards (or with the North American Stratigraphic Code). Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. 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