Metadata for Montana Abandoned Mines Inventory

- Identification Information
- Data Quality Information
- Spatial Reference Information
- Entity and Attribute Information
- Distribution Information
- Metadata Reference Information
- FGDC XML Metadata

Identification Information:

Citation:
  Originator: Montana Dept. of Environmental Quality
  Publication date: 09/26/2011
  Title: Montana Abandoned Mines Inventory
  Publication place: Helena, MT
  Publisher: Montana State Library
  Online linkage: http://nris.mt.gov/nsdi/nris/shape/deq_abandoned_mines.zip
Abstract:
  Abandoned mines from the Montana Dept. of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Mine Waste Cleaup Bureau, Abandoned Mines Section database. Coordinates were derived from map interpolated Lat/Longs and quarter/quarter/quarter section descriptions.
Purpose: Display of abandoned/inactive mine sites
Time period of content:
  Calendar date: 09/26/2011
  Currentness reference: publication date
Status:
  Progress: Complete
  Maintenance and update frequency: Unknown
Access constraints: None
Use constraints:
  This data is a summary of information that resides in databases located with the Remediation Division of the Montana Dept. of Environmental Quality (DEQ). This data should be used for planning purposes only. Geographic location accuracy of all sites presented here should be verified by the user.
  This data set is provided "as-is" without warranty of any kind. The DEQ makes no representations or warranties whatsoever with respect to the accuracy or completeness of this data set and assumes no responsibility for the suitability of this data set for a particular purpose; and DEQ will not be liable for any damages incurred as a result of errors in this data set
Point of contact:
  Jim Stewart
  OIT/LCG Unit Supervisor
  Montana Dept. of Environmental Quality Remediation Division
  1100 North Last Chance Gulch
  Helena, Montana 59601
  PO Box 200901
  Helena, MT 59620-0901
  Telephone: 406-841-5013
  E-Mail: jstewart@mt.gov

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Data Quality Information:

Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report:
  Coordinate accuracy should not be assumed to be greater than one-half mile without independent verification.
Lineage:
  Source information:
    Originator:
      Montana Dept. of Environmental Quality, Abandoned Mines Section
    Title: Montana Abandoned Mines Inventory
  Process step: Dataset moved.
  Process date: 05/27/2010

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Spatial Reference Information:

Horizontal coordinate system definition:
  Grid coordinate system name: State Plane Coordinate System 1983
  SPCS zone identifier: 2500
  Lambert conformal conic:
  Standard parallel: 45.000000
  Standard parallel: 49.000000
  Longitude of central meridian: -109.500000
  Latitude of projection origin: 44.250000
  False easting: 600000.000000
  False northing: 0.000000
  Planar distance units: meters
  Geodetic model:
    Horizontal datum name: North American Datum of 1983
    Ellipsoid name: Geodetic Reference System 80
    Semi-major axis: 6378137.000000
    Denominator of flattening ratio: 298.257222

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Entity and Attribute Information:

Entity type label: deq_abandoned_mines.dbf
  Attribute label: FID
    Attribute definition: Internal feature number.
  Attribute label: Shape
    Attribute definition: Feature geometry.
  Attribute label: OBJECTID
    Attribute definition: Feature ID from NRIS SDE database
  Attribute label: PAD
    Attribute definition: Problem Area Description number
  Attribute label: PADName
    Attribute definition: Problem Area Description (Mine) name
  Attribute label: OwnerType
    Attribute definition: Owner type code.

    Attribute Value | Definition of Attribute Value
    blank | No Data
    BLM | Federal-BLM
    C | County
    F | Federal
    FS | Federal-Forest Service
    M | Municipal/City
    NPS | Federal-National Park Service
    P | Private
    S | State
    T | Tribal

  Attribute label: EISLandUse
    Attribute definition: Land use

    Attribute Value | Definition of Attribute Value
    blank | No Data
    1 | Urban or Built-up Land
    11 | Urban; Industrial, Commercial
    12 | Urban; Residential
    13 | Urban; Transportation
    14 | Urban; Right-of-ways
    16 | Urban; Other Built-up Land
    17 | Urban; Educational Facilities
    18 | Urban; Parks/Recreation
    2 | Agricultural Land
    3 | Rangeland
    4 | Forest Land
    48 | Forest Land; Clear-cut
    49 | Forest Land; Second Growth
    5 | Riparian Land
    6 | Wetlands
    7 | Aquatic
    71 | Aquatic; Lake, reservoir, pond
    72 | Aquatic; River
    8 | Barren and Tundra
    84 | Barren; Strip Mine (quarry)
    9 | Snow or Ice-Perennial
    R | Recreation

  Attribute label: Comment
    Attribute definition: Additional information about the site
  Attribute label: CNTY_NAME
    Attribute definition: Name of county the site is in
  Attribute label: USGS_HYDRO
    Attribute definition: Name of USGS 4th-code hydrologic sub-basin the site is in
  Attribute label: MStatus
    Attribute definition: Mine Status

    Attribute Value | Definition of Attribute Value
    blank | No Data
    A | Active
    C | Closed/abandoned
    E | Exploration
    I | Inactive
    P | Partial

  Attribute label: MDistrict
    Attribute definition: Name of the mining district the site is in
  Attribute label: MiningType
    Attribute definition: Code for type of mine

    Attribute Value | Definition of Attribute Value
    blank | No Data
    B | Surface/Underground
    P | Processing
    S | Surface
    U | Underground

  Attribute label: Latitude
    Attribute definition: Latitude of site location
  Attribute label: Longitude
    Attribute definition: Longitude of site location
  Attribute label: LLMethod
    Attribute definition: Method used to determine Latitude and Longitude

    Attribute Value | Definition of Attribute Value
    --blank-- Not Specified | -
    1 GPS - Mapping Gragde | -
    2 GPS - Recreational Grade | -
    3 Map Interpolation | -
    4 Address Matching | -
    5 TRS Centroid | -
    6 Customer Supplied | -
    Address Mapping | -
    Address Match Exact ESRI | -
    Address Match Exact Maptech | -
    Address Match Near Maptech | -
    Address Matching, Exact Match | -
    Address Matching, Near Match | -
    Aerial Photo w/ Ground Control | -
    Cadastral Survey | -
    County Centroid | -
    GPS Survey | -
    Loran-C Navigation Device | -
    Map Interpolation | -
    Map Interpolation High Quality | -
    Navigation - Quality GPS | -
    RAW Photo Extraction | -
    Remote Sensing | -
    State Plan Coord. System Conv. | -
    Township-Section-Range Sys Con | -
    Unknown | -
    Zip Code Centroid | -
    Zip+2 Centroid | -
    Zip+4 Centroid | -

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Distribution Information:

Distributor:
  Montana State Library
  PO Box 201800
  Helena, MT 59620-1800
  Telephone: 406-444-5355
  E-Mail: nris@mt.gov
Resource description: Downloadable Data
Distribution liability:
  Users must assume responsibility to determine the usability of this data for their purposes
Standard order process:
  Digital form:
    Format name: ESRI Shapefile
    Online option:
    http://nris.mt.gov/mapper
    Online option:
    http://nris.mt.gov/gis/bundler

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Metadata Reference Information:

Metadata date: 04/12/2012
Metadata review date: 09/19/2007
Metadata review date: 03/07/2006
Metadata review date: 05/05/2005
Metadata contact:
  Jim Stewart
  OIT/LGC Unit Supervisor
  Montana Dept of Environmental Quality
  PO Box 200901
  Helena, MT 59620-0901
  Telephone: 406-841-5013
  E-Mail: jstewart@mt.gov

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