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Nonferrous Metal Processing Plants |
What this map layer shows:
The locations of 71
nonferrous metal processing plants. |
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Background Information |
Sample Map
Nonferrous metal processing plants are facilities that process nonferrous
metals, such as aluminum, copper, silver, gold, and titanium. This
map layer was compiled by the Minerals
Information Team of the U.S.
Geological Survey (USGS). This information is part of the Mineral
Resources Program, which is responsible for providing and communicating
current, unbiased information on the occurrence, quality, quantity,
and availability of mineral resources.
The Nonferrous Metal Processing Plants map layer shows the locations
of 71 nonferrous metal processing plants in the 50 United States. Only
U.S. minerals operations surveyed by the Minerals Information Team
of the USGS and considered currently active in 2003 are included. No
energy minerals operations or secondary (recycling, "downstream")
operations are part of this map layer. Descriptive information
includes the mineral processed at the facility, the facility location
and name, and whether the facility is just a processing plant or both
a mine and a processing plant. Further information on individual
nonferrous metals is available from the Mineral
Commodity Summaries. |
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