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Mineral Industry Surveys (with month, year, and commodity name)

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Minerals Information Team, U.S. Geological Survey

Publication_Date: Periodic

Title: Mineral Industry Surveys (with month, year, and commodity name)

Edition: Variable

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:

The USGS Mineral Industry Surveys geospatial data are national boundary oriented. Data associated with nations are reported in tables.

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Mineral Industry Surveys

Issue_Identification:

Mineral Industry Surveys are periodic statistical and economic reports designed to provide timely statistical data on production, consumption, distribution, prices, stocks, and trade of significant mineral commodities. These surveys are published on a monthly or quarterly schedule, or at other intervals, depending on the need for current data.
The Mineral Industry Surveys reports include the month, year, and commodity name (e.g., Mineral Industry Surveys--Aluminum in June 1997, or Mineral Industry Surveys--Copper in August 1998).

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia, United States

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: <http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/mis.html>

Description:

Abstract:

The Mineral Industry Surveys series reports commodity production, consumption, stocks, and trade information. Reports may also contain price information or report on industry developments.

Purpose: Monitor the minerals industry

Supplemental_Information:

The Mineral Industry Surveys publications are part of the core function of the minerals information activities transferred from the U.S. Bureau of Mines to the USGS in 1996. These publications are now the responsibility of the Minerals Information Team (MIT). These publications cover commodities and are published on annually. The subjects of these publications cover commodities, countries, or States. A mineral commodity report covers multiple countries; a country or State report, multiple mineral commodities.
Report subjects have varied over the history of this publication. The mineral commodities currently covered are: Abrasives, Aluminum, Antimony, Arsenic, Asbestos, Barite, Bauxite and Alumina, Beryllium, Bismuth, Boron, Bromine, Cadmium, Cement, Cesium, Chromium, Clays, Cobalt, Columbium (Niobium), Copper, Diamond, Diatomite, Feldspar, Fluorspar, Gallium, Garnet, Gemstones, Germanium, Gold, Graphite, Gypsum, Helium, Ilmenite, Indium, Iodine, Iron ore, Iron and steel, Iron and steel scrap, Iron and steel slag, Kyanite, Lead, Lime, Lithium, Magnesium compounds, Magnesium metal, Manganese, Mercury, Mica, Molybdenum, Nickel, Nitrogen, Peat, Perlite, Phosphate rock, Platinum-group metals, Potash, Pumice, Quartz, Rare-earths, Rhenium, Rubidium, Rutile, Salt, Sand and gravel, Scandium, Selenium, Silicon, Silver, Soda ash, Sodium sulfate, Stone, Strontium, Sulfur, Talc and Pyrophyllite, Tantalum, Tellurium, Thallium, Thorium, Tin, Titanium, Tungsten, Vanadium, Vermiculite, Yttrium, Zinc, and Zirconium and Hafnium.

Status:

