The Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF) site provides descriptions of mines, prospects, and mineral occurrences for individual U.S. Geological Survey 1:250,000-scale quadrangles in Alaska.
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The Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF) is a database of mines, prospects, and mineral occurrences in Alaska. It contains information compiled from published and unpublished sources from industry, U.S. Bureau of Mines (BOM), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and other government and private sources. ARDF is not a mining claims database.
ARDF is mainly focused on metallic commodities. Common industrial minerals or commodities, such as sand, gravel and crushed stone, and limestone are not included in ARDF, nor are energy minerals such as peat, coal, and oil and gas. However, uranium, thorium, and rare earth elements, as well as some high unit value industrial minerals, such as barite, jade, graphite, and gypsum, are included.
Data:
- Comma-separated file [4.13MB]
- Filemaker Pro [11.75MB]
- View all data on ScienceBase
Suggested Citation: U.S. Geological Survey, 1996, Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF) (ver 2.1, May 2024): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P96MMRFD.
Version History:
First release: 1996
Revised: March 2018 (ver. 1.7)
Revised: February 2024 (ver. 2.0)
Revised: May 2024 (ver. 2.1)
Additional Files
The Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF) site provides descriptions of mines, prospects, and mineral occurrences for individual U.S. Geological Survey 1:250,000-scale quadrangles in Alaska.
Return to Geology
The Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF) is a database of mines, prospects, and mineral occurrences in Alaska. It contains information compiled from published and unpublished sources from industry, U.S. Bureau of Mines (BOM), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and other government and private sources. ARDF is not a mining claims database.
ARDF is mainly focused on metallic commodities. Common industrial minerals or commodities, such as sand, gravel and crushed stone, and limestone are not included in ARDF, nor are energy minerals such as peat, coal, and oil and gas. However, uranium, thorium, and rare earth elements, as well as some high unit value industrial minerals, such as barite, jade, graphite, and gypsum, are included.
Data:
- Comma-separated file [4.13MB]
- Filemaker Pro [11.75MB]
- View all data on ScienceBase
Suggested Citation: U.S. Geological Survey, 1996, Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF) (ver 2.1, May 2024): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P96MMRFD.
Version History:
First release: 1996
Revised: March 2018 (ver. 1.7)
Revised: February 2024 (ver. 2.0)
Revised: May 2024 (ver. 2.1)
Additional Files