HEADWATERS ECONOMICS GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION TITLE: Geodataset Name: BC_coalmines Geodataset Type: SHAPE Geodataset Feature: POINT GENERAL DESCRIPTION: This data layer shows locations of coal mines in British Columbia. DATA SOURCE(S): B.C. Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources BC Scale of Original Source Maps: 1:50,000 BC Date of Original Source Maps: 2006 GEODATASET EXTENT: British Columbia, Canada FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES: NAME_1 Name of coal mine. DEPTYP_D1 Type of geologic formation deposit located in. DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY: The data is from the MINFILE which contains geological, location and economic information on over metallic, industrial mineral mines, deposits and occurrences. The BC data set was downloaded from http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/Mining/Geolsurv/MapPlace/geoData.htm. Metadata can be found at http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/mining/geolsurv/MapPlace/Metadata/coalf_metadata.htmThis data set was created by selecting COMMOD_D1 = 'Coal' and PRODUCTN = 'Y'. Seven of the nine records were selected by using information provided by Mike Fournier, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Resource Development and Geoscience Branch, Tel (250) 952-0405, Email Mike.Fournier@gov.bc.ca. MAP PROJECTION PARAMETERS PROJECTION ALBERS CONICAL EQUAL AREA DATUM NAD83 UNITS METERS SPHEROID GRS1980 PARAMETERS 1st standard parallel 29 30 0.000 2nd standard parallel 45 30 0.000 central meridian -96 00 0.000 latitude of projection's origin 37 30 0.000 false easting (meters) 0.00000 false northing (meters) 0.00000 DATA SOURCES CONTACT(S): Name: BC Geological Survey, Mining and Minerals Division Address: 5th Floor, 1810 Blanshard St. Victoria, BC V8W 9N3 Web site: http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/Mining/Geolsurv/Minfile/default.htm Contact Person: Larry Jones Phone: (250) 952-0386 Fax: (250) 952-0381 Email: Larry.Jones@gov.bc.ca HEADWATERS ECONOMICS CONTACT: Name: Headwaters Economics Geographic Data Library Abbr. Name: HEGDL Address: Headwaters Economics 566 Highland St. Helena, Montana 59601 Web site: http://www.headwaterseconomics.org Contact Person: Patty Gude Phone: (406)599-7425 Email: patty@headwaterseconomics.org