Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Anna Burack Wilson Publication_Date: 200112 Title: Mining claim density map for Federal lands in Wyoming: 1996 Edition: Version 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map Series_Information: Series_Name: Open File Report Issue_Identification: OF2001-497 Online_Linkage: http://greenwood.cr.usgs.gov/maps/ofrs.html Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Wilson, Anna Burack Originator: Klein, Terry L. Originator: Heran, William D. Publication_Date: 200112 Title: Databases and Simplified Geology for Mineralized Areas, Claims, Mines and Prospects in Wyoming Edition: Version 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map and text Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: OF2001-497 Online_Linkage: http://greenwood.cr.usgs.gov/maps/ofrs.html Description: Abstract: Mining claim density data for Wyoming was published by Hyndman and Campbell as Open-File Report 99-542. These data quantify the status of mining claim activity from 1976 to 1996. This digital map is not to be considered as a legal representation of survey lines and corners or of mining claim boundaries although it was derived from the Public Lands Survey (PLS). The data are aggregated by section. Purpose: Mining claim density for Wyoming, from Hyndman and Campbell, is included because it provides information that supplements and compliments the mineralized areas and the mines and prospects information. Claim density is depicted by shading or coloring the sections according to the numbers or types of claims within the mostly rectangular sections. Because mine and prospect information is inconsistent across the study area, the claim density information provides indications of mineral interests where no mines and prospects are known. Supplemental_Information: The original data were created by Hyndman and Campbell in Arc/Info 7.1 format and posted in .e00 format. For this release, .e00 file was imported into MapInfo Professional version 6.0 using ArcLink. The data files and spatial files were joined in MapInfo 6.0. The ArcView files in this release were created in MapInfo using MapInfo 6.5's built-in Universal Translator. Data_Set_Part: Part_Type: MapInfo table file Part_Name: claims.tab Data_Set_Part: Part_Type: ArcView shape file Part_Name: claims.shp Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 1999 Currentness_Reference: Release date of data by the Bureau of Land Management in March, 1997; data released by Hyndman and Campbell, 1999. Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -111.05 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -104.05 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 45.01 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.99 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 Theme_Keyword: mine Theme_Keyword: claim Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: WYOMING Place_Keyword: WY Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: Users should contact the BLM for current data. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 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 to be construed as a legal representation of mining claim boundaries. The Public Lands Survey (PLS) data is assumed to be from 1:100,000-scale base maps. The map should not be used at scales larger than 1:100,000. The user must obtain current information on mining claims from the Wyoming 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 hard copies utilizing this data set shall clearly indicate this source. If the user modifies the data in any way, (s)he is obligated to describe the types of modifications performed on the hard copy map. User specifically agrees not to misrepresent this data set, nor imply that changes were approved by the USGS. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Anna Wilson Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Contact_Position: Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: Box 25046, MS 905 City: Denver State_or_Province: Colorado Postal_Code: 80225-0046 Country: U.S.A. Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-236-1800 or 303-236-5593 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303-236-3200 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: awilson@usgs.gov Contact_Instructions: General office phone is 303-236-1800 Native_Data_Set_Environment: WY_claims.tab: Win2000, MapInfo Professional 6.0 and 6.5 WY_claims.shp: Win2000, ArcView 3.2 Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Because some claims overlap into adjoining sections and/or townships, the number of claims per section do not represent the exact number of claims in each section. In order to count each claim only once, the first section listed in the BLM database for a particular claim was chosen as the section in which the claim was counted by Hyndman and Campbell (1999). No attempt was made to verify the accuracy of their database, nor to check these data against their dataset. Any questions pertaining to accuracy should be referred to Hyndman and Campbell (1999). Logical_Consistency_Report: The .e00 file provided by Hyndman and Campbell (1999) is the basis of this dataset. The files were imported into MapInfo Professional v. 6.0 and joined. The .shp files in this release were exported from MapInfo. No other data checking was attempted. Completeness_Report: The data set is derived from Hyndman and Campbell's (1999) data based on data available to them from the BLM as of 1996. More recent data may be available from the BLM. No other modifications 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 sorder to cound 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 data base for a particular claim was chosen as the section the claim was counted in. Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Paul C. Hyndman Originator: Harry W. Campbell Publication_Date: 1999 Title: Digital mining claim density map for Federal lands in Wyoming: 1996. Edition: version 1 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map and database Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: OF 99-542 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Denver, Colorado Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: URL = http://wrgis.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of99-542 Type_of_Source_Media: digital file Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 1976 Ending_Date: 1996 Source_Currentness_Reference: The data were copied from BLM's MCRD database in March, 1997. The data are cumulative from 1976, when the database was created. Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USGS OF99-542 Source_Contribution: This database contributed the mine claim density information needed to create a spatial mine claim density map. Process_Step: Process_Description: The .e00 file was imported into MapInfo Professional v. 6.0 using the built-in ArcLink translator and unprojected from Universal Transverse Mercator to decimal degrees (latitude/longitude). The spatial data (Public Lands Survey) was joined to the claim density database in MapInfo. Process_Date: 2001 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Anna B. Wilson Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: Box 25046, MS 905 City: Denver State_or_Province: CO Postal_Code: 80225-0046 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-236-5593 Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector Indirect_Spatial_Reference: The PLS section is the mapping unit for this dataset. Data are tabulated on a section by section basis. Most sections are approximately 1 square mile. Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Geographic: Geographic_Coordinate_Units: decimal degrees Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: MTRS = Meridian, Township, Range, and Section of the PLS 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__. MM = the FIPS code for meridian. FIPS = Federal Information Processing Standard. The codes for the meridians are: 06 - Sixth Principal 23 - New Mexico 31 - Ute 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, North (N) or South (S) RRR.R = BLM Range designation as 'RRR.R'. (may include a fraction of a Range. See Township (T) for example.) E = BLM Range direction, 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.) . NOLC = Number of open lode claims NOPC = Number of open placer claims NOMC = Number of open mill site claims NOTC = Number of open tunnel claims TOC = Total number of open claims NCLC = Number of closed lode claims NCPC = Number of closed placer claims NCMC = Number of closed mill site claims NCTC = Number of closed tunnel claims TCC = Total number of closed claims TC = Total number of claims of all types Area = in square meters Perimeter in meters Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: OF 99-410 Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S.G.S. Information Services (Open-File Report Sales) Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: Box 25286, Building 810, Denver Federal Center City: Denver State_or_Province: CO Postal_Code: 80225 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-202-4700 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303-202-4188 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: infoservices@usgs.gov Hours_of_Service: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Central time zone Resource_Description: Open-File Report 2001-497 Distribution_Liability: The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) provides the 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 these data have been processed successfully on computers at the USGS, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS regarding the use of these 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 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 ArcView shape (.shp), or MapInfo table (.tab) files. In the event the user does not have such software, ESRI's ArcExplorer v. 2 is provided as a rudimentary tool for viewing and querying the data. Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 200112 Metadata_Review_Date: 200112 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Anna B. Wilson Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: Box 25046, MS 905, Denver Federal Center City: Denver State_or_Province: CO Postal_Code: 80225-0046 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-236-5593 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303-236-3200 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: awilson@usgs.gov Contact_Instructions: Main phone is 303-236-1800 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