Mineral facilities of Latin America and the Caribbean
Dates
Publication Date
2016-10-24
Time Period
2014
Citation
Baker, M.S., and Buteyn, S.D., 2016, Mineral facilities of Latin America and the Caribbean: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7MG7MM6.
Summary
This dataset presents information about facilities relating to the mineral industries of Latin America and the Caribbean. Facilities include mines, mineral processing plants (including refineries and smelters), oil and gas field locations, and petroleum refineries. Relevant data fields include the mineral commodity, specific forms of the mineral commodity produced, location information, facility name, operator, ownership of the facility, annual production capacity, operational status, as well as geographic coordinates and locational accuracy. These data are derived from data presented by country by the Global Minerals Analysis section of the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) National Minerals Information Center (NMIC) in Volume III (International [...]
Summary
This dataset presents information about facilities relating to the mineral industries of Latin America and the Caribbean. Facilities include mines, mineral processing plants (including refineries and smelters), oil and gas field locations, and petroleum refineries. Relevant data fields include the mineral commodity, specific forms of the mineral commodity produced, location information, facility name, operator, ownership of the facility, annual production capacity, operational status, as well as geographic coordinates and locational accuracy. These data are derived from data presented by country by the Global Minerals Analysis section of the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) National Minerals Information Center (NMIC) in Volume III (International Reports) of the annual Minerals Yearbook.
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Related External Resources
Type: Related Primary Publication
Baker, M.S., Buteyn, S.D., Freeman, P.A., Trippi, M.H., and Trimmer, L.M., III, 2017, Compilation of geospatial data for the mineral industries and related infrastructure of Latin America and the Caribbean: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2017–1079, 87 p., 1 geodatabase and 1 geospatial PDF map, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20171079.
These data were collected, formatted for use within a geographic information system, and standardized as part of a larger project presenting an overview of geospatial information on Latin America and the Caribbean for the Inter-American Development Bank.
