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Geologic datasets for weights-of-evidence analysis in northeast Washington--2. Mineral databases

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• What does this data set describe?
  1. How should this data set be cited?
  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?
  3. What does it look like?
  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
  5. What is the general form of this data set?
  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?
• Who produced the data set?
  1. Who are the originators of the data set?
  2. Who also contributed to the data set?
  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
• Why was the data set created?
• How was the data set created?
  1. From what previous works were the data drawn?
  2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?
  3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?
• How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?
  1. How well have the observations been checked?
  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?
  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?
  4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?
  5. How consistent are the relationships among the data, including topology?
• How can someone get a copy of the data set?
  1. Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?
  2. Who distributes the data?
  3. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?
  4. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?
  5. How can I download or order the data?
• Who wrote the metadata?

What does this data set describe?

1. How should this data set be cited?

   Boleneus, David, 1999, Geologic datasets for weights-of-evidence analysis in northeast Washington--2. Mineral databases: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report OF99-384, U.S. Geological Survey, Spokane WA.

   Online Links:

   • <http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of99-384/>

2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

   West_Bounding_Coordinate: -121.0

   East_Bounding_Coordinate: -117.0

   North_Bounding_Coordinate: 49.0

   South_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.75

3. What does it look like?

4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

   Calendar_Date: 1998

   Currentness_Reference:

   Date that original data was extracted from the USGS MRDS and MAS/MILS databases.
   

5. What is the general form of this data set?

   Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:

   spreadsheet files in Microsoft Excel 97 format

6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
   1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?

   2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?

      Horizontal positions are specified in geographic coordinates, that is, latitude and longitude. Latitude and longitude values are specified in Decimal degrees.

7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

   Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

   The data consists of five worksheets in the Excel97 file, "of99-384.xls".
   Definitions of attributes in Excel97 file, of99-384.xls:
   The following eight field names/items/column headers are common to Tables 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5:
   1. No.-- Record number in table
   2. Site name -- Name used in MRDS or MAS/MILS databases
   3. MRDS ID NO. -- MRDS identifier number, 1st or 2nd digit are letters, followed by numbers
   4. MAS ID NO.-- MAS identifier number, a 10-digit number
   5. Latitude -- Latitude location of the site as cited in the database in decimal degrees. If the latitude was not cited, then it was calculated from the township, range and section using the Wefald script.
   6. Longitude--Longitude location of the site as cited in the database in decimal degrees. If the longitue was not cited, then it was calculated from the township, range and section using the Wefald script.
   7. County -- County in which site/deposit is located.
   8. State -- State in which site/deposit is located.
   Other field names/items/column headers used in of99-384.xls:
   9. Commodities present -- Elements/mineral commodities present
   10. USGS Model -- Name and number of USGS mineral deposit-type model (Berger, 1992; Briskey, 1992; Mosier, Sato, Page, Singer, and Berger, 1992; Mosier, Singer, and Berger, 1992)
   11. Production size -- Qualifier of quantity of ore produced
   12. Development status -- Status of exploration or development at the site
   13. District -- Mining district name
   14. Tons produced -- Short tons of all historical ore produced (estimated from Derkey, Joseph and Lasmanis, 1990)
   15. Township -- Township and direction (N=north)
   16. Range -- Range and direction (E=east)
   17. Section -- Section(s)
   18. Table -- item in Table 5 indicating in which table (either Table 1, 2, 3, or 4) the site is described.
   
   Table 1. Training sites for epithermal gold model File name: of99-384.xls; sheet name: Trainsites_epith
   The training sites consist of a collection of sites (either mines, prospects or occurrences) selected from MRDS or MAS/MILS database because of their epithermal gold-like characteristics. Sites were qualified for the epithermal gold model if they met the selection criteria below for any of the USGS models for Au-Ag hot spring, 25a (Berger, 1992), Creede epithermal veins, 25b (Mosier et al., 1992), or Comstock epithermal veins, 25c (Mosier, Singer and Berger, 1992). Minimum selection criteria are a) Sites are spatially associated with Eocene volcanic or hypabyssal rocks and b) Sites contain gold in quartz veins or disseminations.
   
   Table 2. Placer gold sites File name: of99-384.xls; sheet name: Placer_gold_sites
   Placer gold sites -- Indicates locations of mines or prospects of placer gold exploration or development. Selection criteria for the 67 sites obtained from MRDS and MAS/MILS were a)"gold" is the primary commodity and b) "placer" was indicated by the name, deposit type, or modifier of commodity. See definition of attributes from Table 1.
   
   Table 3. Training sites for carbonate-hosted lead-zinc model File name: of99-384.xls; sheetname: Trainsites_PbZn
   The training sites consist of sites (mines, prospects or occurrences) selected from MRDS or MAS/MILS, because they exhibit characteristics of explored or developed carbonate-hosted lead-zinc deposits. Sites were qualified as carbonate-hosted lead-zinc deposits if they met the selection criteria below for the USGS model for carbonate-hosted lead-zinc deposits (Briskey, 1992). Minimum criteria by which the 11 mines were selected are a) lead and zinc are the primary commodities; b) the deposit is either strataform, pipe-like, or breccia in form or replacement in nature; c) the deposit occurs within strata of either the Maitlen Phyllite of Cambrian age, the Metaline Formation of Cambro-Ordovician age, or the Ledbetter Slate of Ordovician age; and d) the mine has produced more than 100,000 tons of ore.
   
