Bookstrom, A.A., Zientek, M.L., Box, S.E., Derkey, P.D., Elliott, J.E.,

Frishman, David, Ashley, R.P., Evarts, R.C., Stoeser, D.B., Moyer, L.A., Cox,

D.P., and Ludington, Steve, 1996, Status and metal content of significant

metallic mineral deposits in the Pacific Northwest:  a contribution to the

Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project:  U.S. Geological Survey

Open-File Report 95-688, 96 p., plus 2 plates.



This report summarizes metal production and resources of significant known

metallic mineral deposits of the interior Columbia River Basin and surrounding

areas of the Pacific Northwest, east of the crest of the Cascade Range.  Metals

inventoried include gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, cobalt, molybdenum,

palladium, platinum, chromium, and nickel.  Past production and known resources

of each significant deposit are given in tonnes of metal.  Deposit locations are

given by mining district, county, state, latitude-longitude, and Ecological

Reporting Unit (ERU).  Each deposit is assigned to an appropriate descriptive

model, its development status is noted, and sources of information are

referenced.



The report also describes the contents of a digital dataset (approximately

1.6 MB) which consists of ARC/INFO Export format files and associated macro 

programs.  The dataset includes a map of significant metallic mineral deposits

in the northwestern U.S. north of 39 degrees N latitude and west of approximately

108 degrees W longitude.  The dataset also includes macro programs and complete

plot files for creating paper copies of the map at a scale of 1:2,000,000.  A 

page-sized, black and white version of the map is included in this report as well

as a description of how to obtain the dataset over the Internet. 



The spreadsheet used to create Appendix B, Table of metal production and 

resources of significant metallic mineral deposits of the Pacific Northwest, is 

also available over the Internet.

 

Requirements:  A networked computer system is required to copy the dataset 

from the host computer across the Internet.  A Geographic Information System 

capable of importing ARC/INFO Export format files is required for access to the 

digital files.  All plot files are stored in HPGL2 format.  The digital dataset

files are in UNIX ASCII format. 



This digital publication can be obtained from the World Wide Web server:



URL = http://wrgis.wr.usgs.gov/docs/geologic/northwest_region/ofr95-688.html



or, by anonymous FTP from: wrgis.wr.usgs.gov, in the directory: 

	pub/geologic/northwest_region/min_res/ofr95-688



The following files are available from either source:



95-688.pdf          Adobe Acrobat .pdf file (2.9 MB); Open-File

 			 Report 95-688

signif3.e00.Z        Significant deposits dataset in compressed Arc/Info 

			Export format

more_datasets.tar.Z  Additional datasets needed to re-produce paper map 

                        in a GIS; compressed tar of Arc/Info Export format

plot-aml.tar.Z       Text and AML files needed to re-produce paper map in 

                        Arc/Info; compressed tar of UNIX ASCII

sigdep2m.hp.Z        1:2,000,000-scale map prepared from digital dataset in 

                        compressed HPGL2 format

688b_dbf.exe	     Appendix B; dBase IV format in a self-extracting zipped

			archive file. 

688b_wk4.exe	     Appendix B; Lotus 1-2-3 format in a self-extracting zipped

			archive file.

688b_xls.exe	     Appendix B; Microsoft Excel format in a self-extracting

	 		zipped archive file.

readme.txt           This ASCII file





To unzip the *.exe files, just type the name of the file (without the .exe

extension), i.e., 688B.xls