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Geospatial PDF Map of the Compilation of GIS Data for the Mineral Industries of Select Countries in the Indo-Pacific Region

Open-File Report 2024-1066
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https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20241066

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Introduction 

In 2024, the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) National Minerals Information Center (NMIC) completed the project titled "Compilation of geospatial data for the mineral industries of select countries in the Indo-Pacific." This project aimed to leverage the expertise and capabilities of the NMIC to collect, synthesize, and interpret geospatial data to inform on the extractive resources of select countries in the Indo-Pacific region (area of study) and expand the NMIC's understanding on the impact of mineral industry of these countries in the global economy. The 19 countries of interest in the Indo-Pacific study area include Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Burma, Fiji, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Korea (Republic of Korea), Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam. The primary objective of this effort was to create a fully attributed Geographic Information System (GIS) portraying existing mining infrastructure, resources, and production capacities across the Indo-Pacific study area as well as highlight mineral production and processing sites under development and potential areas of future extractive industry operations and development in the region. The compiled GIS geodatabase with supporting documentation including comprehensive metadata was published as a USGS data release titled "Compilation of Geospatial Data (GIS) for the Mineral Industries of Select Countries in the Indo-Pacific."

This georeferenced portable document format (GeoPDF) map sheet presents a new geographic information product containing a partial representation of the GIS data. This GeoPDF map provides a visual comparison of the distribution of mineral industry GIS data, which contributes to a deeper understanding of the intersections and complexities of the extractive industries within the select countries in the Indo-Pacific region.

Suggested Citation

Neustaedter, E.R., and Wolfe, E.R., 2024, Geospatial PDF map of the compilation of GIS data for the mineral industries of select countries in the Indo-Pacific region: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2024–1066, 1 geospatial map, scale 1:42,500,000, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20241066.

ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)

Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • Overview of Geospatial PDF Map Layout (Layer Navigation and Visibility)
  • References Cited
Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Geospatial PDF map of the compilation of GIS data for the mineral industries of select countries in the Indo-Pacific region
Series title Open-File Report
Series number 2024-1066
DOI 10.3133/ofr20241066
Year Published 2024
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston, VA
Contributing office(s) National Minerals Information Center
Description 1 Sheet: 12.00 x 18.00 inches; Data release
Online Only (Y/N) Y
Additional Online Files (Y/N) N
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