This is a data release accompanying an article that will be published in an outside journal, Mining Engineering, February 2017 "USGS revision of global iron ore production data, Clarification of the reporting of iron ore production in China and application of a uniform comparison methodology (2000-2015)" Historically, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) used reported crude ore production from China in tabulations of world iron ore production while other countries have typically reported their production in...

This publication about the Offshore of Aptos map area includes 10 map sheets that contain explanatory text, in addition to this descriptive pamphlet and a data catalog of geographic information system (GIS) files. A temporary DOI# was issued when the publication was in the works. Once it became an official USGS Open-File Report it was given a formal DOI#, which this temporary DOI# redirects to.

This publication about the Offshore of Scott Creek map area includes ten map sheets that contain explanatory text, in addition to this descriptive pamphlet and a data catalog of geographic information system (GIS) files. A temporary DOI# was issued when the publication was in the works. Once it became an official USGS Open-File Report it was given a formal DOI#, which this temporary DOI# redirects to.

The Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-11) was passed into law on March 30, 2009. Sub-title F of the law, also known as the SECURE (Science and Engineering to Comprehensively Understand and Responsibly Enhance) Water Act, calls for the establishment of a "national water availability and use assessment program" in the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The recommendation for a national assessment of the available water resources was driven by the lack...

This publication about the Monterey Canyon and Vicinity map area includes ten map sheets that contain explanatory text, in addition to a descriptive pamphlet, and a data catalog of geographic information system (GIS) files. A temporary DOI# was issued when the publication was in the works. Once it became an official USGS Open-File Report it was given a formal DOI#, which this temporary DOI# redirects to.

This publication about the Offshore of Monterey map area includes ten map sheets that contain explanatory text, in addition to this descriptive pamphlet and a data catalog of geographic information system (GIS) files. A temporary DOI# was issued when the publication was in the works. Once it became an official USGS Open-File Report it was given a formal DOI#, which this temporary DOI# redirects to.

This publication about the Offshore of Pigeon Point map area includes ten map sheets that contain explanatory text, in addition to this descriptive pamphlet and a data catalog of geographic information system (GIS) files. A temporary DOI# was issued when the publication was in the works. Once it became an official USGS Open-File Report it was given a formal DOI#, which this temporary DOI# redirects to.

Two Pagers for Federally Managed Lands The Northern Gulf of Mexico Sentinel Site Cooperative partnered with individuals at the U.S. Geological Surveys Wetland and Aquatic Research Center and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to produce customized two-pager information sheets for federal coastal refuges, parks, and reserves across the northern Gulf of Mexico (i.e., sea-level rise sensitive federally-managed lands within Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida). The project was funded by the Department of the...

This publication about the Offshore of Santa Cruz map area includes ten map sheets that contain explanatory text, in addition to a descriptive pamphlet, and a data catalog of geographic information system (GIS) files. A temporary DOI# was issued when the publication was in the works. Once it became an official USGS Open-File Report it was given a formal DOI#, which this temporary DOI# redirects to.