Field Name: Definition:DOC_ID Code used to identify unique documentsTITLES Title of the document; if no title was available for use, a suitable title was created with "(DNR Title)" written after to signify that the title is not originalPAGES Page count of the documentDOC_DATE Date the document was created (if found), written in the format yyyymmddMETA_DATE Long form of the date the document was createdDOC_PKG The general contents of the document (see other sheet for content descriptions)DOC_VOL Volume of the document that otherwise shares similar content and location as documentsCOMPANY Name of the entity originally funding the workCOLLECTION Name of the donor of the documents to the DNRSPAT_NAME The "address" used to identify different areas of limited spatial extentSPAT_ID Code used to identify different areas of limited spatial extentSPAT_SIZE A rough indicator of the areal extent covered by data in the documentSUP_BLOCK The largest of the area sizes and the first portion of the SPAT_NAME "address"BLOCK The second largest of the area sizes and the second portion of the SPAT_NAME "address"ANOMBLOCK The third largest of the area sizes and usually the third portion of the SPAT_NAME "address"SUB_BLOCK The second smallest of the area sizes and usually the fourth portion of the SPAT_NAME "address"SUB_BLK_AL An alternative name for the second smallest area size, that is occasionally referenced in the documents. This is not an entirely complete list.TARGET The smallest of the area sizes and usually the fifth portion of the SPAT_NAME "address"DDH_ID All of the drill holes mentioned in the documentDRILL_LOG Whether or not the document contains a drill log/core logDRILL_MAP Whether or not the document contains a map showing the location of drill holesCHEM_DATA Whether or not the document contains analytical results in numerical formatRECT_MAP Whether or not the document contains a map that can be registered to the correct location using GIS tools. SCALE The scale written on the map or cross section. This field is only partially filled in.PDF_LINK A URL taking you straight to the document, allowing you to download it.COMMENTS A brief synopsis of the document contents.KEY_WORDS A list of words relevant to the document's contents.

Title of the document; if no title was available for use, a suitable title was created with "(DNR Title)" written after to signify that the title is not original

Volume of the document that otherwise shares similar content and location as documents

The second largest of the area sizes and the second portion of the SPAT_NAME "address"The third largest of the area sizes and usually the third portion of the SPAT_NAME "address"The second smallest of the area sizes and usually the fourth portion of the SPAT_NAME "address"An alternative name for the second smallest area size, that is occasionally referenced in the documents. This is not an entirely complete list.The smallest of the area sizes and usually the fifth portion of the SPAT_NAME "address"

Whether or not the document contains a map that can be registered to the correct location using GIS tools.

Package Number: Contains:0000 CORRESPONDENCE, PERMITTING, & PERSONNEL Legal and other documents that pertain to the general operation of exploration, development, or mining programs except for the science-y and engineering bits0100 Internal Office Correspondence0110 Office Memoranda Memoranda, letters, emails, telegrams, etc. with a formal/official feel0120 Informal Notes & Doodles Personal notes, to-do lists, inexplicable calculations, and other scribbles0200 External Letters, Telegrams, Email, etc.0210 Business Memoranda, letters, emails, telegrams, presentations, etc. that are conducting official business0220 Personal Memoranda, letters, emails, telegrams, etc. that are conducting unofficial business0230 Press Releases All press items or announcements pertaining to exploration, development, or mining programs0240 Public Hearings & Comment Periods All documents, except for press-releases, pertaining to public hearings, town halls, and other types of comments and presentations from and to the general public that may result from conducting exploration, development, or mining programs0250 Lawsuits & Court Appearances All documents, except for those falling under 0230 & 0240, pertaining to lawsuits and court appearances that may result from conducting exploration, development, and mining programs0300 Permitting, Licensing, & Related Reports Permits, licenses, and related regulatory agency reports essential to operating exploration, development, or mining programs0310 Borehole Permits, Licensing, & Reports Any type of permit or license that allows a hole to be bored0131 Temporary Borehole Abandonment Temporary drill hole abandonment reports0132 Permanent Borehole Abandonment Permanent drill hole abandonment reports0320 Environmental Permits, Licensing, & Reports Any type of permit or license that allows the environment to be disturbed and/or sets out reclamation guidelines0330 Exploration Permits, Licensing, & Reports Any type of permit or license that allows or contributes to the commencement of an exploration program not covered by 0310 or 03200340 Mine Permits, Licensing, & Reports Any type of permit or license that allows or contributes to the development or operation of a mine not covered by 0310, 0320, 03300400 Budgets and Calendars Documents about money and date matters that pertain to the general operation of exploration, development, or mining programs and do not include other plans for exploration, development, or mining programs0410 Budget Revenue, payroll, capital expenditures, investments, taxes, etc.0411 Invoices Invoices received by the company from other businesses and contractors.0420 Calendar Desk calendars, time records, personal organizers, etc.0500 Personnel Anything relating to employees or contractors that does not fit in 0400 pertaining to personal information0600 Leases, Deeds, Titles, & Other Legal Transactions Formal legal documents about minerals leasing or other land transactions, especially including those that are written in legal-ese, notarized, and signed.1000 GENERAL REPORTING Any document that references multiple projects, blocks, targets, anomalies, etc.; uses cross-discipline techniques (geology & geophysics, geochemistry & engineering, etc.); reference materials produced by others; or reviews the formal initial program outlines and expectations, formal mid-program reports, or formal end of program reports.1100 Base Maps, Profiles, and Cross Sections All maps, profiles, cross-sections, fence diagrams, or graphical reports covering multiple projects, blocks, targets, anomalies, or uses cross-discipline techniques1110 Base Maps & Survey Grids All base maps used for reference and/or indicate the exploration, development, or mining program extent1111 Base Maps with Grid All base maps showing grid(s) used for reference and/or indicate the exploration, development, or mining program extent1112 Ownership Maps with Grid All maps showing both ownership/leases (land, surficial, mineral, timber, etc.) and survey grids1113 Survey Grids All survey (geophysical, geochemical, and/or geological) grids that are not superimposed over a "standard" base map such as topography, larger aerial geophysical surveys, aerial or satellite image maps, or plat maps1114 Topography Maps All topography maps used for reference and/or indicate the exploration, development, or mining program extent1115 Aerial & Satellite Imagery Maps All aerial photo or satellite image maps used for reference and/or indicate the exploration, development, or mining program extent1120 Geology, Geophysical, & Geochemical Maps All bedrock, structural, & surficial geology maps, airborne or satellite geophysical maps, or multiple-anomaly geochemical maps used for reference and/or to indicate the exploration, development, or mining program extent1130 Ownership Maps All maps indicating the ownership of mineral, timber, or surficial rights1140 Access Roads Maps All maps which have the sole intent of indicating access points and routes to various components of exploration, development, and mining programs (things like drill hole locations are incidental)1150 Profiles and Cross Sections All profiles, cross-sections, fence diagrams, or otherwise graphical reports covering multiple projects, blocks, targets, anomalies, or uses cross-discipline techniques1151 Geology, Geophysical, & Geochemical Profiles Cross-sections, fence diagrams, geophysical anomaly profiles created by others prior to the commencement of exploration, development, or mining programs as well as those that have cross-discipline techniques created during exploration, development, or mining programs1152 Topography Topographic profiles when it cannot be determined that the profiles were used specifically for any other task (e.g., a gravity survey or structural geology features)1200 Industry-Standard Technical Reports Reports that follow a specific form set out by a regulating body and widely accepted as being scientifically/financially sound1210 NI 43-101 Reports National Instrument 43-101 technical reports and related documents1220 JORC Code Reports Joint Ore Reserves Committee Code technical reports and related documents1230 SAMREC & SAMVAL Reports South African Code for the Reporting of Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves & South African Code for the Valuation of Mineral Assets technical reports and related documents1300 Cultural & Environmental Reports & Reviews1400 References Any work done on the area of interest that appears to have been completed prior to the start of exploration, development, or mining programs. May be very broad in scope (geological province) or very limited (a single occurrence)1410 Inherited Proprietary Data1420 Peer-Reviewed Data Any work that has been peer-reviewed, such as journal articles, and the original intent was for the data to be within the public domain, scientific, or engineering communities1430 Dissertation or Thesis Any PhD, MS, MSc, BSc, BS, capstone, senior design, term project, dissertation, thesis, or essay that was primarily written for academic reasons by a student at a university or college1440 Government Agency Data Any work or data set that was created by a government agency or body that is presumably in the public domain

