Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Francisco Almanzár Originator: Michael S. Baker Originator: Nurudeen Elias Originator: Eric Guzmán Publication_Date: 2010 Title: Mineral Facilities of Europe Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Series_Information: Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2010-1257 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1257 Description: Abstract: This dataset consists of records for over 1,700 mineral facilities throughout the continent of Europe. The mineral facilities include mines, plants, smelters, or refineries of aluminum, cement, coal, copper, diamond, gold, iron and steel, nickel, platinum-group metals, salt, silver, and others. Records include attributes such as commodity, country, location, company name, facility type and capacity (if applicable), and latitude and longitude geographical coordinates (in both degrees-minutes-seconds and decimal degrees). The data were compiled from multiple sources, including the 2006 through 2008 U.S. Geological Survey Minerals Yearbooks (Europe and Eurasia volume), minerals statistics and information from the U.S. Geological Survey minerals information Web site (), and data collected by U.S. Geological Survey minerals information country specialists. Data -- active, planned, suspended, but not closed, facilities -- reflect the most recently published information. Other sources include statistical publications of individual countries, annual reports and press releases of operating companies, and trade journals. Due to the sensitivity of some energy commodity data, the quality of these data should be evaluated on a country-by-country basis. Additional information and explanation are available from the country specialists. Purpose: The purpose of this dataset is to present information about the mineral facilities of Europe, including their location, ownership or operating company, operating status, and capacity. This data set reflects the mineral operations pertinent to commodities discussed in the International Minerals Yearbook chapters of the U.S. Geological Survey. Supplemental Information: The production of these maps was performed jointly by on-site contractors from ETI Professionals and University of Puerto Rico--Mayagüez Campus--Youth Initiative Program students under supervision of U.S. Geological Survey National Minerals Information Center (NMIC) Global Minerals Analysis Section (GMA) country specialists. Editorial reviews were performed by staff at the U.S. Geological Survey Publishing Service Center in Reston, Virginia. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 2006 Ending_Date: 2008 Currentness_Reference: ground condition Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: irregular Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -13.416 dd East_Bounding_Coordinate: 63.071 dd North_Bounding_Coordinate: 66.628 dd South_Bounding_Coordinate: 32.607 dd Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category Theme_Keyword: economy Theme_Keyword: geoscientific information Theme_Keyword: structure Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Commodity Surveys, 2010 available online at URL: http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/mcs/ Theme_Keyword: alumina Theme_Keyword: aluminum Theme_Keyword: ammonia Theme_Keyword: antimony Theme_Keyword: asbestos Theme_Keyword: barite Theme_Keyword: bauxite Theme_Keyword: bentonite Theme_Keyword: bismuth Theme_Keyword: boron Theme_Keyword: bullion Theme_Keyword: carbon black Theme_Keyword: cement Theme_Keyword: chromite Theme_Keyword: chromium Theme_Keyword: clay Theme_Keyword: coal Theme_Keyword: cobalt Theme_Keyword: columbium Theme_Keyword: copper Theme_Keyword: diamond Theme_Keyword: dolomite Theme_Keyword: emerald Theme_Keyword: ferroalloys Theme_Keyword: ferronickel Theme_Keyword: ferrosilicon Theme_Keyword: fluorspar Theme_Keyword: gemstone Theme_Keyword: gold Theme_Keyword: graphite Theme_Keyword: gravel Theme_Keyword: gypsum Theme_Keyword: iodine Theme_Keyword: iron Theme_Keyword: kaolin Theme_Keyword: lead Theme_Keyword: lime Theme_Keyword: liquified natural gas Theme_Keyword: lithium Theme_Keyword: limestone Theme_Keyword: magnesite Theme_Keyword: magnesium Theme_Keyword: manganese Theme_Keyword: methanol Theme_Keyword: molybdenum Theme_Keyword: natural gas Theme_Keyword: natural gas liquids Theme_Keyword: nickel Theme_Keyword: niobium Theme_Keyword: nitrates Theme_Keyword: nitrogen Theme_Keyword: petroleum: crude Theme_Keyword: petroleum: refinery products Theme_Keyword: phosphate Theme_Keyword: potash Theme_Keyword: pozzolan Theme_Keyword: quartz Theme_Keyword: rhenium Theme_Keyword: sand Theme_Keyword: salt Theme_Keyword: silica sand Theme_Keyword: silver Theme_Keyword: steel Theme_Keyword: stone Theme_Keyword: strontium Theme_Keyword: sulfur Theme_Keyword: tellurium Theme_Keyword: tantalum Theme_Keyword: tin Theme_Keyword: titanium Theme_Keyword: tungsten Theme_Keyword: uranium Theme_Keyword: urea Theme_Keyword: zeolite Theme_Keyword: zinc Theme_Keyword: zirconium Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: commodity Theme_Keyword: metal Theme_Keyword: mine Theme_Keyword: mineral Theme_Keyword: processing plant Theme_Keyword: refinery Theme_Keyword: smelter Theme_Keyword: resource Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: U.S. Geological Survey Minerals Yearbook (Volume III. -- Area Reports: International), 2008; available at http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/country/ Place_Keyword: Europe Place_Keyword: Eurasia Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: FIPS 10-4 "Countries, Dependencies, Areas of Special Sovereignty, and Their Principal Administrative Divisions" Place_Keyword: Albania Place_Keyword: Andorra Place_Keyword: Austria Place_Keyword: Belgium Place_Keyword: Bosnia and Herzegovina Place_Keyword: Bulgaria Place_Keyword: Croatia Place_Keyword: Cyprus Place_Keyword: Czech Republic Place_Keyword: Denmark Place_Keyword: Estonia Place_Keyword: Faroe