Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator:
        U.S. Geological Survey, Central Energy Resources
        Team
      Originator: Sullivan, G.L.
      Originator: Biewick, L.R.H.
      Originator: Kirschbaum, M.A.
      Publication_Date: 2000
      Title:
        cp_mph (Coal-mine production history from 1984 through
        1995 in the Colorado Plateau coal assessment study
        area)
      Larger_Work_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Kirschbaum, M.A.
          Originator: Roberts, L.N.R.
          Originator: Biewick, L.R.H.
          Publication_Date: 2000
          Title:
            Geologic Assessment of Coal in the Colorado
            Plateau
          Series_Information:
            Series_Name:
              U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper
            Issue_Identification: 1625-B
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Denver, CO
            Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
  Description:
    Abstract:
      This is a point coverage containing 12 years (1984 through
      1995) of coal mining history in the Colorado Plateau coal
      assessment study area. This layer was derived from the Mine
      Safety and Health Administration's (MSHA) Information
      Resource Center data for the years 1984 through 1995.
    Purpose:
      These data was created to show recent coal-mine production
      history. The Nation's coal resources are being reassessed by
      the USGS. A fundamental component of this assessment work is
      to compile digital geologic and geographic data into a
      Geographic Information System (GIS). Use of this GIS allowed
      for the spatial integration of data layers. This resulted in
      the ability to display, analyze, and query data to answer
      complex geo-spatial questions concerning coal resource
      occurrence.
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Range_of_Dates/Times:
        Beginning_Date: 19840000
        Ending_Date: 19950000
    Currentness_Reference: Ground Condition
  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Unknown
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -111.6605
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -106.8067
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.4606
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 34.4621
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Theme_Keyword: coal-mine production
      Theme_Keyword: production history
      Theme_Keyword: coal
      Theme_Keyword: mining
      Theme_Keyword: coal tonnage
      Theme_Keyword: MSHA
      Theme_Keyword: Mine Safety and Health Administration
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Place_Keyword: Colorado Plateau
      Place_Keyword: Colorado
      Place_Keyword: Utah
      Place_Keyword: New Mexico
      Place_Keyword: Arizona
      Place_Keyword: Piceance Basin
      Place_Keyword: San Juan Basin
      Place_Keyword: Kaiparowits Plateau
      Place_Keyword: Wasatch Plateau
      Place_Keyword: Black Mesa
      Place_Keyword: Uinta Basin
      Place_Keyword: Greater Green River Basin
    Stratum:
      Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Stratum_Keyword: Fruitland Formation
      Stratum_Keyword: Menefee Formation
      Stratum_Keyword: Blackhawk Formation
      Stratum_Keyword: Dakota Formation
      Stratum_Keyword: Dakota Sandstone
      Stratum_Keyword: Mancos Shale
      Stratum_Keyword: Neslen Formation
      Stratum_Keyword: Mesaverde Formation
      Stratum_Keyword: Williams Fork Formation
      Stratum_Keyword: Iles Formation
      Stratum_Keyword: Dilco Coal Member
      Stratum_Keyword: Cleary Coal Member
      Stratum_Keyword: Gibson Coal Member
      Stratum_Keyword: Gallup Sandstone
      Stratum_Keyword: Crevasse Canyon Formation
      Stratum_Keyword: Moreno Hill Formation
    Temporal:
      Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Temporal_Keyword: Upper Cretaceous
      Temporal_Keyword: 1984
      Temporal_Keyword: 1985
      Temporal_Keyword: 1986
      Temporal_Keyword: 1987
      Temporal_Keyword: 1988
      Temporal_Keyword: 1989
      Temporal_Keyword: 1990
      Temporal_Keyword: 1991
      Temporal_Keyword: 1992
      Temporal_Keyword: 1993
      Temporal_Keyword: 1994
      Temporal_Keyword: 1995
  Access_Constraints: None
  Use_Constraints:
    Further verification of this data set is advisable. 1995 data
    were the most recent data available at the time this work was
    done. In some instances MSHA's data set contains obvious location
    discrepancies. The locations are sometimes of the mine itself
    (proper), but might be of structures and entities associated with
    the mining operation, i.e.: the mining office, rather than the
    mine pit. Mine locations were verified by referencing various
    publications listed below in Source_Information under lineage.
  Data_Set_Credit:
    G.L. Sullivan, USGS, collected 12 years worth of coal-mine
    production data from MSHA that were stored on diskettes or on the
    internet. He worked with very large files (approx. 140,000
    entries) in EXCEL and ACCESS to obtain one file of mines and
    locations. Computer processing methods were developed. The data
    were converted to an Arc/Info coverage to use for spatial
    analysis.