Progress: Ongoing

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Regular

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -172

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -66

North_Bounding_Coordinate: +72

South_Bounding_Coordinate: +18

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Theme_Keyword: Statistics

Theme_Keyword: Minerals

Theme_Keyword: Metals

Theme_Keyword: Industrial

Theme_Keyword: Production

Theme_Keyword: Consumption

Theme_Keyword: Imports

Theme_Keyword: Exports

Theme_Keyword: Trade

Theme_Keyword: Stocks

Theme_Keyword: Abrasives

Theme_Keyword: Aluminum

Theme_Keyword: Antimony

Theme_Keyword: Arsenic

Theme_Keyword: Asbestos

Theme_Keyword: Barite

Theme_Keyword: Bauxite

Theme_Keyword: Alumina

Theme_Keyword: Beryllium

Theme_Keyword: Bismuth

Theme_Keyword: Boron

Theme_Keyword: Bromine

Theme_Keyword: Cadmium

Theme_Keyword: Cement

Theme_Keyword: Cesium

Theme_Keyword: Chromium

Theme_Keyword: Clays

Theme_Keyword: Cobalt

Theme_Keyword: Columbium

Theme_Keyword: Niobium

Theme_Keyword: Copper

Theme_Keyword: Diamond

Theme_Keyword: Diatomite

Theme_Keyword: Feldspar

Theme_Keyword: Fluorspar

Theme_Keyword: Gallium

Theme_Keyword: Garnet

Theme_Keyword: Gemstones

Theme_Keyword: Germanium

Theme_Keyword: Gold

Theme_Keyword: Graphite

Theme_Keyword: Gypsum

Theme_Keyword: Helium

Theme_Keyword: Ilmenite

Theme_Keyword: Indium

Theme_Keyword: Iodine

Theme_Keyword: Iron

Theme_Keyword: Iron ore

Theme_Keyword: Steel

Theme_Keyword: Iron and steel scrap

Theme_Keyword: Iron and steel slag

Theme_Keyword: Kyanite

Theme_Keyword: Lead

Theme_Keyword: Lime

Theme_Keyword: Lithium

Theme_Keyword: Magnesium

Theme_Keyword: Manganese

Theme_Keyword: Mercury

Theme_Keyword: Mica

Theme_Keyword: Molybdenum

Theme_Keyword: Nickel

Theme_Keyword: Nitrogen

Theme_Keyword: Peat

Theme_Keyword: Perlite

Theme_Keyword: Phosphate rock

Theme_Keyword: Platinum-group metals

Theme_Keyword: Potash

Theme_Keyword: Pumice

Theme_Keyword: Quartz

Theme_Keyword: Rare-earths

Theme_Keyword: Rhenium

Theme_Keyword: Rubidium

Theme_Keyword: Rutile

Theme_Keyword: Salt

Theme_Keyword: Sand and gravel

Theme_Keyword: Scandium

Theme_Keyword: Selenium

Theme_Keyword: Silicon

Theme_Keyword: Silver

Theme_Keyword: Soda ash

Theme_Keyword: Sodium sulfate

Theme_Keyword: Stone

Theme_Keyword: Strontium

Theme_Keyword: Sulfur

Theme_Keyword: Talc

Theme_Keyword: Tantalum

Theme_Keyword: Tellurium

Theme_Keyword: Thallium

Theme_Keyword: Thorium

Theme_Keyword: Tin

Theme_Keyword: Titanium

Theme_Keyword: Tungsten

Theme_Keyword: Vanadium

Theme_Keyword: Vermiculite

Theme_Keyword: Yttrium

Theme_Keyword: Zinc

Theme_Keyword: Zirconium

Theme_Keyword: Hafnium

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Augmented FIPS 10-4 and FIPS 6-4, version 1.0

Place_Keyword: LD10 = North America

Place_Keyword: LD20 = Central America

Place_Keyword: LD30 = South America

Place_Keyword: LD40 = Europe

Place_Keyword: LD50 = Africa

Place_Keyword: LD60 = Australia and New Zealand

Place_Keyword: AY = Antarctica

Place_Keyword: LD70 = Asia

Place_Keyword: LD80 = Asia Minor and Middle East

Place_Keyword: LD90 = Southeast Asia

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Gateway to the Earth (USGS) draft 6

Theme_Keyword: mineral industry surveys

Theme_Keyword: mineral resources

Theme_Keyword: digital text format

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Categories

Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation

Access_Constraints: Unrestricted

Use_Constraints: Unrestricted

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Minerals Information Team.

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing

Address: 988 National Center

City: Reston

State_or_Province: VA

Postal_Code: 20192

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-703-648-4000

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Minerals Information Team

Contact_Position:

Chief, Publication Services Section, Minerals Information Team

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing

Address: 988 National Center

City: Reston

State_or_Province: VA

Postal_Code: 20192

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-703-648-4000

Distribution_Liability:

The U.S. Department of the Interior provides no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20090518

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Minerals Information Team.

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing

Address: 988 National Center

City: Reston

State_or_Province: VA

Postal_Code: 20192

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-703-648-4000

Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998