   Table 4. Small lead-zinc mines and prospects File name: of99-384.xls; sheet name: Small_PbZn_Mines
   Smaller deposits described as carbonate-hosted lead-zinc deposits are those where no ore was produced or had total production up to 100,000 tons. These smaller deposits were selected using the selection criteria used for training sites of carbonate-hosted lead-zinc deposits (Briskey, 1992) with the exception that the deposits from this group were selected because they had no commercial production or produced 100,000 tons or less of ore.
   Table 5. Township and range location for sites File name: of99-384.xls; sheet name: Township_location
   The township-range-section and latitude-longitude locations in this table are taken from the databases. For those not available, the Wefald script was used to calculate from available data. Some sites were checked against those listed by the Washington Department of Natural Resources (Derkey, R.E., Joseph, N.L., and Lasmanis, R., 1990)

   Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:

   See Open-File Report 99-384 text, available on-line at <http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of99-384/>
   

Who produced the data set?

1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
   • David Boleneus

2. Who also contributed to the data set?

   David Boleneus compiled the data in digital format from the USGS MRDS and MAS/MILS databases. Compilation included removal of duplicate records, verifying latitude-longitude location and classifying sites as type of mineral deposit as described in the text. The accuracy of the data in the MRDS and MAS/MILS was relied upon as correct and was not field checked. Other sources were used to verify the correctness of the data to the extent possible.
   
   

3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
   David Boleneus
   U.S. Geological Survey
   geologist
   904 W. Riverside Ave., Rm. 202
   Spokane, WA 99201
   USA
   

   1-509-368-3100 (voice)
   1-509-368-3199 (FAX)
   dboleneu@usgs.gov
   

Why was the data set created?

This dataset was developed to provide mineral resource data for northeast Washington for use in future spatial analysis by a variety of users.
This database is not meant to be used or displayed at any scale larger than 1:24,000 (e.g., 1:12,000 or 1:2,000).

How was the data set created?

1. From what previous works were the data drawn?

   U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS/MILS CD-ROM (USBM, 1995) (source 1 of 2)

   U.S. Bureau of Mines/U.S. Geological Survey, unpublished, MAS/MILS (Minerals Availability System/Mineral Industry Location System).

   Type_of_Source_Media: digital files

   Source_Contribution: Locations and attributes of sites.

   USGS MRDS (source 2 of 2)

   U.S. Geological Survey, unpublished, MRDS (Mineral Resources Data System).

   Type_of_Source_Media: digital files

2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?

   (process 1 of 2)

   The data was originally provided in two formats. The USGS MRDS was provided in an ACCESS database and was exported to EXCEL97 for purposes in this report 1998. The USBM MAS/MILS was provided in dBase format by Douglas Causey of USGS and was exported to EXCEL97 for purposes of this report in 1998.
   

   Date: 16-Nov-1999 (process 2 of 2)

   Creation of original metadata record

   Person who carried out this activity:
   

   U.S. Geological Survey
   Attn: David Boleneus
   geologist
   904 West Riverside Avenue, Rm. 202
   Spokane, WA 99201
   USA
   

   1-509-368-3110 (voice)
   1-509-368-3199 (FAX)
   dboleneu@usgs.gov
   

3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?

How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

1. How well have the observations been checked?

   Attribute accuracy was verified by manual comparison of MRDS record printouts with MAS/MILS record printouts to the extent possible.
   

2. How accurate are the geographic locations?

   The horizontal positional accuracy for the digital data was not checked. The point locations given by the MRDS and MAS/MILS databases were not modified and were compared to determine the most accurate location.
   

3. How accurate are the heights or depths?

4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?

   This digital dataset was produced from unpublished MRDS and MAS/MILS databases and is not considered to be a unique mineral resource dataset for the area.
   

5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?

   Point data is given in latitude and longitude (decimal degrees).
   

How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?

Access_Constraints: none

Use_Constraints:

This digital database is not meant to be used or displayed at any scale larger than 1:24,000 (e.g., 1:12,000 or 1:2,000).
Any hardcopies utilizing these data sets shall clearly indicate their source. If the user has modified the data in any way they are obligated to describe the types of modifications they have performed on the hardcopy map/report. User specifically agrees not to misrepresent these data sets, nor to imply that changes they made were approved by the U.S. Geological Survey.

1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)
   U.S. Geological Survey Information Services
   Open-File Reports, Box 25286
   Denver, CO 80225
   USA
   

   1-303-202-4200 (voice)
   

2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?

3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

   The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) provides these geographic data "as is." The USGS makes no guarantee or warranty concerning the accuracy of information contained in the geographic data. The USGS further makes no warranties, either expressed or implied as to any other matter whatsoever, including, without limitation, the condition of the product, or its fitness for any particular purpose. The burden for determining fitness for use lies entirely with the user. Although these data have been processed successfully on computers at the USGS, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS regarding the use of these data on any other system, nor does the fact of distribution constitute or imply any such warranty.
   In no event shall the USGS have any liability whatsoever for payment of any consequential, incidental, indirect, special, or tort damages of any kind, including, but not limited to, any loss of profits arising out of use of or reliance on the geographic data or arising out of the delivery, installation, operation, or support by USGS.
   

4. How can I download or order the data?

Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:

Last modified: 09-May-2013
Last Reviewed: 17-Nov-1999

Metadata author:

Peter N Schweitzer
USGS Midwest Area
Geologist
Mail Stop 954
12201 Sunrise Valley Dr
Reston, VA 20192-0002
USA

703-648-6533 (voice)
703-648-6252 (FAX)
pschweitzer@usgs.gov

Metadata standard:

Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)