Internal office documents (e.g., from one cubical to another) regarding the operations of exploration, development, or mining programs

External office documents (e.g., from one company to another, one company to the general public) regarding the operations of exploration, development, or mining programs

Reports and reviews pertaining to the environment, invasive species, climate, ecosystem, and human cultures (e.g., ancient artifacts, present socio-economic conditions, projected demographics, etc.)

Any work completed by private interests (e.g., data branded with a different name than all other documentation and does not appear to have been a contractor's work) that is applicable to the project that has the appearance of being initially intended for private, rather than public use

1450 Miscellaneous Data Any documentation that does not seem to fall under 1410, 1420, 1430, or 1440 and was completed by others apparently unrelated to the program being cataloged1500 Internal Reporting Reports completed by a company for the same company or a cross-technique report submitted by a contractor1510 Pre-program Reports Reports that outlay the scope of work intended to be completed for the entire program, year, season, or month, including those that reference the budget1520 Mid-program Progress Reports Written or graphical reports of work completed to date (but it does not seem to be the end of the program), particularly those that are broad in scope or have a cross-technique approach1530 End-Program Reports Written or graphical reports of work completed by the end of the program, year, season, or month, including those that reference back to a pre-program report or start to sketch out what should be completed in the next cycle1600 External Reporting Reports, presentations, open file data releases that are intended to be in the public domain and would be easy to use as future reference materials1610 Non-Standard Industry Technical Reports Comprehensive technical reports or presentations meant for investors or the public domain that are not compliant with industry-standard reporting, as defined above1611 Non-Standard Technical Report Comprehensive technical reports or presentations written by private interests meant for investors or public domain that are not compliant with industry-standard reporting1612 Peer-Reviewed Data Any work created concurrently and cooperatively with the program being cataloged that has been peer-reviewed, such as journal articles, and the original intent was for the data to be within the public domain, scientific, or engineering communities1613 Dissertation or Thesis Any PhD, MS, MSc, BSc, BS, capstone, senior design, term project, dissertation, thesis, or essay that was primarily written for academic reasons by a student at a university or college as well as being created concurrently and cooperatively with the program being cataloged1620 Public Agency Data Release1621 Technical Report Any formal report or interpretive work conducted by a public agency, including projects, reports, bulletins, memoirs, etc.1622 Data Set Any public release of data that is not accompanied by formal agency reports or interpretive works other than a brief summary of contents, metadata, and/or third-party analytical reports, including open file reports, data releases, etc.1623 Peer-Reviewed Data Any work created concurrently and cooperatively with the program being cataloged that has been peer-reviewed, such as journal articles1624 Dissertation or Thesis Any PhD, MS, MSc, BSc, BS, capstone, senior design, term project, dissertation, thesis, or essay that was primarily written for academic reasons by a student at a university or college as well as being created concurrently and cooperatively with the program being cataloged2000 GEOPHYSICS Documents that solely address geophysical techniques and results2100 Reporting Written or graphical reports and presentations2110 Internal Reports Any report about geophysics not initially meant for public release2111 Employee Reports Documents created by employees for supervisors, management, etc.2112 Reports from Contractors Documents created by a contractor or subcontractor for a client2120 External Reports Data and interpretations focused solely on geophysics that were initially meant for public release2121 Technical Reports and Data Sets Any interpretive work or data set designed or intended for public use and does not fall in categories 2122 or 21232122 Peer-Reviewed Data Any geophysical work created concurrently and cooperatively with the program being cataloged that has been peer-reviewed, such as journal articles2123 Dissertation or Thesis Any PhD, MS, MSc, BSc, BS, capstone, senior design, term project, dissertation, thesis, or essay that was primarily (1) geophysical and (2) written for academic reasons by a student at a university or college as well as being created concurrently and cooperatively with the program being cataloged2200 Maps2210 Elevated/Aerial/Satellite Maps2211 A. Map: Photography2212 A. Map: Gravity Surveys Airborne or satellite gravity maps2213 A. Map: Magnetic Surveys Airborne or satellite magnetic maps generated using passive methods2214 A. Map: Electromagnetic Surveys Airborne (or satellite?) electromagnetic maps generated using active methods, including radar and lidar2215 A. Map: Spectrometry Surveys Airborne or satellite spectrometry maps generated using passive methods2216 A. Map: Culture and Interference Maps2220 Ground Survey Maps All geophysical ground survey maps including grids, station readings, and contoured readings2221 G. Map: Gravity Surveys Ground gravity survey maps2222 G. Map: Magnetic Surveys Ground magnetic survey maps (produced primarily using passive methods)2223 G. Map: Electromagnetic Surveys Ground electromagnetic surveys (produced primarily using active methods)2224 G. Map: Electrical Surveys2225 G. Map: Spectrometry Surveys Ground spectrometry survey maps (not entirely sure what these may include - hyperspectral? - but I don't want to discount the possibility)2226 G. Map: Seismic Surveys Seismic surveys, including both active and passive methods (may only include ground grids, unless tomography becomes important at local scales)2227 G. Map: Culture and Interference Maps2300 Profiles & Lines2310 Elevated/Aerial/Satellite Profiles & Lines Profiles and lines constructed from elevated/aerial/satellite data; general category for airborne survey lines that ran multiple instruments or have lost their supporting documentation that indicate which channels and instrumentation was being used2311 A. Prof: Photography Will primarily include reels of aerial photographs2312 A. Prof: Gravity Surveys Airborne gravity survey profiles and lines2313 A. Prof: Magnetic Surveys Airborne magnetic survey profiles and lines2314 A. Prof: Electromagnetic Surveys Airborne electromagnetic survey profiles and lines2315 A. Prof: Spectrometry Surveys Airborne spectrometry survey profiles and lines (not likely to be much in this category)2320 Ground Survey Profiles & Lines Profiles and lines constructed from ground-gathered data

Comprehensive technical reports, presentations, or data sets written or compiled by tax-funded entities meant for the public domain ( e.g., DNR, NRRI, or MGS projects)

Any geophysical maps that are not broad in scope i.e., these maps are used at the smallest aspect of the program; catalogers should consider the creation of a new document package volume if there is an obvious switch in methodology within the category, e.g., VLF could be v. 1 and VLEM could be in v. 2Maps created from elevated locations (e.g., towers, airplanes, drones, satellites, etc.) focused on the area of interest; may be derived from a larger area mape.g., Aerial photography, Google Earth, etc.

