The Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology (MBMG) Mining Property File collection was amassed over the years through private and industry donations of engineering and geologic reports, pictures, correspondence, news clippings, and production information. The collection presently contains over 4,400 property-specific files (records). The physical files are organized first by Montana county and then by mine or project name. Files may contain information related to a particular mining claim, a collection of claims, or a mining exploration project. Metadata describing each record includes property name, location (county, historical mining district, township, range and section), georeferences (latitude and longitude), and georeference method [...]
Summary
The Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology (MBMG) Mining Property File collection was amassed over the years through private and industry donations of engineering and geologic reports, pictures, correspondence, news clippings, and production information. The collection presently contains over 4,400 property-specific files (records). The physical files are organized first by Montana county and then by mine or project name. Files may contain information related to a particular mining claim, a collection of claims, or a mining exploration project. Metadata describing each record includes property name, location (county, historical mining district, township, range and section), georeferences (latitude and longitude), and georeference method and datum. Physical documents may be accessed for research and teaching purposes in the Mining Archives department of the MBMG.
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Material Request Instructions
Phone and email requests for information are directed to the MBMG Research Assistant. Other users may to review the materials onsite. Upon request, paper documents are copied and scanned for users for a nominal fee. The Bureau is converting hard copy documents to pdf/a-comlpliant digital images. Digital images may be viewed at http://www.mbmg.mtech.edu/mining-archives/mining-archives_data.asp.
This collection record was derived from a survey of State Geological Survey organizations conducted under the National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program. Final Harvest from State Inventory on Mon Nov 15 13:06:41 CST 2010
Additional Information
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Type
Scheme
Key
sourceSystem
CSC
1337277
UniqueKey
State Inventory
P1411
NGGDPP Collection Extension
collectionGrowth
Yes
neededImprovements
Word of the MBMG?s data preservation efforts is growing resulting in increased collection donations. Available storage space for new collections is quickly diminishing and additional space will soon be needed. Due to consumer demand for electronic access to the collection, staff resources are divided between organizing and indexing physical collections and converting existing physical records to digital formats.
size
4,471
usageTrend
Usage directly correlates to the market price of metals and minerals.