Data_Quality_Information:
  Attribute_Accuracy:
    Attribute_Accuracy_Report: See Entity_Attribute_Information
    Quantitative_Attribute_Accuracy_Assessment:
      Attribute_Accuracy_Value: See Explanation
      Attribute_Accuracy_Explanation:
        Described, where present, with each attribute defined
        in the Entity and Attribute Section.
  Logical_Consistency_Report: Point topology present
  Completeness_Report: see Process steps
  Positional_Accuracy:
    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
      Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: see Use_Constraints:
  Lineage:
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            BXG, Inc. Corporate Offices The Registry 1113
            Spruce St., Boulder, CO 80302, (303)449-5012,
            FAX 449-0281
          Publication_Date: 1990
          Title: Western Coal Supply
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 1000000
      Type_of_Source_Media: map
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 1990
        Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
      Source_Contribution: coal mine locations
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: BXG, 1990
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Cappa, James A.
          Originator: Eakins, Wynn
          Originator: Hemborg, H. Thomas
          Publication_Date: 1998
          Title:
            Colorado Mineral and Mineral Fuel Activity,
            1997
      Type_of_Source_Media: pamphlet
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 19980000
        Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
      Source_Contribution: 1997 Colorado State coal mine and power point locations
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Cappa and others, 1998
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            Mine Safety and Health Administration,
            Program Evaluation and Information Resources
            Information Resource Center, System Design
            and Management Division
          Publication_Date: 19961223
          Title: Information Resource Center
          Edition: Part 50 diskette User's Handbook
          Online_Linkage: <URL:http://www.msha.gov/STATS/PART50/p50y2k/p50y2k.htm>
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 19961223
        Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
      Source_Contribution:
        G.L. Sullivan obtained 12 yrs. worth of data (1984
        through 1995) on diskettes and from the internet on
        mining information from MSHA.
      Type_of_Source_Media: online
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: MSHA part50
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Murray, D.K.
          Originator: Fender, H.B.
          Originator: Jones, D.C.
          Publication_Date: 19770000
          Title:
            Coal and methane gas in the southeastern part
            of the Piceance Creek Basin, Colorado
          Other_Citation_Details:
            in Veal, H.K., ed., Exploration frontiers of
            the central and southern Rockies, Rocky
            Mountain Association of Geologists Symposium,
            p. 379-405
      Type_of_Source_Media: book
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 19770000
        Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
      Source_Contribution: coal mine locations
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Murray and others, 1977
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Resource Data International, Inc.
          Publication_Date: 1998
          Title: 1998 U.S. Coal Activity Map
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
          Other_Citation_Details: phone (303)444-7788
      Type_of_Source_Media: map
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 19980000
        Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication Date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NA
      Source_Contribution:
        This map provided several coal mine and power plant
        locations
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Zook, J.M.
          Originator: Tremain, C.M.
          Publication_Date: 1997
          Title:
            Directory and Statistics of Colorado Coal
            Mines with Distribution and Electric
            Generation Map, 1995-96
          Series_Information:
            Series_Name:
              Colorado Geological Survey
              Resource Series
            Issue_Identification: Resource Series 32
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
      Type_of_Source_Media: pamphlet and map
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 19950000
        Source_Currentness_Reference:
          coal production, distribution and electric
          generation for 1995 and location data on coal
          mines that were operating in 1996
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NA
      Source_Contribution:
        This map provided several coal mine and power plant
        locations
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:

        The locations of coal mines and their associated
        production data were obtained from digital files
        created by the Mine Health and Safety Administration
        (MSHA). The data was provided in two sets of files:

        1. A Master Information File (MIF), available from the
        web site at www.msha.gov, is referred to as Part 50
        data. This file contains the location data of all mines
        (and other data) opened or active since 1971.

        2. Yearly production and inspection data files. A file
        (diskette) was available for each year from MSHA
        offices in Denver.

