Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Map 170

Nevada Active Mines and Energy Producers
by
Ronald H. Hess and David A. Davis, 

2010

This zip compressed file contains the data sets used to compile the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology (NBMG) 1:1,000,000 scale map of active mines and energy producers in Nevada. This zip file contains the full map in pdf file format, shape files containing the locations of the producers, base data layers in shape file format, and a base map in tiff geo/tfw format. These digital datasets are in UTM, zone 11, meters, NAD 83 projection.

***********  SPECIAL RELEASE NOTE AS PART OF NBMG OFR 10-8  **************

ALL SHAPE FILES IN DIRECTORY “UTM_NAD27_GIS_FILES” ARE IN UTM, ZONE 11, NAD 27 PROJECTION.

The completed map, with full description and source references, in a layered geopdf file format is labeled “m170.pdf” and contained in this zip file. These files are also available online at the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Website; http://www.nbmg.unr.edu/ . Data contained in this zip file should be considered preliminary. They have not been edited or checked for completeness or accuracy.
 
Contents of zip file Directory:
Readme.rtf		This readme file.
Readme.txt		This readme file as a plain text file.
Map170.pdf		Final map in Acrobat PDF file format.
Of105.pdf		NBMG Open-file report of Map 170 including Mining District Labels.

Data\ 	Directory contains data sets used to build the active mines and energy producers in Nevada map: 

Date\Producers.shp			Shape file of mineral, oil, and geothermal producers
Data\Nevada_Cities.shp			Shape file of cities and towns in Nevada
Data\Mining_Districts.shp		Mining district map of Nevada, from NBMG Report 47
Data\Major_Roads.shp			Major Nevada roads and highways
Data\Nevada_County_Boundary.shp	Polygon shape file of Nevada counties
Data\nv_townships.shp			Polygon shape file of township and range
Data\Major_Railroads.shp		Major railroads of Nevada, provided by Nevada
					Department of Transportation
Data\ActiveMinesNAD83_base.tif	Tiff geo/tfw file of combined base layer elements 

Reference: Hess, R.H. and Davis, D., 2010, Nevada Active Mines and Energy Producers: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Map 170, 1:1,000,000 scale map.

For questions about NBMG Map 170 or these datasets contact:
Ron Hess
Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Great Basin Science Sample and Records Library 
2175 Raggio Parkway 
Reno, Nevada, 89512
Email: rhess@unr.edu, Phone: 775-784-6692

June 15, 2010