US Forest Service - Region One

Mines (abandoned and inactive) database for Montana

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: USDA Forest Service, Northern Region

Publication_Date: 3/1/05

Title: Mines (abandoned and inactive) database for Montana

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Online_Linkage:

<http://www.fs.fed.us/r1/gis/thematic_data/mines_abandoned_inactive_mt.zip>

Description:

Abstract:

Mine locations and attributes from the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology (MBMG) Abandoned and Inactive Mines database. This data was compiled by MBMG using the U.S. Bureau of Mines MILS database as a basis. The information was updated during the USDA Forest Service (Region 1) and U.S. Bureau of Land Management mine inventory (conducted from 1992 to 2002). The coordinates and legal descriptions come from sources of varying accuracy. The attributes included here are a subset of those available from the MBMG database. Two additional attributes were added to identify sites with environmental problems and sites which have been reclaimed.

Purpose:

Identification of mine sites, locations, and attributes compiling past data with current research results. Emphasis is on those sites that have potential environmental effects on USFS-administered land.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: unknown

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -116.111286

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -102.591024

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 49.147995

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 44.295947

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category

Theme_Keyword: environment

Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation

Theme_Keyword: mining

Theme_Keyword: mine

Theme_Keyword: USFS

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Theme_Keyword: Geologic & Geophysical

Place:

Place_Keyword: Montana

Place_Keyword: Northern Region

Access_Constraints:

This dataset is in the public domain, and the recipient may not assert any proprietary rights thereto nor represent it to anyone as other than a dataset produced by the USDA Forest Service, Northern Region.

Use_Constraints:

The USDA Forest Service manages resource information and derived data as a service to USDA Forest Service users of digital geographic data. The USDA Forest Service is in no way condoning or endorsing the application of these data for any given purpose. It is the sole responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data are suitable for the intended purpose. It is also the obligation of the user to apply those data in an appropriate and conscientious manner. The USDA Forest Service provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of these data.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Robert Wintergerst

Contact_Organization: USDA Forest Service, Northern Region

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 200 East Broadway

City: Missoula

State_or_Province: MT

Postal_Code: 59801

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (406) 329-3036

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (406) 329-3198

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: rwintergerst@fs.fed.us

Hours_of_Service: M-F 8am-4pm MST

Contact_Instructions: email prefered

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.722

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Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Information reflects the accuracy of the original data for the sites that were not visited. Information on the sites visited have a higher degree of accuracy and the data is current for the time of the inventory. Numerical qualifiers are not available for accuracy for each site.

The OPTYPE, STATUS, and COM fields are blank for mines that were not in the U.S. Bureau of Mines MILS database.

Logical_Consistency_Report: None

Completeness_Report:

The sites in the MBMG Abandoned and Inactive Mines database do not represent the locations of all the mines in Montana. The list is a compilation of mines noted in literature, in unpublished files at the MBMG, from personal knowledge, and from locations found during the field inventory. One site may represent multiple mine openings within a single ore deposit. Other sites may have never had any excavations associated with them. The MBMG database may represent the most complete list of mine sites in Montana; sites on or affecting US Forest Service land have the most complete records and were the focus of this inventory. Sites on or affecting BLM land have corrected locations but no other notes associated with them.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

For sites that were visited, the accuracy represents confirmed locations using either GPS locations or by plotting the location on a paper copy 7.5-min quadrangle. For sites not visited but inventoried by MBMG, the accuracy varies but is confirmed by a literature description or by personal knowledge. Sites with locations from MILS have an accuracy of the original source which range from +/-5km to +/-10m depending on the accuracy of the description in the citation. These sites have unconfirmed locations.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology

Publication_Date: 11/12/2004

Title: Abandoned and Inactive Mines Database

Online_Linkage: <http://nris.state.mt.us/gis/gisdatalib/gisDataList.aspx>

Type_of_Source_Media: online

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: mt_abdmines.shp

Source_Contribution:

Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology (MBMG) Abandoned and Inactive Mines database.

Source_Information:

Type_of_Source_Media: online

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: mt_abdmines2.xls

Source_Contribution:

Spreadsheet containing additional fields for PROBLEM and RECLAIMED for the mines contained in the mt_abdmines shapefile.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Reprojected mt_abdmines.shp to R1 albers and converted to a coverage

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: mt_abdmines.shp

Process_Date: 1/26/05

Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: mt_abd_mines

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Jim Barber

Contact_Organization: USDA Forest Service Northern Region

Contact_Position: GIS Specialist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 200 East Broadway

City: Missoula

State_or_Province: MT

Postal_Code: 59801

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (406) 329-3093

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (406) 329-3199

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jbarber@fs.fed.us

Hours_of_Service: M-F 8am-4pm MST

Contact_Instructions: email prefered

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Imported spreadsheet into ArcInfo table and joined it to the mt_abd_mines coverage

Process_Date: 1/26/05

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Jim Barber

Contact_Organization: USDA Forest Service

Contact_Position: GIS Specialist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 200 East Broadway

City: Missoula

State_or_Province: MT

Postal_Code: 59801

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (406) 329-3093

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (406) 329-3199

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jbarber@fs.fed.us

Hours_of_Service: M-F 8am-4pm MST

Contact_Instructions: email prefered

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Dataset copied.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: c:\barber\nro\data\min\mt_abd_mines

