Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Paul C. Hyndman Originator: Harry W. Campbell Publication_Date: 08/26/1999 Title: Digital mining claim density map for Federal lands in New Mexico: 1996 Edition: Version 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map and database Series_Information: Series_Name: Open File Issue_Identification: OF99-411 Online_Linkage: http://wrgis.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of99-411 Description: Abstract: The mining claim density data of federal lands in New Mexico are Combined with the digital New Mexico Public Land Survey (PLS) to create a digital map of the density of mine claims in Open-File Report 99-411. The mining claim density data of federal lands in New Mexico was one of 13 western states released in Open-File Report 99-325. The database for New Mexico was converted to an Arc/Info file and connected with the PLS by an Arc/Info relate. As stated in OF 99-325, "These mining claim density databases were created from data obtained in March 1997, from the Mining Claim Recordation System (MCRS) of the Bureau of Land Management. These databases provide mining claim density information in a tabular form. They quantify the status of mining claim activity for 1996 and include information on mining claim activity since 1976. The databases contain information identifying 1) the general location of mining claims within the Public Land Survey System (PLS), 2) the number and type of claims (lode, placer, mill site, tunnel site), and 3) the status of the claims (open is held, closed is no longer held by a claimant)". Combining the database with a digital PLS coverage of New Mexico enables a user to spatially display the mine claim data as a digital map and compare it with other spatial themes. Purpose: The digital map was developed to document mining claim activity on federal lands in New Mexico and to investigate interrelationships of mining claim activity with physical and social science concerns. This digital map is not to be considered as a legal representation of survey lines and corners or of mining claim boundaries. Supplemental_Information: This data is in Arc/Info 7.1 format Data_Set_Part: Part_Type: Arc/Info export file Part_Name: nm_clms.e00 Part_Description: This Arc/Info export file contains the coverage nm_clms, the database nm_clms.clms, and the relate nm_clms.rel. This digital map contains only those parts of the New Mexico PLS which contain mine claim density data. The original PLS of New Mexico was acquired from the U.S. Bureau of Mines when it was closed by Congress in 1996. The Bureau of Mines purchased the PLS of New Mexico from a private company. The data is proprietary and cannot be released in its complete form. Data_Set_Part: Part_Type: Arc/Info database Part_Name: nm_clms.clms Part_Description: This database contains mine claim density information for federal lands in the state, from 1976 through 1996. It is one of several state databases from OF 99-325. Data_Set_Part: Part_Type: Arc/Info relate Part_Name: nm_clms.rel Part_Description: This file contains the parameters needed to relate the database, nm_clms.clms to the digital map database, nm_clms.pat. The structure of the relate is: RELATION = NM_CLMS TABLE-ID = nm_clms.clms DATABASE = info ITEM = MTRS COLUMN = mtrs TYPE = ORDERED ACCESS = RO Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 1976 Ending_Date: 1997 Currentness_Reference: Release date of data by the Bureau of Land Management in March, 1997 Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -109 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -103 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 37 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 31 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: mining claim density Theme_Keyword: lode Theme_Keyword: placer Theme_Keyword: mill site Theme_Keyword: tunnel site Theme_Keyword: mine claim Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: New Mexico Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: Users should contact the BLM for current data. The U.S. Geological Survey makes no warranties related to the accuracy of the data and users are required to determine suitability of use for any particular purpose. This digital map is not meant to be construed as a legal representation of mining claim boundaries. The PLS digital map is from the Earth Data Analysis Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Users should contact them for a current digital PLS map and metadata. The map should not be used at scales larger than 1:100,000. The user must obtain current information on mining claims from the New Mexico State Office of the Bureau of Land Management for the area of interest since the mining claim density data is not current. The information in the database does not provide the legal location or status of individual mining claims. Any hardcopies utilizing this data set shall clearly indicate their source. If the user has modified the data in any way they are obligated to describe the types of modifications they have performed on the hardcopy map. User specifically agrees not to misrepresent this data set, nor to imply that changes they made were approved by the U.S. Geological Survey. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Paul Hyndman Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 904 W. Riverside Ave., Rm. 202 City: Spokane State_or_Province: Washington Postal_Code: 99201 Country: U.S.A. Contact_Voice_Telephone: 509-368-3100 or 509-368-3118 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 509-368-3199 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: phyndman@usgs.gov Contact_Instructions: General office phone is 509-368-3100 Data_Set_Credit: Cheryl Laudenbach, Denver Service Center, BLM, provided the original mining claim data from the Mining Claim Recordation Database. The data was used to create the mining claim density databases in OF 99-325. Native_Data_Set_Environment: Solaris 2.5.1, Sun Ultra 1, Arc/Info 7.1.2 Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: OF 99-325 reports that the attributes of the mining claim data from BLM data, claims per section, do not represent the exact number of claims in each section. Some claims overlap into adjoining sections and/or townships. In order to count each claim only once, it was necessary to choose one section for each claim to be identified with. Therefore, the first section listed in the BLM database for a particular claim was chosen as the section the claim was counted in. The accuracy was tested by summing each category of claim in the mining claim database and comparing the sum to those from the original BLM database. The sums for each category matched. No attempt was made to determine the accuracy of BLM's database. Completeness_Report: None of the data from BLM was omitted. The data is considered complete for the purpose of determining mining claim density in this State. Logical_Consistency_Report: The data set is a derived subset of the original BLM data. No modifications to the BLM data were made. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: A claim may be within a section or it may straddle two, three, or four sections. In order to count each claim only once, it was necessary to choose one section for each claim to be identified with. Therefore, the first section listed in the BLM database for a particular claim was chosen as the section the claim was counted in. Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Geological Survey Publication_Date: 1999 Title: Digital databases containing mining claim density information for Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming created from the BLM Mining Claim Recordation System: 1996 Edition: 1 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular database Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: OF 99-325 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Denver, Colorado Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Other_Citation_Details: Original data from the Bureau of Land Management Mine Claim Recordation Database (MCRD) Online_Linkage: URL = http://wrgis.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of99-325 Type_of_Source_Media: digital file Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 1976 Ending_Date: 199703 Source_Currentness_Reference: The data were copied from BLM's MCRD database on March, 1997. The data are cumulative from 1976, when the database was created. Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USGS OF99-325 Source_Contribution: This database contributed the mine claim density information needed to create a spatial mine claim density map. Process_Step: Process_Description: The mine claim density database of New Mexico was released as part of the U.S. Geological Open-File Report, OF 99-325. It was imported as an Arc/Info table, nm_clms.clms, using the command, dbaseinfo. A relate, nm_clms.rel, was made to connect the database to the PLS of New Mexico. This report can be found at URL: http://wrgis.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/ Process_Date: 1997-1998 Data_Quality_Information: Completeness_Report: The digital PLS of New Mexico is assumed to be complete although it does not cover the entire state. Logical_Consistency_Report: The PLS in this report is a derived subset of the original PLS. Only those sections containing mine claim density data are included in this report. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Refer to the metadata for the pls, file cf101.text. Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Earth Data Analysis Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico Publication_Date: 1993 Title: BLM PLS Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map Type_of_Source_Media: digital file Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 1993 Source_Currentness_Reference: The PLS may not be current with regard to section lines and corners. Source_Citation_Abbreviation: none Source_Contribution: EDAC provided the digital PLS of New Mexico at a nominal cost. Process_Step: Process_Description: A field, mtrs, was added to the New Mexico PLS to which the mine claim density database could be attached. The polygon attribute table, .pat, was converted to a dBase file. The mtrs field was created and populated and the table was converted back to a .pat table. Some fields, section, township, and range were dropped as they were incorporated in the mtrs code. The original .pat was replaced with the new .pat. The data was attached through the use of a relate, nm_clms.rel, and a subset of the New Mexico PLS which contained only mine claim density data was created. An example of commands for using the relate in ArcEdit for selecting all claims in the Total Claims (tc) field is: 'restore relate nm_clms.rel' 'editcover nm_clms' 'sel nm_clms//tc' Process_Date: 1997 Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector Point_and_Vector_Object_Information: SDTS_Terms_Description: SDTS_Point_and_Vector_object_Type: Point Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 14650 SDTS_Point_and_Vector_object_Type: String Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 21604 SDTS_Point_and_Vector_object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 7720 Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Planar: Map_Projection: Map_Projection_Name: Lambert Conformal Conic Lambert_Conformal_Conic: Standard_Parallel: 33 0 0.0 Standard_Parallel: 45 0 0.0 Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -106 0 0.0 Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 30 False_Easting: 0.00000 False_Northing: 0.00000 Planar_Coordinate_Information: Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair Planar_Distance_Units: meters Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927 Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866 Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: nm_clms.clms Entity_Type_Definition: Summary of values for number and type of mining claims in each section from OF99-325. The data is tied to an MTRS code which represents the Meridian + Township + Range + Section. This code provides a unique identifier for each Section of the PLS. Entity_Type_Definition_Source: The Bureau of Land Management is the official source for PLS designations and surveys and for the mining claim data. Attribute: Attribute_Label: MTRS Attribute_Definition: A concatenation of Meridian, Township, Range, and Section of the PLS Attribute_Definition_Source: Bureau of Land Management Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: MMTTT.TDRRR.RESS__ Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: MTRS is an 18-character field which is a concatenation of meridian (M), Township (T), township direction (D), range (R), range direction (E), and section (S). The form of the field is MMTTT.TDRRR.RESS__. The last two spaces were included in the beginning of the study but were not utilized. MM = the FIPS code for meridian. FIPS stands for the Federal Information Processing Standard. The code for the meridian is: 23 - New Mexico TTT.T = BLM Township designation as 'TTT.T' may include a fraction of a Township. For example, Township 1 would be '__1.0'. Township 27.5 would be '_27.2'. The '.2' is a 1/2 township. D = BLM Township direction may be North (N) or South (S). RRR.R = BLM Range designation as 'RRR.R' which may include a fraction of a Range See Township (T) for example. E = BLM Range direction may be East (E) or West (W). SS = BLM Section number. For example, section 1 is '_1' and section 35 is '35'. Generally the highest section number is 36, but there are exceptions in several States. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Hyndman and Campbell, 1999 Attribute: Attribute_Label: NOLC Attribute_Definition: Number of Open (or recorded) Lode Claims within a section Attribute_Definition_Source: Hyndman and Campbell, 1999 Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 69 Attribute: Attribute_Label: NOPC Attribute_Definition: Number of Open (or recorded) Placer Claims within a section Attribute_Definition_Source: Hyndman and Campbell, 1999 Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 26 Attribute: Attribute_Label: NOMC Attribute_Definition: Number of Open (or recorded) Mill site Claims within a section Attribute_Definition_Source: Hyndman and Campbell, 1999 Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 39 Attribute: Attribute_Label: NOTC Attribute_Definition: Number of Open (or recorded) Tunnel site Claims within a section Attribute_Definition_Source: Hyndman and Campbell, 1999 Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 20 Attribute: Attribute_Label: TOC Attribute_Definition: Total number of Open (or recorded) Claims of all types within a section Attribute_Definition_Source: Hyndman and Campbell, 1999 Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 93 Attribute: Attribute_Label: NCLC Attribute_Definition: Number of Closed (or terminated and closed) Lode Claims within a section Attribute_Definition_Source: Hyndman and Campbell, 1999 Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 180 Attribute: Attribute_Label: NCPC Attribute_Definition: Number of Closed (or terminated and closed) Placer Claims within a section Attribute_Definition_Source: Hyndman and Campbell, 1999 Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 84 Attribute: Attribute_Label: NCMC Attribute_Definition: Number of Closed (or terminated and closed) Mill site Claims within a section Attribute_Definition_Source: Hyndman and Campbell, 1999 Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 114 Attribute: Attribute_Label: NCTC Attribute_Definition: Number of Closed (or terminated and closed) Tunnel site Claims within a section Attribute_Definition_Source: Hyndman and Campbell, 1999 Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 12 Attribute: Attribute_Label: TCC Attribute_Definition: Total number of Closed (or terminated and closed) Claims of all types within a section Attribute_Definition_Source: Hyndman and Campbell, 1999 Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 180 Attribute: Attribute_Label: TC Attribute_Definition: Total number of all Claims of all types within a section Attribute_Definition_Source: Hyndman and Campbell, 1999 Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 1 Range_Domain_Maximum: 180 Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: nm_clms.pat Entity_Type_Definition: Summary of values for number and type of mining claims in each section from OF99-325. The data is tied to an MTRS code which represents the Meridian + Township + Range + Section. This code provides a unique identifier for each Section of the PLS. Entity_Type_Definition_Source: The Bureau of Land Management is the official source for PLS designations and surveys and for the mining claim data. Attribute: Attribute_Label: area Attribute_Definition: The area of each polygon in the coverage Attribute_Definition_Source: Arc/Info Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: not determined Range_Domain_Maximum: not determined Attribute: Attribute_Label: perimeter Attribute_Definition: Length of perimeter of each polygon in the coverage Attribute_Definition_Source: Arc/Info Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: not determined Range_Domain_Maximum: not determined Attribute: Attribute_Label: nm_clms# Attribute_Definition: Internal polygon tracking number Attribute_Definition_Source: Arc/Info Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: not determined Range_Domain_Maximum: not determined Attribute: Attribute_Label: nm_clms-id Attribute_Definition: Polygon tracking number which can be modified by user Attribute_Definition_Source: Arc/Info Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: not determined Range_Domain_Maximum: not determined Attribute: Attribute_Label: MTRS Attribute_Definition: A concatenation of Meridian, Township, Range, and Section of the PLS Attribute_Definition_Source: Bureau of Land Management Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: MMTTT.TDRRR.RESS__ Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: MTRS is an 18-character field which is a concatenation of meridian (M), Township (T), township direction (D), range (R), range direction (E), and section (S). The form of the field is MMTTT.TDRRR.RESS__. The last two spaces were included in the beginning of the study but were not utilized. MM = the FIPS code for meridian. FIPS stands for the Federal Information Processing Standard. The code for the meridian is: 23 - New Mexico TTT.T = BLM Township designation as 'TTT.T' may include a fraction of a Township. For example, Township 1 would be '__1.0'. Township 27.5 would be '_27.2'. The '.2' is a 1/2 township. D = BLM Township direction may be North (N) or South (S). RRR.R = BLM Range designation as 'RRR.R' which may include a fraction of a Range See Township (T) for example. E = BLM Range direction may be East (E) or West (W). SS = BLM Section number. For example, section 1 is '_1' and section 35 is '35'. Generally the highest section number is 36, but there are exceptions in several States. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Hyndman and Campbell, 1999 Attribute: Attribute_Label: DATA Attribute_Definition: A concatenation of section, township, and range Attribute_Definition_Source: EDAC Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 1993 Attribute: Attribute_Label: PVT_LAND Attribute_Definition: Different names and designations for private land Attribute_Definition_Source: EDAC Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 1993 Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Paul Hyndman Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: W. 904 Riverside Avenue, Room 202 City: Spokane State_or_Province: Washington Postal_Code: 99201 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 509-368-3118 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 509-368-3199 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: phyndman@usgs.gov Contact_Instructions: Main phone number is 509-368-3100 Resource_Description: Open-File Report 99-411 Distribution_Liability: The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) provides this data "as is." The USGS makes no guarantee or warranty concerning the accuracy of information contained in the geographic data. The USGS further makes no warranties, either expressed or implied as to any other matter whatsoever, including, without limitation, the condition of the product, or its fitness for any particular purpose. The burden for determining fitness for use lies entirely with the user. Although this data has been processed successfully on computers at the USGS, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS regarding the use of this data on any other system, nor does the fact of distribution constitute or imply any such warranty. In no event shall the USGS have any liability whatsoever for payment of any consequential, incidental, indirect, special, or tort damages of any kind, including, but not limited to, any loss of profits arising out of use of or reliance on the geographic data or arising out of the delivery, installation, operation, or support by the USGS. Technical_Prerequisites: The user should have GIS software capable of reading Arc/Info files Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Information Services Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: Open-File Reports Box 2586 City: Denver State_or_Province: CO Postal_Code: 80225 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-303-202-4200 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 1-303-202-4693 Resource_Description: Open-File Report 99-411 Distribution_Liability: The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) provides this data "as is." The USGS makes no guarantee or warranty concerning the accuracy of information contained in the geographic data. The USGS further makes no warranties, either expressed or implied as to any other matter whatsoever, including, without limitation, the condition of the product, or its fitness for any particular purpose. The burden for determining fitness for use lies entirely with the user. Although this data has been processed successfully on computers at the USGS, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS regarding the use of this data on any other system, nor does the fact of distribution constitute or imply any such warranty. In no event shall the USGS have any liability whatsoever for payment of any consequential, incidental, indirect, special, or tort damages of any kind, including, but not limited to, any loss of profits arising out of use of or reliance on the geographic data or arising out of the delivery, installation, operation, or support by the USGS. Technical_Prerequisites: The user should have software GIS software capable of reading Arc/Info files. Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S.G.S. Earth Science Information Office Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 904 West Riverside Avenue, Rm 135 City: Spokane State_or_Province: WA Postal_Code: 99201 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 509-368-3130 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 509-353-2872 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: esnfic@mailmcan1.wr.usgs.gov Hours_of_Service: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Pacific time zone Resource_Description: Open-File Report 99-411 Distribution_Liability: The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) provides this data "as is." The USGS makes no guarantee or warranty concerning the accuracy of information contained in the geographic data. The USGS further makes no warranties, either expressed or implied as to any other matter whatsoever, including, without limitation, the condition of the product, or its fitness for any particular purpose. The burden for determining fitness for use lies entirely with the user. Although this data has been processed successfully on computers at the USGS, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS regarding the use of this data on any other system, nor does the fact of distribution constitute or imply any such warranty. In no event shall the USGS have any liability whatsoever for payment of any consequential, incidental, indirect, special, or tort damages of any kind, including, but not limited to, any loss of profits arising out of use of or reliance on the geographic data or arising out of the delivery, installation, operation, or support by the USGS. Technical_Prerequisites: The user should have software GIS software capable of reading Arc/Info files. Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 19990225 Metadata_Review_Date: 19990331 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Paul Hyndman Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: W. 904 Riverside Avenue, Room 202 City: Spokane State_or_Province: Washington Postal_Code: 99201 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 509-368-3118 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 509-368-3199 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: phyndman@usgs.gov Hours_of_Service: 8am to 4:30pm Contact_Instructions: Main phone is 509-368-3100 Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998 Metadata_Time_Convention: local time Metadata_Access_Constraints: none Metadata_Use_Constraints: none