A map used to indicate areas of possible man-made or other sources of interference, where noise and spikes of noise in the data may adversely effect interpretation ( e.g., locations of power lines or unusual channel responses)

Ground electrical survey (e.g., IP, resistivity, self potential, etc.) maps

A map used to indicate areas of possible man-made or other sources of interference, where noise and spikes of noise in the data may adversely effect interpretation ( e.g., locations of power lines, stands of tall trees, unusual channel responses, )Any geophysical profiles and lines, including raw analog airborne data; catalogers should consider the creation of a new document package volume if there is an obvious switch in methodology within the category, e.g., seismic refraction could be v. 1 and seismic reflection could be in v. 2. Catalogers should also consider putting any cross-geophysical technique documents ( e.g., documents containing gravity, magnetic, and EM data all within category 2300)

2321 G. Prof: Gravity Surveys Ground gravity survey profiles and lines, includes any supporting topographical profiles if found2322 G. Prof: Magnetic Surveys Ground magnetic survey profiles and lines (primarily using passive methods)2323 G. Prof: Electromagnetic Surveys Ground electromagnetic survey profiles and lines (primarily using active methods)2324 G. Prof: Electrical Surveys2325 G. Prof: Spectrometry Surveys Ground spectrometry survey profiles and lines (not entirely sure what these may include - hyperspectral? - but I don't want to discount the possibility)2326 G. Prof: Seismic Surveys Seismic surveys, including both active and passive methods2400 Geophysics: Logs & Notes Any documentation that is collected at the same time as the raw data (or raw data collected in a "standard format") to help understand what the raw data means with minimal to no interpretation included2410 Flight Logs Logs from aerial surveys indicating flight conditions, fiducials, in-flight notes, etc.2420 Geophysics: Down-the-Hole Surveys Documentation collected from within boreholes, including borehole geometry, spectrometry, geotechnical surveys, acoustic surveys, etc.; much of this information is collected simultaneously on the same instrument and will likely be all in the 2420 category2421 DTH Borehole Geometry Surveys Dip and azimuth information2422 DTH Geotechnical Surveys Geotechnical survey information2423 DTH Gravity and Related Density Surveys Gravity and density survey information2424 DTH Magnetic Surveys Magnetic survey information2425 DTH Electromagnetic Surveys Electromagnetic survey information2426 DTH Electrical Surveys Electrical survey information2427 DTH Spectrometry Surveys Spectrometry survey information2428 DTH Seismic and Acoustic Surveys Seismic survey and acoustic survey information2430 Geophysics: Field Notes Notes collected in the field including survey parameters, conditions, and/or data2431 FN Gravity and Related Density Surveys Gravity and density survey information2432 FN Magnetic Surveys Magnetic survey information2433 FN Electromagnetic Surveys Electromagnetic survey information2434 FN Electrical Surveys Electrical survey information2435 FN Spectrometry Surveys Spectrometry survey information2436 FN Seismic and Acoustic Surveys Seismic survey and acoustic survey information2440 Office & Laboratory Notes Notes collected during data processing3000 SURFACE GEOCHEMISTRY & ASSAYS Documents that solely address geochemistry, soil geochemistry, biogeochemistry, water chemistry, mineral chemistry, crystallography, isotopes, soil gasses, non-geophysical soil and rock radiation measurements, assay techniques and results (henceforth collectively known as "geochemistry" for brevity) pertaining to surficial survey programs. As with geophysics, catalogers should consider creating new volumes for changes in technique. 3100 Reporting Generally interpretive written or graphical reports and presentations and their appendices3110 Internal Reports Data and interpretations focused solely on geochemistry that were not initially meant to be released to the public3111 Internal Employee Reports Documents created by employees for supervisors, management, etc.3112 Internal Reports from Contractors Documents created by a contractor or subcontractor for a client3113 Internal Data Sets3120 External Reports Data and interpretations focused solely on geochemistry that were initially meant to be released to the public3121 External Technical Reports Any interpretive work designed or intended for public use and does not fall in categories 3122 or 31233122 External Data Sets3123 Peer-Reviewed Data Any geochemistry work created concurrently and cooperatively with the program being cataloged that has been peer-reviewed, such as journal articles3124 Dissertation or Thesis Any PhD, MS, MSc, BSc, BS, capstone, senior design, term project, dissertation, thesis, or essay that primarily contains (1) geochemistry (2) written for academic reasons by a student at a university or college as well as being created concurrently and cooperatively with the program being cataloged3200 Sample Locations & Results Maps3210 Unconsolidated Material Locations and/or Results Map Samples taken from soils, soil gasses, saprolite, glacial till, float, unconsolidated sediments, bottom of stream/river/lake/pond/swamp sediments, panning, etc.3211 U. Mat. Qualitative & Semi-Quantitative Locations and Results Map3212 U. Mat. Qualitative & Semi-Quantitative Locations Map3213 U. Mat. Qualitative & Semi-Quantitative Results Map3214 U. Mat. Quantitative Locations and Results Map3215 U. Mat. Quantitative Locations Map3216 U. Mat. Quantitative Results Map3220 Outcrop Locations and/or Results Map Hand or grab samples of rocks or minerals taken from outcrops; does not include channel sampling, trenching, bulk sampling, or drilling (see 4000 level)3221 Outcrop Qualitative & Semi-Quantitative Locations and/or Results Map3222 Outcrop Qualitative & Semi-Quantitative Locations Map3223 Outcrop Qualitative & Semi-Quantitative Results Map

Ground electrical survey profiles and lines (e.g., IP, resistivity, self potential, etc.)

Non-plan map data with minimal interpretation (e.g., the calculation of water, gases, light elements, and/or element valence states; charts [including ternary diagrams], graphs, and/or diagrams with error bars) to no interpretation that was not included in the appendices of a report

Non-plan map data with minimal interpretation (e.g., the calculation of water, gases, light elements, and/or element valence states; charts [including ternary diagrams], graphs, and/or diagrams with error bars) to no interpretation that was not included in the appendices of a report

Any geochemistry maps that are not broad in scope i.e., these maps are used at the smallest aspect of the program; they indicate the outline of the sampling program/where samples were collected and may also indicate analytical results

The location and the results of the unconsolidated materials are recorded, however, the data collection or analytical techniques used are not considered to be robust or otherwise have imprecise results ( e.g., dithizone surveys, "cheap" SEM or XRF analytical points)The location of the unconsolidated materials are recorded, however, the data collection or analytical techniques used (or apparently planned to be used) are not considered to be robust or otherwise have imprecise results ( e.g., dithizone surveys, "cheap" SEM or XRF analytical points)The results of the unconsolidated materials are recorded but it does not precisely convey where a sample was located (e.g., the scale of the map is too big or is missing). The data collection or analytical techniques used are not considered to be robust or otherwise have imprecise results ( e.g., dithizone surveys, "cheap" SEM or XRF analytical points)The location and results of the unconsolidated materials are recorded. The data collection or analytical techniques used are considered to be robust or otherwise have precise results ( e.g., most assay techniques, electron microprobe points)The location of the unconsolidated materials are recorded. The data collection or analytical techniques used (or apparently planned to be used) are considered to be robust or otherwise have precise results ( e.g., most assay techniques, electron microprobe points)The results of the unconsolidated materials are recorded but it does not precisely convey where a sample was located (e.g., the scale of the map is too big or is missing). The data collection or analytical techniques used are considered to be robust or otherwise have precise results ( e.g., most assay techniques, electron microprobe points)