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Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 8425

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 4

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Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Map_Projection:

Map_Projection_Name: Albers Conical Equal Area

Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:

Standard_Parallel: 46.000000

Standard_Parallel: 48.000000

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -109.500000

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 44.000000

False_Easting: 600000.000000

False_Northing: 0.000000

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.010000

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.010000

Planar_Distance_Units: meters

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983

Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222

Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Altitude_System_Definition:

Altitude_Resolution: 1.000000

Altitude_Encoding_Method:

Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates

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Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: FSSDE.mines_abandoned_inactive_mt2

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OBJECTID

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STATUS

Attribute_Definition:

Operations status, imported directly from the U.S. Bureau of Mines MILS database. This field is no longer maintained

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: PAST PRODUCER

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Formerly a producing mine

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RAW PROSPECT

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Raw Prospect

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: PRODUCER

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Currently a producing mine

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: EXP PRODUCER

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Exploration prospect???

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: DEVEL DEPOSIT

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Developed deposit???

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: UNKNOWN

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unknown

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: TEMP SHUTDOWN

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Temporarily shut down

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: OTHER

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Other

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NAME

Attribute_Definition: Name of mine or prospect

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PROP_TYPE

Attribute_Definition: Description of mining type (lode, placer, quarry) or mill

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TWN

Attribute_Definition: Public Land Survey Township Number and N/S designation

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RNG

Attribute_Definition: Public Land Survey Range Number and E/W designation

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SECT

Attribute_Definition: Public Land Survey Section Number

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1

Range_Domain_Maximum: 36

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SUB_SECT

Attribute_Definition:

Sub-section designation (tract) counterclockwise starting in the upper right corner, ABCD

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DLAT

Attribute_Definition: Latitude in decimal degrees

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 45

Range_Domain_Maximum: 49

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DLONG

Attribute_Definition: Longitude in decimal degrees

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -104

Range_Domain_Maximum: -118

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MBMGID

Attribute_Definition:

Mine identifier assigned by the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MILS

Attribute_Definition:

Minerals Industry Location System - US Bureau of Mines sequence number. First 2 digits are the STate code, next three are the County code

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MRDS

Attribute_Definition:

Mineral Resources Data System - US Geological Survey sequency number

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: AMLI

Attribute_Definition:

Abandoned Mine Land Inventory - Montana Department of Environmental Quality preliminary assessment number

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: VISIT

Attribute_Definition:

Identifies if the site was visited by MBMG staff as a part of its inventory. Some sites were not visited if they were deemed unlikely to affect public lands.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: L_24K

Attribute_Definition: USGS map series for 7.5-minute quadrangle (1:24,000 scale)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MBMG_COMM

Attribute_Definition: Random notes on individual sites by MBMG.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: L_250K

Attribute_Definition:

USGS map series for 1 degree by 2 degree quadrangle (1:250,000 scale)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: L_100K

Attribute_Definition:

USGS map series for 30 minute by 60 minute quadrangle (1:100,000 scale)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: AGENCY

Attribute_Definition:

Agency for which the MBMG inventory was conducted. NF is National Forest; BLM is Bureau of Land Management

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RANGER_DIS

Attribute_Definition:

The USFS National Forest Ranger District. This field is carried over from the MILS database and is no longer maintained.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FOREST

Attribute_Definition:

The USFS National Forest name. This field is carried over from the MILS database and is no longer maintained.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OPTYPE

Attribute_Definition:

Type of Mining Operation, imported directly from the U.S. Bureau of Mines MILS database. This field is no longer maintained.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: UNDERGROUND

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Underground Mine

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SURFACE

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Surface Mine

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: PROSPECT

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Mineral Prospect

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SURF-UNDERG

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Surface & Underground Mine

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: HOT SPRING

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Hot Spring

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: MINERAL LOC

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Located Minerals

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: PLACER

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Placer Mine

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: PROC PLANT

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Processing Plant

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: WELL

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Well

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: UNDERWATER

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Under Water

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: COM

Attribute_Definition:

List of up to 5 commodities mined, imported directly from the U.S. Bureau of Mines (MILS) database. This field is no longer maintained.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PROBLEM

Attribute_Definition:

Denotes whether there exists an environmental problem at the site.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: No environmental problem

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Environmental problem

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RECLAIMED

Attribute_Definition:

Denotes whether an environmental problem at the site has been reclaimed.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Has not been reclaimed

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Environmental problem has been reclaimed

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: POLYGONID

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SCALE

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ANGLE

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SHAPE

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

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Distribution_Information:

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data

Distribution_Liability:

The USDA Forest Service manages resource information and derived data as a service to USDA Forest Service users of digital geographic data. The USDA Forest Service is in no way condoning or endorsing the application of these data for any given purpose. It is the sole responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data are suitable for the intended purpose. It is also the obligation of the user to apply those data in an appropriate and conscientious manner. The USDA Forest Service provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of these data.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Transfer_Size: 6.212

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Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20060524

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: USDA Forest Service

Contact_Person: Jim Barber

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 200 East Broadway

City: Missoula

State_or_Province: MT

Postal_Code: 59801

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (406) 329-3093

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (406) 329-3199

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jbarber@fs.fed.us

Hours_of_Service: M-F 8am-4pm MST

Contact_Instructions: email prefered

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

Metadata_Extensions:

Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>

Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile

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