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Active Mines layer
The Active Mines layer shows the location of mining operations that were believed to be active in 2003.
Each point is colored according to the main commodity being exploited (e.g. crushed stone, gold, etc...)
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| Active mines in southern Arizona |
Details
Facility name
The name of the facility, as received from the registrant.
Facility type
Mine, processing plant, or both.
Commodity
The name of the main commodity being exploited at the facility.
Company
The name of the company who exploits the facility.
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Options
Transparency
Determines how much the underlying layer(s) will show through this layer.
Show
Determines whether only mines (without a processing plant) will be shown, or only processing plants (without a colocated mine), or all facilities.
Shape
Defines the shape to be used to represent the data points.
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Origin
U.S. Geological Survey
Active Mines and Mineral Processing Plants in the United States in 2003
This data is available directly from the USGS.
Description of data source
Abstract
This data set includes mineral and metal operations in the United States. The data represent commodities monitored by the Minerals Information Team of the USGS, and the operations included are those considered active in 2003 and surveyed by the MIT.
Purpose
The digital data set of the Minerals Information Team is used to create electronic and hard copy maps that depict various mineral or metal mine and/or processing locations on a national map. The data can be used to conduct graphic analysis on national and large regional scales.
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