The location and the results of the hand samples are recorded. The data collection or analytical techniques used are not considered to be robust or otherwise have imprecise results ( e.g., dithizone surveys, "cheap" SEM or XRF analytical points)The location of the hand samples are recorded. The data collection or analytical techniques used (or apparently planned to be used) are not considered to be robust or otherwise have imprecise results ( e.g., dithizone surveys, "cheap" SEM or XRF analytical points)The results of the hand samples are recorded but it does not precisely convey where a sample was located (e.g., the scale of the map is too big or is missing). The data collection or analytical techniques used are not considered to be robust or otherwise have imprecise results ( e.g., dithizone surveys, "cheap" SEM or XRF analytical points)

3224 Outcrop Quantitative Locations and/or Results Map3225 Outcrop Quantitative Locations Map3226 Outcrop Quantitative Results Map3230 Biological Locations and/or Results Map Samples of living or dead organic matter taken for mineral resource reasons, rather than strictly for environmental reasons3231 Biological Qualitative & Semi-Quantitative Locations and Results Map3232 Biological Qualitative & Semi-Quantitative Locations Map3233 Biological Qualitative & Semi-Quantitative Results Map3234 Biological Quantitative Locations and Results Map3235 Biological Quantitative Locations Map3236 Biological Quantitative Results Map3240 Water Locations and/or Results Map Samples of surface or ground water taken for mineral resource reasons, rather than strictly for environmental or public health reasons3241 Water Qualitative & Semi-Quantitative Locations and Results Map3242 Water Qualitative & Semi-Quantitative Locations Map3243 Water Qualitative & Semi-Quantitative Results Map3244 Water Quantitative Locations and Results Map3245 Water Quantitative Locations Map3246 Water Quantitative Results Map3300 Geochemistry Profiles & Spider Diagrams Any profiles and spider diagrams (not including variograms and other interpretive or statistical work) that show the abundance of an element across one or more samples.3400 Geochemistry: Notes & Logs Any documentation that is collected at the same time as the raw data to help understand what the data means3410 Geochemistry: Field Notes Notes collected while in the field about equipment operating parameters as well as notes about the samples and sample locations3420 Geochemistry: Laboratory & Office Notes Notes about equipment operating parameters, sample preparation procedures, data processing procedures, preliminary results, etc. 4000 GEOLOGY AND DRILLING4100 Reporting Generally interpretive written or graphical reports and presentations and their appendices4110 Internal Reports Data and interpretations focused solely on geology that were not initially meant to be released to the public4111 Employee Reports Documents created by employees for supervisors, management, etc.4112 Reports from Contractors Documents created by a contractor or subcontractor for a client that are not drillers4113 Reports from Drillers Documents created by drillers for a client4114 Assay Results Formal assay results that do not appear in documents in 4112 and 41114115 Petrography & Sedimentology Results Formal petrographic and sedimentological analyses and photographs that do not appear in documents in 4112 and 41114116 Structural Geology Results Formal, non-map structural geology analyses and diagrams that do not appear in documents in 4112 & 41114120 External Reports Data and interpretations focused solely on geology that were initially meant to be released to the public4121 Technical Reports Documents not created by a contractor or subcontractor, including the appendices of such documents4122 Assay Results Formal assay results that do not appear in documents in 4121, including those prepared by a contractor or other 3rd party4123 Petrography & Sedimentology Results Formal petrographic and sedimentological analyses and photographs that do not appear in documents in 4121, including those prepared by a contractor or other 3rd party4124 Structural Geology Results Formal, non-map structural geology analyses and diagrams that do not appear in documents in 4121, including those prepared by a contractor or other 3rd party4125 Peer-Reviewed Data Any geology work created concurrently and cooperatively with the program being cataloged that has been peer-reviewed, such as journal articles4126 Dissertation or Thesis Any PhD, MS, MSc, BSc, BS, capstone, senior design, term project, dissertation, thesis, or essay that primarily contains (1) geology (2) written for academic reasons by a student at a university or college as well as being created concurrently and cooperatively with the program being cataloged4200 Maps4210 Overburden Maps Overburden (soils, unconsolidated sediments, etc.) maps4220 Bedrock & Outcrop Maps4230 Structural Maps Bedrock and outcrop maps that are used to refine and/or consolidate structural information such as structural contour maps4240 Drill Collar & Channel Sample Location Maps Location maps for drill collars and channel samples 4250 Trenching, Pitting, and Stripping Maps Maps of trenches, pits, and overburden removal locations that pertain more to exploration programs than to mine design and development programs4300 Cross Sections, Fence Diagrams, & Profiles4310 Cross Sections4320 Fence Diagrams4400 Geology: Logs & Notes Logs and notes collected as the main form of raw data for an exploration, development, or mining program and provide the basis for formal internal and external reports (or have the potential to form the basis for such reports)4410 Core Logs Logs about geology or samples procured from drilling equipment that produce a cylinder of rock or overburden

The location and the results of the hand samples are recorded. The data collection or analytical techniques used are considered to be robust or otherwise have precise results ( e.g., most assay techniques, electron microprobe points)The location of the hand samples are recorded. The data collection or analytical techniques used (or apparently planned to be used) are considered to be robust or otherwise have precise results ( e.g., most assay techniques, electron microprobe points)The results of the hand samples are recorded but it does not precisely convey where a sample was located (e.g., the scale of the map is too big or is missing). The data collection or analytical techniques used are considered to be robust or otherwise have precise results ( e.g., most assay techniques, electron microprobe points)

The location and results of the organic matter samples are recorded. The data collection or analytical techniques used are not considered to be robust or otherwise have imprecise results ( e.g., dithizone surveys, "cheap" SEM or XRF analytical points)The location of the organic matter samples are recorded. The data collection or analytical techniques used (or apparently planned to be used) are not considered to be robust or otherwise have imprecise results ( e.g., dithizone surveys, "cheap" SEM or XRF analytical points)The results of the organic matter samples are recorded but it does not precisely convey where a sample was located (e.g., the scale of the map is too big or is missing). The data collection or analytical techniques used are not considered to be robust or otherwise have imprecise results ( e.g., dithizone surveys, "cheap" SEM or XRF analytical points)The location and results of the organic matter samples are recorded. The data collection or analytical techniques used are considered to be robust or otherwise have precise results ( e.g., most assay techniques, electron microprobe points)The location of the organic matter samples are recorded. The data collection or analytical techniques used (or apparently planned to be used) are considered to be robust or otherwise have precise results ( e.g., most assay techniques, electron microprobe points)The results of the organic matter samples are recorded but it does not precisely convey where a sample was located (e.g., the scale of the map is too big or is missing). The data collection or analytical techniques used are considered to be robust or otherwise have precise results ( e.g., most assay techniques, electron microprobe points)

The locations and results of water samples are recorded. The data collection or analytical techniques used are not considered to be robust or otherwise have imprecise results ( e.g., dithizone surveys, "cheap" SEM or XRF analytical points)The locations of water samples are recorded. The data collection or analytical techniques used (or apparently planned to be used) are not considered to be robust or otherwise have imprecise results ( e.g., dithizone surveys, "cheap" SEM or XRF analytical points)The results of water samples are recorded but it does not precisely convey where a sample was located (e.g., the scale of the map is too big or is missing). The data collection or analytical techniques used are not considered to be robust or otherwise have imprecise results ( e.g., dithizone surveys, "cheap" SEM or XRF analytical points)The location and results of water samples are recorded. The data collection or analytical techniques used are considered to be robust or otherwise have precise results ( e.g., most assay techniques, electron microprobe points)The locations of water samples are recorded. The data collection or analytical techniques used (or apparently planned to be used) are considered to be robust or otherwise have precise results ( e.g., most assay techniques, electron microprobe points)The results of water samples are recorded but it does not precisely convey where a sample was located (e.g., the scale of the map is too big or is missing). The data collection or analytical techniques used are considered to be robust or otherwise have precise results ( e.g., most assay techniques, electron microprobe points)

