Collection of Data Related to Critical Minerals in Maryland

Creation

2021-08-19

Type: Web Link

For more information about the collection including file access instructions, please refer to attached file NGGDPP_FY2019_Priority3_CompiledReferenceList.csv, or contact the Maryland Geological Survey (410-554-5500).

As part of the USGS National Geologic and Geophysical Data Preservation Program (NGGDPP) FY 2019, reports, maps, and drill records housed in Maryland Geological Survey (MGS) collections were searched for data related to the occurrence potential of 35 mineral resources identified by the U.S. Department of Interior as critical to the economic and national security of the United States (Fortier et al., 2018). Relevant reports, maps, and drill records were compiled, digitized if previously undigitized, and in the case of maps, georeferenced and converted to geotiff format. The purpose of this compilation is to serve as a starting point for users researching critical mineral occurrence potential in Maryland. As part of the NGGDPP FY 2020 the MGS produced maps to support critical mineral resource identification in Maryland by compiling and digitizing some of the aforementioned data. The GIS maps and associated geodatabases were developed in the GeMS standard. All compiled reports, maps, and drill records are available upon request or can be downloaded directly from the Maryland Geological Survey website.

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