Mineral exploration sites of Latin America and the Caribbean
October 15, 2016
This dataset presents information about exploration sites relating to the mineral industries of Latin America and the Caribbean. Exploration sites include sites in active exploration status, sites with feasibility work being performed or planned, exploration at a producing mine for a mine expansion, or sites that are approved for or under development but not yet at the producing stage. Relevant data fields include the mineral commodities present at the site, project name, project type, operator, owners of the site, geographic coordinates, and locational accuracy. These data are dervied from work conducted by staff of the Material Flow Analysis section of the National Minerals Information Center.
Citation Information
Publication Year | 2016 |
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Title | Mineral exploration sites of Latin America and the Caribbean |
DOI | 10.5066/F7GQ6VWG |
Authors | Michael S Baker , David R Wilburn |
Product Type | Data Release |
Record Source | USGS Asset Identifier Service (AIS) |
USGS Organization | National Minerals Information Center |
Rights | This work is marked with CC0 1.0 Universal |
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