Documents pertaining to bedrock or overburden mapping, petrology, structural geology, assays from borehole samples, mineral deposit models, etc. as well as relatively invasive exploration techniques ( i.e., drilling, channel sampling, trenching, etc.); henceforth collectively known as "geology" for brevity

Any geology maps that are not broad in scope i.e., these maps are used at the smallest aspect of the program and may have been used for reference or created as part of the program

Maps of bedrock and outcrops, including basic structural geology (e.g., faults, strikes, dips, joints, cleavage, antiforms, synforms, monoclines) gathered within the field

Cross sections, fence diagrams, profiles that are not broad in scope, i.e., these documents are used at the smallest aspect of the program and may have been used for reference or created as part of the programCross sections and related profiles (e.g., topographical) that are of the overburden or bedrock, including cross sections used to determine structuresFence diagrams and related profiles (e.g., topographical) that are of the overburden or bedrock, including fence diagrams used to determine structures

4411 Diamond Drill Core Core logs from diamond drill programs4412 Rotasonic Drill Core Core logs from rotasonic drill programs4420 Mud & Chip Logging Logs about geology or samples procured from drilling equipment that produce rock and overburden fragments4430 Channel & Trenching Logs Logs about geology or samples procured from relatively narrow channels, trenches, or pits that have been excavated, cut, or blasted from outcrops, other bedrock sources, or overburden4431 Channel Logs Logs about geology or samples procured from relatively narrow channels cut from outcrops or other exposed bedrock sources4432 Trench & Pit Logs Logs about geology or samples procured from trenches or pits in outcrop, other exposed bedrock sources, or overburden4440 Geology: Field Notes4450 Geology: Laboratory & Office Notes Notes and other data that are not collected in the field or are part of the interpretation process4451 Geology: Assay Notes Notes and other data regarding assaying procedures and findings for borehole samples4452 Petrography & Sedimentology Notes4453 Structural Geology Notes5000 ENGINEERING & DESIGN5100 Reporting Formal written or graphical reports and presentations as well as their appendices that are focused on engineering and design5110 Internal Reports Data and interpretations that were not initially meant to be released to the public5111 Employee Reports Documents created by employees for supervisors, management, etc.5112 Reports from Contractors Documents created by a contractor or subcontractor5120 External Reports Data and reports that were intended to be released to the public5121 Technical Report Documents that are technical in nature; may or may not be created by a third party on behalf of the program sponsor5122 Peer-Reviewed Data Any engineering or design work created concurrently and cooperatively with the program being cataloged that has been peer-reviewed, such as journal articles5123 Dissertation or Thesis Any PhD, MS, MSc, BSc, BS, capstone, senior design, term project, dissertation, thesis, or essay that primarily contains (1) engineering and design and (2) written for academic reasons by a student at a university or college as well as being created concurrently and cooperatively with the program being cataloged5200 Maps, Models, & Profiles Maps, 3-D modeling, cross sections, profiles, semi-variograms, etc. that pertain more to applied science interpretations of geology, geophysics, and geochemistry than to relatively "pure" data presentations that fall in the geology, geophysics, and geochemistry categories5210 Maps Maps pertaining to engineering, design, and applied science5211 Bulk Sample Maps Locations of bulk sampling areas (especially those intended for mine development purposes for grade and tonnage estimates) including results, if available5212 Mine Site Overview Maps Maps that indicate where mine workings are to be in relation to dumps, tailings ponds, processing plants and smelters, on-site buildings, crushers, etc.5213 Open-pit Mine Maps Maps that are more narrow in scope than 5312, and indicate the workings, benches, ramps, ore zones, geological features, collapses, or dumps, etc. 5214 Underground Mine Maps Maps that are more narrow in scope than 5312, and indicate the workings, shafts, drifts, adits, stopes, raises, ramps, ore zones, geological features, collapses, or dumps, etc.5215 Reclamation & Environmental Maps Maps that indicate environmentally sensitive areas, buffer zones (including those regarding human habitats), and reclamation plans5220 Models & Profiles 2- and 3-D models (including those 2-D models that resemble maps), profiles, and cross sections that are based on interpolation and extrapolation or suggest best ways to interpolate and extrapolate5221 Statistical Modeling & Planning5222 Grade & Tonnage Grade and tonnage models, profiles, cross sections, charts, and diagrams and other related documents5300 Geotechnical Information Information about rock characteristics, rock mechanics, geological structures, and other things that are useful in mine design and development5400 Blasting, Cutting, & Fracturing5500 Metallurgy Information about metallurgy that is an aid to mineral or element extraction5600 Plants & Processing Circuits

Notes procured in the field that are not from boreholes, channels, trenches, or pits (e.g., notes taken while bedrock mapping)

Notes and other data regarding procedures, findings, and discussions resulting from the close examination of rock and overburden samples ( e.g., microscope work, size fractions, UV fluorescence, photographs, BSE images, etc.)Notes and other data regarding, identifying, and discussing structural features (e.g., plots, charts, diagrams, and photographs of bedding strikes, joints, folds, foliation, etc.)Documents pertaining to all aspects of engineering (e.g., geological, geotechnical, mining, chemical, civil, mechanical, metallurgy and materials, etc.) that allow for successful development and mining programs as well as elements of exploration, development, and mining program design ( i.e., economics and statistics).

Statistical data sets, equations, diagrams (e.g., semi-variograms charting nugget effect), charts, and graphs that are may not be included within formal technical reports but are part of the planning process nonetheless and are only ambiguously related to grade and tonnage modeling

Information about mineral, waste rock, and overburden removal (e.g., shovels, explosives, water jet, solution injection, plug & feather)

Information about plant and processing circuits, either functional (e.g., use the one on site), pilot designs (e.g., small-scale processing plants and circuits), and theoretical designs (e.g., wouldn't it be grand if…?)

Legal and other documents that pertain to the general operation of exploration, development, or mining programs except for the science-y and engineering bits

Memoranda, letters, emails, telegrams, etc. with a formal/official feelPersonal notes, to-do lists, inexplicable calculations, and other scribbles

