Refractory, Abrasive, and Other Industrial Minerals Operations

This map layer includes refractory, abrasive, and other industrial minerals operations in the United States. The data represent commodities covered by the Minerals Information Team (MIT) of the U.S. Geological Survey, and the operations are those considered active in 2003 and surveyed by the MIT. This is a revised version of the June 2004 map layer.

Tags: abrasive minerals, bentonite, boron, diatomite, economy, All tags... feldspar, garnet, gemstones, kyanite, minerals, minerals operations, mines, mining operations, olivine, processing plants, pyrophyllite, refractory minerals, silica, talc, trona, wollastonite, zeolites, zircon, Fewer tags

Compilation of Geospatial Data (GIS) for the Mineral Industries and Related Infrastructure of Select Countries in Southwest Asia

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has compiled a geodatabase containing mineral-related geospatial data for 10 countries of interest in Southwest Asia (area of study): Afghanistan, Cambodia, Laos, India, Indonesia, Iran, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, and Thailand. The data can be used in analyses of the extractive fuel and nonfuel mineral industries and related economic and physical infrastructure integral for the successful operation of the mineral industries within the area of study as well as the movement of mineral products across domestic and global markets. This geodatabase reflects the USGS ongoing commitment to its mission of understanding the nature and distribution of global mineral commodity supply chains...

Tags: Afghanistan, Asia, Cambodia, Economic Geology, Energy Resources, All tags... Geography, India, Indonesia, Information Sciences, Iran, LNG, LNG terminals, Laos, Malaysia–Thailand JDA, Mineral Resources, NGL, Nepal, North Korea, PGE, Pakistan, REE, Thailand, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), aluminum, amethyst, antimony, aquamarine, aragonite, arsenic, asbestos, barite, barium, bauxite, beforsite, bentonite, beryl, beryllium, bismuth, boron, brine, brown coal, bulk cargo, bulk shipping, cadmium, calcium, celestite, cement, cesium, chromium, clay, coal, coal (brown), coal (hard), coal occurrence, coal resources, coalbed methane, cobalt, columbium, commodity, continuous resources, conventional resources, copper, copper occurrence, copper resources, critical minerals, deposit, diamond, dry port, electrical transmission lines, electricity, electricity generation, emerald, energy, energy generation, epidote, evaporite-related potash, exploration, ferroalloys, fluorite, fluorspar, fluxstone, gallium, garnet, gas, gas production, gas terminal, gasification, gemstone, gemstones, gold, graphite, gypsum, hafnium, halite, halite (brine), hard coal, hydrocarbon resources, iron, iron (carbonatite), iron and steel, iron ore, kyanite, lapiz lazuli, lead, limestone, liquefaction, liquefied natural gas, lithium, magnesite, magnesium, manganese, marble, maritime port, mercury, methanol, mica, mine, mineral, mineral commodity, mineral deposit, mineral exploration, mineral exports, mineral occurrence, mineral processing, mineral resources, minerals, mining, mining exploration, molybdenum, morganite, muscovite, natural gas, natural gas liquids, nickel, niobium, niobium (columbium), non-renewable energy, ochre, oil, oil and gas, oil and gas terminal, oil production, oil terminal, peat, petroleum, phosphate, phosphate occurrence, phosphate resources, phosphorite, platinum-group elements, porphyry copper, port, port terminal, potash, potash occurrence, potash resources, potassium, power, power generation, power lines, power plant, power station, quartz, rare earth elements, recoverable resources, refinery, refining, regasification, renewable energy, resources, rhenium, rose quartz, rubidium, ruby, salt, sand, sand (glass), sand and gravel, sandstone, sapphire, sediment-hosted stratabound copper, selenium, serpentine, shale gas, shale oil, shipping port, silica, silver, smelting, sodium, sphalerite, spinel, stratabound copper, strontium, sulfur, sövite, talc, tantalum, technetium, tellurium, thorium, tight gas, tight oil, tin, titanium, tourmaline, transmission lines, tungsten, unconventional resources, undiscovered resources, uranium, vanadium, vermiculite, zinc, zirconium, Fewer tags

Active Mines and Mineral Processing Plants in the United States in 2003

This data set includes mineral and metal operations in the United States. The data represent commodities monitored by the National Minerals Information Center of the USGS, and the operations included are those considered active in 2003 and surveyed by the MIT. Additional mineral and metal operations information can be obtained from the U.S. Geological Survey National Minerals Information Center web page at: <http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/>

Tags: aluminum, asbestos, ball clay, barite, bentonite, All tags... beryllium, bismuth, boron, bromine, cadmium, cement, chromium, cobalt, columbium, copper, diatomite, dimension stone, feldspar, fullers earth, garnet, gemstones, gold, gypsum, industrial sand and gravel, iron ore, iron oxide, kaolin, kyanite, lead, lime, lithium, magnesite, magnesium compounds, manganese, mercury, metal operations, metals, mica, mineral operations, minerals, mines, mining operations, molybdenum, nickel, niobium, niobium (columbium), olivine, peat, perlite, phosphate rock, platinum-group metals, potash, pumice, rare-earth metals, rhenium, rubidium, salt, selenium, silica, silicon, silver, soda ash (trona), sodium sulfate, strontium, sulfur, synthetic mullite, talc, tellurium, thorium, tin, titanium metal, titanium mineral, titanium pigment, trona (soda ash), tungsten, vanadium, vermiculite, wollastonite, zeolites, zinc, zircon, Fewer tags

National Minerals Information Center

The mission of the USGS National Minerals Information Center (formerly the Minerals Information Team) is to collect, analyze, and disseminate information on the domestic and international supply of and demand for minerals and mineral materials essential to the U.S. economy and national security. About 90 mineral commodities are covered.The Center's goal is to provide decision makers with the information required to ensure that the Nation has an adequate and dependable supply of minerals and materials to meet its defense and economic needs at acceptable costs related to environment, energy, and economics. In addition to special data releases available through ScienceBase, annual and monthly or quarterly statistical...

Tags: NMIC, abrasives, alumina, aluminum, antimony, All tags... arsenic, asbestos, barite, bauxite, beryllium, bismuth, boron, bromine, cadmium, cement, cesium, chromium, clays, cobalt, construction sand, copper, corundum, critical minerals, crushed stone, diamond, diatomite, dimension stone, explosives, feldspar, ferroalloys, fluorspar, gallium, garnet, gemstones, germanium, gold, graphite, gypsum, hafnium, helium, indium, industrial sand, iodine, iron, iron and steel scrap, iron ore, iron oxide pigments, kyanite, lead, lime, lithium, magnesium, manganese, material flow, materials flow, mercury, mica, mineral commodities, mineral resources, minerals, molybdenum, nickel, niobium, nitrogen, peat, perlite, phosphate rock, platinum group metals, potash, pumice, pyrophyllite, quartz, rare earths, recycling, rhenium, rubidium, salt, sand and gravel, scandium, scrap, selenium, silica, silicon, silver, soda ash, statistics, staurolite, steel, stone, strontium, sulfur, supply chain, sustainability, talc, tantalum, tellurium, thallium, thorium, tin, titanium, tripoli, tungsten, vanadium, vermiculite, wollastonite, yttrium, zeolites, zinc, zirconium, Fewer tags