USGS Geoscience Data Catalog
Additional USGS Geoscience data can be found by geographic location or by publication series.
United States Geological Survey (USGS); Eastern Energy Resources Team; Steven Podwysocki comp., 2000 0307, Coal-Bearing Regions and Structural Sedimentary Basins of China and Adjacent Seas: Major coal mine locations: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 00-047, USGS; Eastern Energy Resources Team, Reston, VA.Online Links:
Horizontal positions are specified in geographic coordinates, that is, latitude and longitude. Latitudes are given to the nearest 0.00001. Longitudes are given to the nearest 0.00001. Latitude and longitude values are specified in Decimal Degrees.
Value | Definition |
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3 - 5 Mt/a | Between 3 and 5 million metric tons of coal annually |
5 - 10 Mt/a | Between 5 and 10 million metric tons of coal annually |
> 10 Mt/a | More than 10 million metric tons of coal annually |
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The purpose of this dataset is to give geologists and other scientists a spatial database of major coal mines and their production in China. This data set will be utilized in energy research and cartographic projects.
Publishing House of Surveying a, General Bureau of Ministry of Geology a, 1996, Coalfield Prediction Map of China.
Data sources used in this process:
Publishing House of Surveying a, General Bureau of Ministry of Geology a, 1996, Coalfield Prediction Map of China.
All coal mine production is labeled correctly
This data set is a complete coverage of all coal mine production in China.
No tests for accuracy were done.
Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?
- Access_Constraints: None
- Use_Constraints: None
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USGS Open-File Report 00-047, sedimentary basins
This report is preliminary and has not been reviewed for conformity with U.S. Geoloical Survey editorial standards. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for the descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
Data format: | Point locations of mines in format ArcView Shape (version 1.0) |
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Network links: |
<http://pubs.usgs.gov/openfile/of00-047/SHP_files/mines.ZIP> |
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