Memoranda, letters, emails, telegrams, presentations, etc. that are conducting official businessMemoranda, letters, emails, telegrams, etc. that are conducting unofficial businessAll press items or announcements pertaining to exploration, development, or mining programsAll documents, except for press-releases, pertaining to public hearings, town halls, and other types of comments and presentations from and to the general public that may result from conducting exploration, development, or mining programsAll documents, except for those falling under 0230 & 0240, pertaining to lawsuits and court appearances that may result from conducting exploration, development, and mining programsPermits, licenses, and related regulatory agency reports essential to operating exploration, development, or mining programsAny type of permit or license that allows a hole to be boredTemporary drill hole abandonment reportsPermanent drill hole abandonment reportsAny type of permit or license that allows the environment to be disturbed and/or sets out reclamation guidelinesAny type of permit or license that allows or contributes to the commencement of an exploration program not covered by 0310 or 0320Any type of permit or license that allows or contributes to the development or operation of a mine not covered by 0310, 0320, 0330Documents about money and date matters that pertain to the general operation of exploration, development, or mining programs and do not include other plans for exploration, development, or mining programsRevenue, payroll, capital expenditures, investments, taxes, etc.Invoices received by the company from other businesses and contractors.Desk calendars, time records, personal organizers, etc.Anything relating to employees or contractors that does not fit in 0400 pertaining to personal informationFormal legal documents about minerals leasing or other land transactions, especially including those that are written in legal-ese, notarized, and signed.Any document that references multiple projects, blocks, targets, anomalies, etc.; uses cross-discipline techniques (geology & geophysics, geochemistry & engineering, etc.); reference materials produced by others; or reviews the formal initial program outlines and expectations, formal mid-program reports, or formal end of program reports.All maps, profiles, cross-sections, fence diagrams, or graphical reports covering multiple projects, blocks, targets, anomalies, or uses cross-discipline techniquesAll base maps used for reference and/or indicate the exploration, development, or mining program extentAll base maps showing grid(s) used for reference and/or indicate the exploration, development, or mining program extentAll maps showing both ownership/leases (land, surficial, mineral, timber, etc.) and survey gridsAll survey (geophysical, geochemical, and/or geological) grids that are not superimposed over a "standard" base map such as topography, larger aerial geophysical surveys, aerial or satellite image maps, or plat mapsAll topography maps used for reference and/or indicate the exploration, development, or mining program extentAll aerial photo or satellite image maps used for reference and/or indicate the exploration, development, or mining program extentAll bedrock, structural, & surficial geology maps, airborne or satellite geophysical maps, or multiple-anomaly geochemical maps used for reference and/or to indicate the exploration, development, or mining program extentAll maps indicating the ownership of mineral, timber, or surficial rightsAll maps which have the sole intent of indicating access points and routes to various components of exploration, development, and mining programs (things like drill hole locations are incidental)All profiles, cross-sections, fence diagrams, or otherwise graphical reports covering multiple projects, blocks, targets, anomalies, or uses cross-discipline techniquesCross-sections, fence diagrams, geophysical anomaly profiles created by others prior to the commencement of exploration, development, or mining programs as well as those that have cross-discipline techniques created during exploration, development, or mining programsTopographic profiles when it cannot be determined that the profiles were used specifically for any other task (e.g., a gravity survey or structural geology features)Reports that follow a specific form set out by a regulating body and widely accepted as being scientifically/financially soundNational Instrument 43-101 technical reports and related documentsJoint Ore Reserves Committee Code technical reports and related documentsSouth African Code for the Reporting of Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves & South African Code for the Valuation of Mineral Assets technical reports and related documents

Any work done on the area of interest that appears to have been completed prior to the start of exploration, development, or mining programs. May be very broad in scope (geological province) or very limited (a single occurrence)

Any work that has been peer-reviewed, such as journal articles, and the original intent was for the data to be within the public domain, scientific, or engineering communitiesAny PhD, MS, MSc, BSc, BS, capstone, senior design, term project, dissertation, thesis, or essay that was primarily written for academic reasons by a student at a university or collegeAny work or data set that was created by a government agency or body that is presumably in the public domain

Internal office documents (e.g., from one cubical to another) regarding the operations of exploration, development, or mining programs

External office documents (e.g., from one company to another, one company to the general public) regarding the operations of exploration, development, or mining programs

Reports and reviews pertaining to the environment, invasive species, climate, ecosystem, and human cultures (e.g., ancient artifacts, present socio-economic conditions, projected demographics, etc.)

Any work completed by private interests (e.g., data branded with a different name than all other documentation and does not appear to have been a contractor's work) that is applicable to the project that has the appearance of being initially intended for private, rather than public use

Any documentation that does not seem to fall under 1410, 1420, 1430, or 1440 and was completed by others apparently unrelated to the program being catalogedReports completed by a company for the same company or a cross-technique report submitted by a contractorReports that outlay the scope of work intended to be completed for the entire program, year, season, or month, including those that reference the budgetWritten or graphical reports of work completed to date (but it does not seem to be the end of the program), particularly those that are broad in scope or have a cross-technique approachWritten or graphical reports of work completed by the end of the program, year, season, or month, including those that reference back to a pre-program report or start to sketch out what should be completed in the next cycleReports, presentations, open file data releases that are intended to be in the public domain and would be easy to use as future reference materialsComprehensive technical reports or presentations meant for investors or the public domain that are not compliant with industry-standard reporting, as defined aboveComprehensive technical reports or presentations written by private interests meant for investors or public domain that are not compliant with industry-standard reportingAny work created concurrently and cooperatively with the program being cataloged that has been peer-reviewed, such as journal articles, and the original intent was for the data to be within the public domain, scientific, or engineering communitiesAny PhD, MS, MSc, BSc, BS, capstone, senior design, term project, dissertation, thesis, or essay that was primarily written for academic reasons by a student at a university or college as well as being created concurrently and cooperatively with the program being cataloged

Any formal report or interpretive work conducted by a public agency, including projects, reports, bulletins, memoirs, etc.Any public release of data that is not accompanied by formal agency reports or interpretive works other than a brief summary of contents, metadata, and/or third-party analytical reports, including open file reports, data releases, etc.Any work created concurrently and cooperatively with the program being cataloged that has been peer-reviewed, such as journal articlesAny PhD, MS, MSc, BSc, BS, capstone, senior design, term project, dissertation, thesis, or essay that was primarily written for academic reasons by a student at a university or college as well as being created concurrently and cooperatively with the program being catalogedDocuments that solely address geophysical techniques and resultsWritten or graphical reports and presentationsAny report about geophysics not initially meant for public releaseDocuments created by employees for supervisors, management, etc.Documents created by a contractor or subcontractor for a clientData and interpretations focused solely on geophysics that were initially meant for public releaseAny interpretive work or data set designed or intended for public use and does not fall in categories 2122 or 2123Any geophysical work created concurrently and cooperatively with the program being cataloged that has been peer-reviewed, such as journal articlesAny PhD, MS, MSc, BSc, BS, capstone, senior design, term project, dissertation, thesis, or essay that was primarily (1) geophysical and (2) written for academic reasons by a student at a university or college as well as being created concurrently and cooperatively with the program being cataloged

Airborne or satellite gravity mapsAirborne or satellite magnetic maps generated using passive methodsAirborne (or satellite?) electromagnetic maps generated using active methods, including radar and lidarAirborne or satellite spectrometry maps generated using passive methods

All geophysical ground survey maps including grids, station readings, and contoured readingsGround gravity survey mapsGround magnetic survey maps (produced primarily using passive methods)Ground electromagnetic surveys (produced primarily using active methods)

Ground spectrometry survey maps (not entirely sure what these may include - hyperspectral? - but I don't want to discount the possibility)Seismic surveys, including both active and passive methods (may only include ground grids, unless tomography becomes important at local scales)

Profiles and lines constructed from elevated/aerial/satellite data; general category for airborne survey lines that ran multiple instruments or have lost their supporting documentation that indicate which channels and instrumentation was being usedWill primarily include reels of aerial photographsAirborne gravity survey profiles and linesAirborne magnetic survey profiles and linesAirborne electromagnetic survey profiles and linesAirborne spectrometry survey profiles and lines (not likely to be much in this category)Profiles and lines constructed from ground-gathered data

Comprehensive technical reports, presentations, or data sets written or compiled by tax-funded entities meant for the public domain (e.g., DNR, NRRI, or MGS projects)

Any geophysical maps that are not broad in scope i.e., these maps are used at the smallest aspect of the program; catalogers should consider the creation of a new document package volume if there is an obvious switch in methodology within the category, e.g., VLF could be v. 1 and VLEM could be in v. 2Maps created from elevated locations (e.g., towers, airplanes, drones, satellites, etc.) focused on the area of interest; may be derived from a larger area map

Aerial photography, Google Earth, etc.