Islands Place_Keyword: Finland Place_Keyword: France Place_Keyword: Germany Place_Keyword: Gibraltar Place_Keyword: Greece Place_Keyword: Guernsey Place_Keyword: Hungary Place_Keyword: Iceland Place_Keyword: Ireland Place_Keyword: Italy Place_Keyword: Latvia Place_Keyword: Liechtenstein Place_Keyword: Lithuania Place_Keyword: Luxembourg Place_Keyword: Macedonia Place_Keyword: Malta Place_Keyword: Isle of Man Place_Keyword: Monaco Place_Keyword: Montenegro Place_Keyword: Netherlands Place_Keyword: Norway Place_Keyword: Poland Place_Keyword: Portugal Place_Keyword: Romania Place_Keyword: San Marino Place_Keyword: Serbia Place_Keyword: Slovakia Place_Keyword: Slovenia Place_Keyword: Spain Place_Keyword: Svalbard Place_Keyword: Sweden Place_Keyword: Switzerland Place_Keyword: United Kingdom Place_Keyword: Vatican City Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: None, however the responsibility of determining fitness for any particular use is that of the user of these data. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Michael Baker Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: State Mineral Specialist Contact_Address: Address_Type: Mailing Address Address: 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr. Address: MS 991 National Center City: Reston State_or_Province: VA Postal_Code: 20192 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-648-4959 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mbaker@usgs.gov Data_Set_Credit: U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center, Global Minerals Analysis Section Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Excel 2007, ArcGIS9.3 Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: No gurarantee is made as to the accuracy of the attributes. Attribute values represent best-available data from research of sources such as statistical publications of individual countries, annual reports and press releases of operating companies, and trade journals. Coordinates were added by researching the company name, facility name, and (or) general location as provided by country specialists; in some cases, coordinates may be that of the nearest town or province centroid. Due to the sensitivity of some energy commodity data, the quality of these data should be evaluated on a country-by-country basis. Logical_Consistency_Report: No one, single comprehensive test for logical consistency was performed on this dataset. It should be noted that values for the field describing facility capacities are in figures without units of measure; another field records the unit of measure. Otherwise, consistency checks were performed on individual fields in the table to make sure that data conformed to a limited set of options (e.g. - Status, Type, Units); otherwise, data is unique to the facility, making such consistency checks impossible to perform across the entire field and table. Completeness_Report: The data were gathered in support of the U.S. Geological Survey Minerals Yearbook (Volume III. -- Area Reports: International). An attempt was made to include operations that are either known to be or have been economically significant and therefore included in the Yearbook tables. If not directly mentioned in the Yearbook tables, then these additional operations were in some way included in the calculation of production numbers in the Yearbook tables. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: The coordinates of the operations were obtained at a world scale. In many cases, the coordinates are those of nearby cities or province centroids, especially where the site name is that of a city or province. There is no uniform precision. Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: The United States Board on Geographic Names Publication_Date: Not Applicable Title: GEOnet Names Server Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data Publication_Information: Publication_Place: online Publisher: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Online_Linkage: http://geonames.nga.mil/ggmagaz/ Type_of_Source_Media: online Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2010 Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition Source_Citation_Abbreviation: GEOnet Source_Contribution: The GEOnet Names Server (GNS) provides access to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's (NGA) and the U.S. Board on Geographic Names' (US BGN) database of foreign geographic feature names. The database is the official repository of foreign place-name decisions approved by the US BGN. Approximately 20,000 of the database's features are updated monthly. Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Google Publication_Date: 2010 Title: GoogleEarth Publication_Information: Publication_Place: online Publisher: Google Online_Linkage: http://earth.google.com/index.html Type_of_Source_Media: broadband, 3D application Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2010 Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition Source_Citation_Abbreviation: GoogleEarth Source_Contribution: This application provides coordinates for worldwide geographic content, which were sometimes used to identify operations. Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Geological Survey Publication_Date: 2008 Title: Minerals Yearbook (Volume III. -- Area Reports: International) Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document Series_Information: Series_Name: 2008 Minerals Yearbook Issue_Identification: Volume III Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/country/index.html#pubs Type_of_Source_Media: online Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2008 Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition Source_Citation_Abbreviation: U.S. Geological Survey Minerals Yearbook 2008 Volume III Source_Contribution: The U.S. Geological Survey Minerals Yearbook 2008 Volume III covers the mineral industries of countries other than the United States. Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Geological Survey Publication_Date: 2007 Title: Minerals Yearbook (Volume III. -- Area Reports: International) Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document Series_Information: Series_Name: 2007 Minerals Yearbook Issue_Identification: Volume III Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/country/index.html#pubs Type_of_Source_Media: online Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2007 Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition Source_Citation_Abbreviation: U.S. Geological Survey Minerals Yearbook 2007 Volume III Source_Contribution: The U.S. Geological Survey Minerals Yearbook 2007 Volume III covers the mineral industries of countries other than the United States and was used if 2008 data for a country was unavailable at the time the map was compiled. Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Geological Survey Publication_Date: 2006 Title: Minerals Yearbook (Volume III. -- Area Reports: International) Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document Series_Information: Series_Name: 2006 Minerals Yearbook Issue_Identification: Volume III Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/country/index.html#pubs Type_of_Source_Media: online Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2006 Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition Source_Citation_Abbreviation: U.S. Geological Survey Minerals Yearbook 2006 Volume III Source_Contribution: The U.S. Geological Survey Minerals Yearbook 2006 Volume III covers the mineral industries of countries other than the United States and was used if 2007 data for a country was unavailable at the time the map was compiled. Process_Step: Process_Description: U.S. Geological Survey Global Minerals Analysis Section (National Minerals Information Center) Country Specialists provided the authors of U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2010-1257 with lists of facilities known to be active in the countries of Europe based on their research of statistical publications of individual countries, annual reports and press releases of operating companies, and trade journals. Plant capacities were also provided when possible. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: U.S. Geological Survey Minerals Yearbook Volume III Process_Date: 2008-2009 Process_Step: Process_Description: Using available information such as company name and province or nearest city in which it is located, facility coordinates were obtained from various sources. Coordinates may be very general, such as a representative point in the province or the nearest city. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Google Earth Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: GEOnet Names Server Process_Date: 2008-2010 Process_Step: Process_Description: Open-File Report 2010-1257 was created, which is in the form of a map (ArcMap 9.2 map exported to PDF) and as a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. Process_Date: 2010 Process_Step: Process_Description: The Microsoft Excel 2007 spreadsheet was populated with data from the most recently published version of the table “Structure of the Mineral Facilities” of each country in the region. In collaboration with the country specialists, data gaps were identified and rectified, where possible. Data gaps included missing information, mining methods, facility names, capacity values, and appropriate units of measurement. Process_Date: 2010 Process_Step: Process_Description: The Microsoft Excel 2007 spreadsheet was saved as a dbaseIV file. This file was uploaded into ESRI ArcMap 9.3 / ArcGIS software and converted into data events. The data events were converted into an ESRI shapefile. The final map and table were reviewed by country specialists for accuracy and completeness. Process_Date: 2010 Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point Point_and_Vector_Object_Information: SDTS_Terms_Description: SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 1727 Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Geographic: Latitude_Resolution: 0.001 Longitude_Resolution: 0.001 Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees Planar: Map_Projeciton: Map_Projection_Name: Eckert III Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: 10.00000 Standard_Parallel_1: 40.00000 Standard_Parallel_2: 56.00000 False_Easting: 0.00000 False_Northing: 0.00000 Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Meters Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_WGS_1984 Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984 Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224 Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: Mineral Facilities of Europe Entity_Type_Definition: Mineral facilities were organized into three categories: mines, oil and gas blocks or fields, and plants. Each mineral facility corresponds to one mineral or commodity identified in the Mineral Yearbooks and Mineral Commodity Summaries. Each facility corresponds to one location. Multiple locations may have more than one facility present. Entity_Type_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center, Global Minerals Analysis Section Attribute: Attribute_Label: Position (both ESRI Shapefile and Microsoft Excel spreadsheet) Attribute_Definition: Unique identifying number corresponding to label on map published as Open-File Report 20010-1257. Also used in Notes field as an identifier for other operations when capacities are combined. Please note that closed facilities are not included in this report, but may be included in the original Minerals Yearbook data. Position numbers should be consecutive within the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. Attribute_Definition_Source: Open-File Report 2010-1257, online at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1257 Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 1 Range_Domain_Maximum: 1727 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: None Attribute: Attribute_Label: Year (both ESRI Shapefile and Microsoft Excel spreadsheet) Attribute_Definition: The year for which the facility capacity and activity status is valid, derived from the Minerals Yearbook. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center, Global Minerals Analysis Section Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 2006 Range_Domain_Maximum: 2008 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Year Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1 Attribute: Attribute_Label: Country (both ESRI Shapefile and Microsoft Excel spreadsheet) Attribute_Definition: The country in which the facility is located. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center, Global Minerals Analysis Section Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: FIPS 10-4 "Countries, Dependencies, Areas of Special Sovereignty, and Their Principal Administrative Divisions" Codeset_Source: Attribute: Attribute_Label: Fac_Name (ESRI Shapefile); Facility Name (Microsoft Excel spreadsheet) Attribute_Definition: Name given to a mine or processing plant that distinguishes it from others owned by the same facility. It may be the name of the facility given to it by the company or by others in the industry, or it may be the name of the nearest city or province, or a combination. Attribute_Definition_Source: Various professional directories Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: No standard set of site names exists. Attribute: Attribute_Label: Location (both ESRI Shapefile and Microsoft Excel spreadsheet) Attribute_Definition: Description of the geographical location or vicinity of the facility or operation. Attribute_Definition_Source: Various professional directories Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: No standard set of location descriptions exists. Attribute: Attribute_Label: Fac_Type (ESRI Shapefile); Facility Type (Microsoft Excel spreadsheet) Attribute_Definition: The type of operation which may be a mine, an oil or gas field, or one of several kinds of processing plants. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center, Global Minerals Analysis Section Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Oil and Gas Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The operation refers to a block, blocks, field, or fields consisting of single or multiple oil or gas wells. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center, Global Minerals Analysis Section Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Mine Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Raw material is removed from one or more mines on the site for processing. Mines include quarries and salt ponds and may be above-ground (surface) or underground installations. Salt ponds are considered brine collection facilities where shallow ponds are used to concentrate materials and allow for evaporation. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center, Global Minerals Analysis Section Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Plant Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The facility consists of a processing plant or plants for commodities pertaining to the site. Plant types include the following: smelters, refineries, and general processing plants. A petroleum refinery is where crude oil is converted to petroleum products; for metals operations, a refinery is where metals are purified. Smelters are where concentrates of ores are heated to high temperatures and metals are chemically extracted from the concentrates. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center, Global Minerals Analysis Section Attribute: Attribute_Label: DMS LAT (both ESRI Shapefile and Microsoft Excel spreadsheet) Attribute_Definition: Angular distance measured on a meridian north or south from the equator, measured in degrees, minutes, and seconds Attribute_Definition_Source: GEOnet Names Server (GNS) available at http://geonames.nga.mil/ggmagaz/ Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 28°27'11.22"N Range_Domain_Maximum: 78°12'00.00"N Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Degrees, minutes, and seconds Attribute: Attribute_Label: DMS LONG (both ESRI Shapefile and Microsoft Excel spreadsheet) Attribute_Definition: Angular distance between the plane of a meridian east or west from the plane of the meridian of Greenwich, measured in degrees, minutes, and seconds. Attribute_Definition_Source: GEOnet Names Server (GNS) available at http://geonames.nga.mil/ggmagaz/ Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 022°40'53.61"W Range_Domain_Maximum: 033°53'38.76"E Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Degrees, minutes, and seconds Attribute: Attribute_Label: DD LAT (both ESRI Shapefile and Microsoft Excel spreadsheet) Attribute_Definition: Angular distance measured on a meridian north or south from the equator, measured in decimal degrees. Attribute_Definition_Source: GEOnet Names Server (GNS) available at http://geonames.nga.mil/ggmagaz/ Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 28.4531 dd Range_Domain_Maximum: 78.2000 dd Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees Attribute: Attribute_Label: DD LONG (both ESRI Shapefile and Microsoft Excel spreadsheet) Attribute_Definition: Angular distance between the plane of a meridian east or west from the plane of the meridian of Greenwich, measured in decimal degrees. Attribute_Definition_Source: GEOnet Names Server (GNS) available at http://geonames.nga.mil/ggmagaz/ Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: -022.6816 dd Range_Domain_Maximum: 033.8941 dd Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees Attribute: Attribute_Label: Precision Attribute_Definition: Relative precision of coordinates to an exact facility. Attribute_Definition_Source: GEOnet Names Server (GNS) available at http://geonames.nga.mil/ggmagaz/ and GoogleEarth Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: F Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Indicates that at a global scale this position is at a facility. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center, Global Minerals Analysis Section Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: A Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Indicates that at a global scale this position is at an approximate or best-known location, but for a variety of factors, the exact facility is unknown. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center, Global Minerals Analysis Section Attribute_Units_of_Measure: NA Attribute: Attribute_Label: Commodity (both ESRI Shapefile and Microsoft Excel spreadsheet) Attribute_Definition: The material mined or processed at the site Attribute_Definition_Source: Various professional directories Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: While commodities generally follow those covered in the U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Commodity Summaries available online at , in some cases descriptors are added to give information about the raw material or process used. In some cases multiple commodities are processed at a site; all commodities pertaining to a site are listed in this field and there is no standard set of possible combinations although some combinations are more likely than others to occur. Attribute: Attribute_Label: MM (ESRI Shapefile); Mining Method (Microsoft Excel spreadsheet) Attribute_Definition: The method of mining used by the operation if it is considered to be a mine. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center, Global Minerals Analysis Section Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: - Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Mining method is not applicable because the operation is a processing plant, oil or gas field, refinery, or smelter. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center, Global Minerals Analysis Section Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: NA Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Mining method is not available, but the operation is a surface or underground mine, or some combination of surface and underground. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center, Global Minerals Analysis Section Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: S Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The mine is an open-pit or other surface mine. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center, Global Minerals Analysis Section Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: S, U Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The mine has an open-pit or other surface mine and also has an underground component. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center, Global Minerals Analysis Section Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: U Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The operation is an underground mine. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center, Global Minerals Analysis Section Attribute: Attribute_Label: Op_Comp (ESRI Shapefile); Operating company (Microsoft Excel spreadsheet) Attribute_Definition: The principal company operating at the site. Attribute_Definition_Source: Various professional directories Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: No standard set of company names exists. Attribute: Attribute_Label: MainInvest (ESRI Shapefile); Main investor(s) (Microsoft Excel spreadsheet) Attribute_Definition: The primary shareholders or partners in the operating company or the mineral extraction and (or) processing venture. Attribute_Definition_Source: Various professional directories Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: No standard set of company names exists. Attribute: Attribute_Label: OthInvest (ESRI Shapefile); Other investor(s) Attribute_Definition: The secondary investors and shareholders of the operating company or the mineral extraction and (or) processing venture. Attribute_Definition_Source: Various professional directories Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: No standard set of company names exists. Attribute: Attribute_Label: Status (both ESRI Shapefile and Microsoft Excel spreadsheet) Attribute_Definition: An indicator of whether an operation was producing during the year listed. Closed facilities are not included in this report. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center, Global Minerals Analysis Section Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Active Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The operation was producing during the year listed. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center, Global Minerals Analysis Section Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Planned Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The most recent structure table indicated that the facility would be operational in the future but that construction had yet to begin. Often, capacities are given as estimates for facilities that are planned but not constructed. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center, Global Minerals Analysis Section Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Under Construction Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The operation was under construction during the year listed. Often, capacities are given as estimates for facilities under construction. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center, Global Minerals Analysis Section Attribute: Attribute_Label: Capacity (both ESRI Shapefile and Microsoft Excel spreadsheet) Attribute_Definition: The amount of a commodity that is possible to produce at the facility Attribute_Definition_Source: Various professional directories Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Capacity is numeric; however, in some records the descriptors (such as the name of the specific type of commodity being measured) were added; some records may have capacities for different commodities. Capacities in different records cannot be directly compared because units of measurement vary between records; the units are given in a different field in the record. Attribute: Attribute_Label: Units (both ESRI Shapefile and Microsoft Excel spreadsheet) Attribute_Definition: The unit of measurement for the facility’s capacity. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center, Global Minerals Analysis Section Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: thousand metric tons per year Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The facility’s capacity is measured as the total number of thousand metric tons that can be produced per year. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Various professional directories Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: million cubic meters per year Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The facility’s capacity is measured as the total number of million cubic meters that can be produced per year. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Various professional directories Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: thousand 42-gallon barrels per day Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The facility’s capacity is measured as the total number of thousand 42-gallon barrels that can be produced per year. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Various professional directories Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: cubic meters per year Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The facility’s capacity is measured as the total number of cubic meters that can be produced per year. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Various professional directories Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: metric tons per year Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The facility’s capacity is measured as the total number of metric tons that can be produced per year. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Various professional directories Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: kilograms per year Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The facility’s capacity is measured as the total number of kilograms that can be produced per year. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Various professional directories Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: flasks per year Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The facility’s capacity is measured as the total number of flasks that can be produced per year. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Various professional directories Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: thousand flasks per year Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The facility’s capacity is measured as the total number of thousand flasks that can be produced per year. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Various professional directories Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: billion cubic feet per year Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The facility’s capacity is measured as the total number of billion cubic feet that can be produced per year. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Various professional directories Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: refined million 42-gallon barrels per year Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The facility’s capacity is measured as the total number of refined million 42-gallon barrels that can be produced per year. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Various professional directories Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: - Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Data on the facility capacity was not available (“-”) at the time of publication and thus there is no associated value for units. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Various professional directories Attribute: Attribute_Label: Notes (both ESRI Shapefile and Microsoft Excel spreadsheet) Attribute_Definition: Additional information about the record that users should be aware of (mostly refers to combined facility production capacities). Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center, Global Minerals Analysis Section Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: No standard set of notes exists. Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Michael Baker Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Address: Address_Type: Mailing Address Address: MS 991 National Center City: Reston State_or_Province: Virginia Postal_Code: 20192 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703 648-4959 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mbaker@usgs.gov Distribution_Liability: Although these data have been used by the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the U.S. Geological Survey, or the U.S. Government, as to the accuracy of the data. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the U.S. Geological Survey in the use of these data, software, or related materials. The use of firm, trade, or brand names in this report is for identification purposes only and does not constitute endorsement by the U.S. Geological Survey or by the U.S. Government. The names mentioned in this document may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective trademark owners. Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: map and spreadsheet Format_Version_Number: 1.0 Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1257 Fees: None Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 2010 Metadata_Review_Date: 2010 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center, Global Minerals Analysis Section Contact_Person: Michael Baker Contact_Address: Address_Type: Mailing Address Address: MS 991 National Center City: Reston State_or_Province: Virginia Postal_Code: 20192 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-648-4959 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mbaker@usgs.gov Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998