MRDS

Mineral Resources Data System: A collection of mineral resource reports worldwide.

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MRDS is a collection of reports describing metallic and nonmetallic mineral resources throughout the world. Included are deposit name, location, commodity, deposit description, geologic characteristics, production, reserves, resources, and references. It subsumes the original MRDS and MAS/MILS. MRDS is large, complex, and somewhat problematic.

Need more? You can View, Download, and Understand this data source at https://MRData.usgs.gov/mrds/.

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