A map used to indicate areas of possible man-made or other sources of interference, where noise and spikes of noise in the data may adversely effect interpretation ( e.g., locations of power lines or unusual channel responses)

Ground electrical survey (e.g., IP, resistivity, self potential, etc.) maps

A map used to indicate areas of possible man-made or other sources of interference, where noise and spikes of noise in the data may adversely effect interpretation ( e.g., locations of power lines, stands of tall trees, unusual channel responses, )Any geophysical profiles and lines, including raw analog airborne data; catalogers should consider the creation of a new document package volume if there is an obvious switch in methodology within the category, e.g., seismic refraction could be v. 1 and seismic reflection could be in v. 2. Catalogers should also consider putting any cross-geophysical technique documents ( e.g., documents containing gravity, magnetic, and EM data all within category 2300)

Ground gravity survey profiles and lines, includes any supporting topographical profiles if foundGround magnetic survey profiles and lines (primarily using passive methods)Ground electromagnetic survey profiles and lines (primarily using active methods)

Ground spectrometry survey profiles and lines (not entirely sure what these may include - hyperspectral? - but I don't want to discount the possibility)Seismic surveys, including both active and passive methodsAny documentation that is collected at the same time as the raw data (or raw data collected in a "standard format") to help understand what the raw data means with minimal to no interpretation includedLogs from aerial surveys indicating flight conditions, fiducials, in-flight notes, etc.Documentation collected from within boreholes, including borehole geometry, spectrometry, geotechnical surveys, acoustic surveys, etc.; much of this information is collected simultaneously on the same instrument and will likely be all in the 2420 categoryDip and azimuth informationGeotechnical survey informationGravity and density survey informationMagnetic survey informationElectromagnetic survey informationElectrical survey informationSpectrometry survey informationSeismic survey and acoustic survey informationNotes collected in the field including survey parameters, conditions, and/or dataGravity and density survey informationMagnetic survey informationElectromagnetic survey informationElectrical survey informationSpectrometry survey informationSeismic survey and acoustic survey informationNotes collected during data processingDocuments that solely address geochemistry, soil geochemistry, biogeochemistry, water chemistry, mineral chemistry, crystallography, isotopes, soil gasses, non-geophysical soil and rock radiation measurements, assay techniques and results (henceforth collectively known as "geochemistry" for brevity) pertaining to surficial survey programs. As with geophysics, catalogers should consider creating new volumes for changes in technique. Generally interpretive written or graphical reports and presentations and their appendicesData and interpretations focused solely on geochemistry that were not initially meant to be released to the publicDocuments created by employees for supervisors, management, etc.Documents created by a contractor or subcontractor for a client

Data and interpretations focused solely on geochemistry that were initially meant to be released to the publicAny interpretive work designed or intended for public use and does not fall in categories 3122 or 3123

Any geochemistry work created concurrently and cooperatively with the program being cataloged that has been peer-reviewed, such as journal articlesAny PhD, MS, MSc, BSc, BS, capstone, senior design, term project, dissertation, thesis, or essay that primarily contains (1) geochemistry (2) written for academic reasons by a student at a university or college as well as being created concurrently and cooperatively with the program being cataloged

Samples taken from soils, soil gasses, saprolite, glacial till, float, unconsolidated sediments, bottom of stream/river/lake/pond/swamp sediments, panning, etc.

Hand or grab samples of rocks or minerals taken from outcrops; does not include channel sampling, trenching, bulk sampling, or drilling (see 4000 level)

Ground electrical survey profiles and lines (e.g., IP, resistivity, self potential, etc.)

Non-plan map data with minimal interpretation (e.g., the calculation of water, gases, light elements, and/or element valence states; charts [including ternary diagrams], graphs, and/or diagrams with error bars) to no interpretation that was not included in the appendices of a report

Non-plan map data with minimal interpretation (e.g., the calculation of water, gases, light elements, and/or element valence states; charts [including ternary diagrams], graphs, and/or diagrams with error bars) to no interpretation that was not included in the appendices of a report

Any geochemistry maps that are not broad in scope i.e., these maps are used at the smallest aspect of the program; they indicate the outline of the sampling program/where samples were collected and may also indicate analytical results

The location and the results of the unconsolidated materials are recorded, however, the data collection or analytical techniques used are not considered to be robust or otherwise have imprecise results ( e.g., dithizone surveys, "cheap" SEM or XRF analytical points)The location of the unconsolidated materials are recorded, however, the data collection or analytical techniques used (or apparently planned to be used) are not considered to be robust or otherwise have imprecise results ( e.g., dithizone surveys, "cheap" SEM or XRF analytical points)The results of the unconsolidated materials are recorded but it does not precisely convey where a sample was located (e.g., the scale of the map is too big or is missing). The data collection or analytical techniques used are not considered to be robust or otherwise have imprecise results ( e.g., dithizone surveys, "cheap" SEM or XRF analytical points)The location and results of the unconsolidated materials are recorded. The data collection or analytical techniques used are considered to be robust or otherwise have precise results ( e.g., most assay techniques, electron microprobe points)The location of the unconsolidated materials are recorded. The data collection or analytical techniques used (or apparently planned to be used) are considered to be robust or otherwise have precise results ( e.g., most assay techniques, electron microprobe points)The results of the unconsolidated materials are recorded but it does not precisely convey where a sample was located (e.g., the scale of the map is too big or is missing). The data collection or analytical techniques used are considered to be robust or otherwise have precise results ( e.g., most assay techniques, electron microprobe points)

The location and the results of the hand samples are recorded. The data collection or analytical techniques used are not considered to be robust or otherwise have imprecise results ( e.g., dithizone surveys, "cheap" SEM or XRF analytical points)The location of the hand samples are recorded. The data collection or analytical techniques used (or apparently planned to be used) are not considered to be robust or otherwise have imprecise results ( e.g., dithizone surveys, "cheap" SEM or XRF analytical points)The results of the hand samples are recorded but it does not precisely convey where a sample was located (e.g., the scale of the map is too big or is missing). The data collection or analytical techniques used are not considered to be robust or otherwise have imprecise results ( e.g., dithizone surveys, "cheap" SEM or XRF analytical points)

Samples of living or dead organic matter taken for mineral resource reasons, rather than strictly for environmental reasons

Samples of surface or ground water taken for mineral resource reasons, rather than strictly for environmental or public health reasons

Any profiles and spider diagrams (not including variograms and other interpretive or statistical work) that show the abundance of an element across one or more samples.Any documentation that is collected at the same time as the raw data to help understand what the data meansNotes collected while in the field about equipment operating parameters as well as notes about the samples and sample locationsNotes about equipment operating parameters, sample preparation procedures, data processing procedures, preliminary results, etc.

