INTRODUCTION
     This data release contains mineral resource data for metallic and nonmetallic mineral
sites in the State of Wyoming.  Along with resource data is additional data, such as mineralized
areas and mining districts; mine, prospect and commodity information; claim density by section;
county boundaries; quadrangles; and simplified geology.  All the data are provided in both
spreadsheet format (Microsoft Excel) and in formats for two commonly used Geographic
Information Systems (GIS) software packages (MapInfo and ESRI's ArcView).  Not only does
GIS software allow the data to be shown as layers in "map" views that can be displayed with
various geographic and geologic data, but the data can be queried and analyzed relative to data
in any of the layers.  Free shareware, ArcExplorer, is provided with this report so users may
display the data in "map" views and query the various datasets (Appendix A) without requiring a
GIS program such as Arc/Info, ArcView, or MapInfo.
     Explanatory material is in the Introduction (and root directory on the CD).  Part A
includes all the data files with subdirectories for ArcView and MapInfo.  Part B contains
illustrations as .pdf maps (an installation file for Adobe Acrobat Reader for viewing the .pdf
files is on the CD).  Part C contains metadata, explanatory details on the structure and content of
each data file.

TO BEGIN
1.  If a program to read .pdf files is not already installed on the computer, install Adobe Acrobat
Reader (navigate to PartB and run ar505enu.exe).  
2.  Read WY_text.pdf and print out pages i-iv for reference.  (Reading .pdf files requires Adobe
Acrobat Reader) 
3.  Install ArcExplorer (run ae2setup.exe).
4.  Open ArcExplorer and open either existing project file (WY_geol.aep or WY_mines.aep)
5.  To use the data with MapInfo or ArcView, open the desired program and navigate to the
corresponding subdirectory in Part A.  Open the Workspace (for MapInfo, .wor) or Project (for
ArcView, .apr) files.  If the Workspace or Project does not open completely, the path names in
the .wor or .apr file can be adjusted using any text editor.  
6.  To use the data with any other GIS program, follow that program's instructions for importing
MapInfo or ArcView files.