| Abstract: | This map displays over 1,500 records of mineral facilities throughout the continent of Asia and the countries of the Pacific Ocean. Each record represents one commodity and one facility type at a single geographic location. Facility types include mines, oil and gas fields, and plants, such as refineries, smelters, and mills. Common commodities of interest include aluminum, cement, coal, copper, gold, iron and steel, lead, nickel, petroleum, salt, silver, and zinc. Records include attributes, such as commodity, country, location, company name, facility type and capacity (if applicable), and latitude and longitude geographical coordinates (in both degrees-minutes-seconds and decimal degrees).
The data shown on this map and in table 1 were compiled from multiple sources, including (1) the 2008 U.S. Geological Survey Minerals Yearbook (Asia and the Pacific volume), (2) minerals statistics and information from the U.S. Geological Survey Minerals Information Web site (http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/), and (3) data collected by U.S. Geological Survey minerals information country specialists. Other sources include statistical publications of individual countries, annual reports and press releases of operating companies, and trade journals. Due to the sensitivity of some energy commodity data, the quality of these data should be evaluated on a country-by-country basis. Additional information is available from the country specialists listed in table 2. |
| Genre: | USGS Numbered Series |
| ProdID: | 98902 |
| Citation Author: | Baker, Michael S.; Elias, Nurudeen; Guzman, Eric; Soto-Viruet, Yadira |
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| Citation Language: | ENGLISH |
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| Citation LatN: | 0530000 |
| Citation LatS: | -0540000 |
| Citation LonE: | 1800000 |
| Citation LonW: | 0600000 |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | Map; PDF Download of Table 1; XLS Download of Table 1; Downloads Directory |
| Citation Projection: | Plate Carree Projection |
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| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Citation Series: | Open-File Report |
| Citation Series Code: | OFR |
| Citation Series Number: | 2010-1254 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Mineral facilities of Asia and the Pacific; 2010; OFR; 2010-1254; Baker, Michael S.; Elias, Nurudeen; Guzman, Eric; Soto-Viruet, Yadira |
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| Citation Year: | 2010 |
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| Text: | Mineral facilities of Asia and the Pacific; 2010; OFR; 2010-1254; Baker, Michael S.; Elias, Nurudeen; Guzman, Eric; Soto-Viruet, Yadira |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/ofr_2010_1254.gif |
| URL (INDEX PAGE): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1254/ |
| Date Other: | Wed, 1 Dec 2010 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