        The years 1984 through 1995 were chosen to represent
        mining activity in the Colorado Plateau study area.
        In order to create a data set of coal-mine-only
        locations with yearly production tonnages for each
        mine, location data from the MIF was merged with the
        yearly files:

        The yearly files were imported into Microsoft Access
        databases, one for each year. Each of these was
        filtered to obtain a subset of data containing the MSHA
        id, mine company, mine name, state and county FIPS
        codes, mine type, status and yearly production. When
        the yearly databases were complete, they were combined
        into a single database. This was then filtered to
        obtain only the mines in the states of Colorado, New
        Mexico, Utah and Arizona (Production table).

        The MIF was filtered in a similar fashion to obtain a
        database of coal mines in the four states containing
        MSHA id and the latitude/longitude locations of each
        mine (Location Table).

        The two tables (Production and Location) were joined on
        the MSHA id, which is unique to each mine in each
        table, to create a database table containing the
        information from both tables (Final table). Awk scripts
        were written and used for sorting and arranging data
        and summing coal tonnages.

        This Final Table was exported from Access as an ASCII
        file, reformatted and imported into ARC/INFO to create
        a point coverage of locations and a .pat with mine data
        (name, company, yearly productions, etc). The coverage
        was clipped to the extent of the Colorado Plateau study
        area. AMLs were developed and used for importing the
        data into Arc/Info and for plotting maps. Locations
        were verified by referencing publications listed as
        sources in this document.
      Process_Contact:
        Contact_Information:
          Contact_Person_Primary:
            Contact_Person: Sullivan, G.L.
            Contact_Organization:
              U.S. Bureau of Land
              Management
          Contact_Address:
            Address_Type: mailing address
            Address:
              Nat'l IRM Center, DFC, Bldg. 40, MS
              NI-115
            City: Denver
            State_or_Province: CO
            Postal_Code: 80225
            Country: USA
          Contact_Voice_Telephone: (303)236-1089
          Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: j2sulliv@sc.blm.gov
      Process_Date:
        1997

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
  Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point
  Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:
        109

Spatial_Reference_Information:
  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Geographic:
      Latitude_Resolution: 10 meters
      Longitude_Resolution: 10 meters
      Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal Degrees
    Geodetic_Model:
      Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927
      Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866
      Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.4
      Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio:
        294.98

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
  Detailed_Description:
    Entity_Type:
      Entity_Type_Label: CP_MPH.DBF
      Entity_Type_Definition: Point or shape attribute table
      Entity_Type_Definition_Source: MSHA, G.L. Sullivan
  Overview_Description:
    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

      (see MSHA's Part 50 Data User's Handbook available at
      <URL:http://www.msha.gov/STATS/PART50/p50y2k/p50y2k.htm>)

      Items in the Polygon Attribute Table

      AREA
      Area of poly/region in square coverage units
      Computed Positive real numbers

      PERIMETER
      Perimeter of poly/region in coverage units
      Computed Positive real numbers

      CP_MPH#
      Internal feature number
      Computed Sequential unique positive integer

      CP_MPH-ID
      User-assigned feature number
      User-defined Integer

      KEY

      MSHAID
      Mine identification number (ID)
      MHSA
      Once a mine is assigned an ID number, it carries that number
      from that time on whether active or abandoned and regardless
      of change in ownership.

      COMPANY
      Company owning or having primary responsibility for the
      operation of this mine.
      MSHA

      OPERATION
      Name applied to this mine by the company
      MSHA

      TONSYEAR
      The last year of data collection

      ST_FIPS
      Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) state codes
      MSHA

      CO_FIPS
      Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) county codes
      MSHA

      MINETYPE
      Metal/Nonmetal mine type code. Based on subunit operations
      code and canvass code.
      MSHA

      STATUS
      Code for status of operations of mine (active to permanently
      closed)
      MSHA

      SEAMTHK
      Coal seam thickness in inches
      MSHA

      TONS95
      Production of clean coal (short tons) during 1995
      Derived through processing of MSHA data files

      TONS94
      Production of clean coal (short tons) during 1994
      Derived through processing of MSHA data files

      TONS93
      Production of clean coal (short tons) during 1993
      Derived through processing of MSHA data files

      TONS92
      Production of clean coal (short tons) during 1992
      Derived through processing of MSHA data files

