Metadata for Coal Mine Workings of the Belt-Sand Coulee Region, Montana, 1997

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

Identification Information:

Citation:
  Originator: SMD Engineering
  Originator: Integrated Geosciences
  Publication date: 1997
  Title:
    Coal Mine Workings of the Belt-Sand Coulee Region, Montana, 1997
  Publication place: Helena, Montana
  Publisher: Montana State Library
Abstract:
  These data show approximate locations of mine tunnels in the Belt-Stockett-Sand Coulee area southeast of Great Falls, Montana. The data were scanned from mine blueprints and vectorized by two consulting firms, SMD Engineering and Integrated Geosciences. The data were georeferenced and georectified based on GPS contol points obtained for locations of mine entrances and based on public land survey quarter-section lines that were on the original maps. Some of the mine data are very detailed and the lines seem to represent the boundaries of all the mine corridors. Other mines seem to have data limited to lines representing centerlines of the main access tunnels. The data for the Giffen mine seem to have been distorted by some sort of coordinate rounding or generalization process. Each line has an attribute for the mine name. Detailed data exists for what appears to be the west half of the Anaconda mine, with approximate access shaft centerlines for the entire mine and other mine entrances in the Belt area named "Workings".
Purpose:
  These data were produced to support mine reclamation efforts of the Reclamation Division of the Montana Department of Environmental Quality.
Time period of content:
  Calendar date: 09/01/1997
  Currentness reference: Publication Date
Access constraints: None
Use constraints:
  The Montana State Library provides this product/service for informational purposes only. The Library did not produce it for, nor is it suitable for legal, engineering, or surveying purposes. Consumers of this information should review or consult the primary data and information sources to ascertain the viability of the information for their purposes. The Library provides these data in good faith but does not represent or warrant its accuracy, adequacy, or completeness. In no event shall the Library be liable for any incorrect results or analysis; any direct, indirect, special, or consequential damages to any party; or any lost profits arising out of or in connection with the use or the inability to use the data or the services provided. The Library makes these data and services available as a convenience to the public, and for no other purpose. The Library reserves the right to change or revise published data and/or services at any time.
Point of contact:
  Montana State Library
  PO Box 201800
  Helena, MT 59620-1800
  Telephone: 406-444-5354
  TDD/TTY telephone: 406-444-4799
  Fax: 406-444-0266
  E-Mail: geoinfo@mt.gov

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Spatial Data Organization Information:

Point and vector object information:
  SDTS object type: String
    SDTS object count: 55249

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Spatial Reference Information:

Horizontal coordinate system definition:
  Map projection:
    Map projection name: NAD 1983 StatePlane Montana FIPS 2500
    Lambert conformal conic:
    NAD 1983 StatePlane Montana FIPS 2500
    Standard parallel: 45.0
    Standard parallel: 49.0
    Longitude of central meridian: -109.5
    Latitude of projection origin: 44.25
    False easting: 600000.0
    False northing: 0.0
  Planar distance units: meter
  Geodetic model:
    Horizontal datum name: D North American 1983
    Ellipsoid name: GRS 1980
    Semi-major axis: 6378137.0
    Denominator of flattening ratio: 298.257222101

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Entity and Attribute Information:

Entity type label: Mines
  Attribute label: OBJECTID
    Attribute definition: Geodatabase sequence number
  Attribute label: Shape
    Attribute definition: Feature geometry
  Attribute label: Feature_ID
    Attribute definition:
      Database sequence number from the original Esri coverage version of the data
  Attribute label: Name
    Attribute definition:
      Name of the mine map from which the feature was scanned. Features named "workings" seem to be from the Anaconda mine near Belt or represent entrances to other Belt-area mines.
  Attribute label: Shape_Length
    Attribute definition: Length of feature in meters

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Distribution Information:

Distributor:
  Montana State Library
  PO Box 201800
  Helena, MT 59620-1800
  Telephone: 406-444-5354
  TDD/TTY telephone: 406-444-4799
  Fax: 406-444-0266
  E-Mail: geoinfo@mt.gov
Resource description: Offline Data
Distribution liability:
  The Montana State Library provides this product/service for informational purposes only. The Library did not produce it for, nor is it suitable for legal, engineering, or surveying purposes. Consumers of this information should review or consult the primary data and information sources to ascertain the viability of the information for their purposes. The Library provides these data in good faith but does not represent or warrant its accuracy, adequacy, or completeness. In no event shall the Library be liable for any incorrect results or analysis; any direct, indirect, special, or consequential damages to any party; or any lost profits arising out of or in connection with the use or the inability to use the data or the services provided. The Library makes these data and services available as a convenience to the public, and for no other purpose. The Library reserves the right to change or revise published data and/or services at any time.

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Metadata Reference Information:

Metadata date: 12/24/2014
Metadata contact:
  Montana State Library
  PO Box 201800
  Helena, MT 49620-1800
  Telephone: 406-444-5354
  TDD/TTY telephone: 406-444-4799
  Fax: 406-444-0266
  E-Mail: geoinfo@mt.gov

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