      TONS91
      Production of clean coal (short tons) during 1991
      Derived through processing of MSHA data files

      TONS90
      Production of clean coal (short tons) during 1990
      Derived through processing of MSHA data files

      TONS89
      Production of clean coal (short tons) during 1989
      Derived through processing of MSHA data files

      TONS88
      Production of clean coal (short tons) during 1988
      Derived through processing of MSHA data files

      TONS87
      Production of clean coal (short tons) during 1987
      Derived through processing of MSHA data files

      TONS86
      Production of clean coal (short tons) during 1986
      Derived through processing of MSHA data files

      TONS85
      Production of clean coal (short tons) during 1985
      Derived through processing of MSHA data files

      TONS84
      Production of clean coal (short tons) during 1984
      Derived through processing of MSHA data files


      Definitions of attributes

      MSHAID 10,10,C
      A seven digit number assigned to a mining operation. The
      first two digits identify the state in which a mine is
      located and the next five digits are sequentially ascending
      numbers within a state regardless of whether it is a coal or
      metal/nonmetal mine. Once a mine is assigned an ID number,
      it carries that number from that time on whether active or
      abandoned and regardless of change in ownership.

      ST_FIPS 3,3,C
      FIPS CODE FOR STATE IN WHICH MINE IS LOCATED
      04 Arizona
      08 Colorado
      35 New Mexico
      49 Utah

      CO_FIPS 5,5,C
      FIPS CODE FOR COUNTY WITHIN A STATE IN WHICH MINE IS LOCATED
      03 Catron, NM
      07 Colfax, NM
      07 Carbon, UT
      15 Emery, UT
      17 Navajo, AZ
      19 Grand, UT
      29 Delta, CO
      31 McKinley, NM
      41 Sevier, UT
      43 Fremont, CO
      45 Garfield, CO
      45 San Juan, NM
      51 Gunnison, CO
      57 Jackson, CO
      67 La Plata, CO
      71 Las Animas, CO
      77 Mesa, CO
      81 Moffat, CO
      85 Montrose, CO
      97 Pitkin, CO
      103 Rio Blanco, CO
      107 Routt, CO
      123 Weld, CO

      MINETYPE 3,3,C
      11 Underground - Coal
      12 Surface - Coal
      13 Mills - Coal

      STATUS 2,2,C
      A Active
      C Temporarily Closed
      D Permanently Abandoned
      E Active, Men Working, Not Producing
      F Active, Men Not Working, Not Producing
      G New, Under Construction

    Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
      this document

Distribution_Information:
  Distributor:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing address
        Address: P.O. Box 25046, MS 939
        City: Denver
        State_or_Province: CO
        Postal_Code: 80225
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: (303)236-7773
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lbiewick@usgs.gov
  Distribution_Liability:
    Disclaimer: Any use of trade, product, or company names in this
    publication is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply
    endorsement by the U.S. Government. Although these data have been
    processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S.
    Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or implied is made by
    the USGS regarding the utility of the data on any other system,
    nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty.
  Standard_Order_Process:
    Digital_Form:
      Digital_Transfer_Information:
        Format_Name:
          ARC/INFO coverage, export file and
          shapefile
        Format_Version_Number: ARC/INFO 7.0.4, ArcView 2.1
      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Offline_Option:
          Offline_Media: CD-ROM
          Recording_Format: ISO 9660
    Fees: none
  Technical_Prerequisites:
    need ARC/INFO 7.0.4 or greater and/or ArcView 2.1 or greater
    and/or ArcExplorer (which can be downloaded free from
    <URL:http://www.esri.com>) and/or other software that can read
    ARC/INFO coverages, ARC/INFO export files, and/or shapefiles

Metadata_Reference_Information:
  Metadata_Date: 19980910
  Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing address
        Address: P.O. Box 25046, MS 939
        City: Denver
        State_or_Province: CO
        Postal_Code: 80225
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: (303)236-7773
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lbiewick@usgs.gov
  Metadata_Standard_Name:
    FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial
    Metadata
  Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
  Metadata_Time_Convention: Local Time
  Metadata_Security_Information:
    Metadata_Security_Classification_System: None
    Metadata_Security_Classification: Unclassified
    Metadata_Security_Handling_Description:
      None

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