Generally interpretive written or graphical reports and presentations and their appendicesData and interpretations focused solely on geology that were not initially meant to be released to the publicDocuments created by employees for supervisors, management, etc.Documents created by a contractor or subcontractor for a client that are not drillersDocuments created by drillers for a clientFormal assay results that do not appear in documents in 4112 and 4111Formal petrographic and sedimentological analyses and photographs that do not appear in documents in 4112 and 4111Formal, non-map structural geology analyses and diagrams that do not appear in documents in 4112 & 4111Data and interpretations focused solely on geology that were initially meant to be released to the publicDocuments not created by a contractor or subcontractor, including the appendices of such documentsFormal assay results that do not appear in documents in 4121, including those prepared by a contractor or other 3rd partyFormal petrographic and sedimentological analyses and photographs that do not appear in documents in 4121, including those prepared by a contractor or other 3rd partyFormal, non-map structural geology analyses and diagrams that do not appear in documents in 4121, including those prepared by a contractor or other 3rd partyAny geology work created concurrently and cooperatively with the program being cataloged that has been peer-reviewed, such as journal articlesAny PhD, MS, MSc, BSc, BS, capstone, senior design, term project, dissertation, thesis, or essay that primarily contains (1) geology (2) written for academic reasons by a student at a university or college as well as being created concurrently and cooperatively with the program being cataloged

Overburden (soils, unconsolidated sediments, etc.) maps

Bedrock and outcrop maps that are used to refine and/or consolidate structural information such as structural contour mapsLocation maps for drill collars and channel samples Maps of trenches, pits, and overburden removal locations that pertain more to exploration programs than to mine design and development programs

Logs and notes collected as the main form of raw data for an exploration, development, or mining program and provide the basis for formal internal and external reports (or have the potential to form the basis for such reports)Logs about geology or samples procured from drilling equipment that produce a cylinder of rock or overburden

The location and the results of the hand samples are recorded. The data collection or analytical techniques used are considered to be robust or otherwise have precise results ( e.g., most assay techniques, electron microprobe points)The location of the hand samples are recorded. The data collection or analytical techniques used (or apparently planned to be used) are considered to be robust or otherwise have precise results ( e.g., most assay techniques, electron microprobe points)The results of the hand samples are recorded but it does not precisely convey where a sample was located (e.g., the scale of the map is too big or is missing). The data collection or analytical techniques used are considered to be robust or otherwise have precise results ( e.g., most assay techniques, electron microprobe points)

The location and results of the organic matter samples are recorded. The data collection or analytical techniques used are not considered to be robust or otherwise have imprecise results ( e.g., dithizone surveys, "cheap" SEM or XRF analytical points)The location of the organic matter samples are recorded. The data collection or analytical techniques used (or apparently planned to be used) are not considered to be robust or otherwise have imprecise results ( e.g., dithizone surveys, "cheap" SEM or XRF analytical points)The results of the organic matter samples are recorded but it does not precisely convey where a sample was located (e.g., the scale of the map is too big or is missing). The data collection or analytical techniques used are not considered to be robust or otherwise have imprecise results ( e.g., dithizone surveys, "cheap" SEM or XRF analytical points)The location and results of the organic matter samples are recorded. The data collection or analytical techniques used are considered to be robust or otherwise have precise results ( e.g., most assay techniques, electron microprobe points)The location of the organic matter samples are recorded. The data collection or analytical techniques used (or apparently planned to be used) are considered to be robust or otherwise have precise results ( e.g., most assay techniques, electron microprobe points)The results of the organic matter samples are recorded but it does not precisely convey where a sample was located (e.g., the scale of the map is too big or is missing). The data collection or analytical techniques used are considered to be robust or otherwise have precise results ( e.g., most assay techniques, electron microprobe points)

The locations and results of water samples are recorded. The data collection or analytical techniques used are not considered to be robust or otherwise have imprecise results ( e.g., dithizone surveys, "cheap" SEM or XRF analytical points)The locations of water samples are recorded. The data collection or analytical techniques used (or apparently planned to be used) are not considered to be robust or otherwise have imprecise results ( e.g., dithizone surveys, "cheap" SEM or XRF analytical points)The results of water samples are recorded but it does not precisely convey where a sample was located (e.g., the scale of the map is too big or is missing). The data collection or analytical techniques used are not considered to be robust or otherwise have imprecise results ( e.g., dithizone surveys, "cheap" SEM or XRF analytical points)The location and results of water samples are recorded. The data collection or analytical techniques used are considered to be robust or otherwise have precise results ( e.g., most assay techniques, electron microprobe points)The locations of water samples are recorded. The data collection or analytical techniques used (or apparently planned to be used) are considered to be robust or otherwise have precise results ( e.g., most assay techniques, electron microprobe points)The results of water samples are recorded but it does not precisely convey where a sample was located (e.g., the scale of the map is too big or is missing). The data collection or analytical techniques used are considered to be robust or otherwise have precise results ( e.g., most assay techniques, electron microprobe points)

Documents pertaining to bedrock or overburden mapping, petrology, structural geology, assays from borehole samples, mineral deposit models, etc. as well as relatively invasive exploration techniques ( i.e., drilling, channel sampling, trenching, etc.); henceforth collectively known as "geology" for brevity

Any geology maps that are not broad in scope i.e., these maps are used at the smallest aspect of the program and may have been used for reference or created as part of the program

Maps of bedrock and outcrops, including basic structural geology (e.g., faults, strikes, dips, joints, cleavage, antiforms, synforms, monoclines) gathered within the field

Cross sections, fence diagrams, profiles that are not broad in scope, i.e., these documents are used at the smallest aspect of the program and may have been used for reference or created as part of the programCross sections and related profiles (e.g., topographical) that are of the overburden or bedrock, including cross sections used to determine structuresFence diagrams and related profiles (e.g., topographical) that are of the overburden or bedrock, including fence diagrams used to determine structures

Core logs from diamond drill programsCore logs from rotasonic drill programsLogs about geology or samples procured from drilling equipment that produce rock and overburden fragmentsLogs about geology or samples procured from relatively narrow channels, trenches, or pits that have been excavated, cut, or blasted from outcrops, other bedrock sources, or overburdenLogs about geology or samples procured from relatively narrow channels cut from outcrops or other exposed bedrock sourcesLogs about geology or samples procured from trenches or pits in outcrop, other exposed bedrock sources, or overburden

Notes and other data that are not collected in the field or are part of the interpretation processNotes and other data regarding assaying procedures and findings for borehole samples

Formal written or graphical reports and presentations as well as their appendices that are focused on engineering and designData and interpretations that were not initially meant to be released to the publicDocuments created by employees for supervisors, management, etc.Documents created by a contractor or subcontractorData and reports that were intended to be released to the publicDocuments that are technical in nature; may or may not be created by a third party on behalf of the program sponsorAny engineering or design work created concurrently and cooperatively with the program being cataloged that has been peer-reviewed, such as journal articlesAny PhD, MS, MSc, BSc, BS, capstone, senior design, term project, dissertation, thesis, or essay that primarily contains (1) engineering and design and (2) written for academic reasons by a student at a university or college as well as being created concurrently and cooperatively with the program being catalogedMaps, 3-D modeling, cross sections, profiles, semi-variograms, etc. that pertain more to applied science interpretations of geology, geophysics, and geochemistry than to relatively "pure" data presentations that fall in the geology, geophysics, and geochemistry categoriesMaps pertaining to engineering, design, and applied scienceLocations of bulk sampling areas (especially those intended for mine development purposes for grade and tonnage estimates) including results, if availableMaps that indicate where mine workings are to be in relation to dumps, tailings ponds, processing plants and smelters, on-site buildings, crushers, etc.Maps that are more narrow in scope than 5312, and indicate the workings, benches, ramps, ore zones, geological features, collapses, or dumps, etc. Maps that are more narrow in scope than 5312, and indicate the workings, shafts, drifts, adits, stopes, raises, ramps, ore zones, geological features, collapses, or dumps, etc.Maps that indicate environmentally sensitive areas, buffer zones (including those regarding human habitats), and reclamation plans2- and 3-D models (including those 2-D models that resemble maps), profiles, and cross sections that are based on interpolation and extrapolation or suggest best ways to interpolate and extrapolate

Grade and tonnage models, profiles, cross sections, charts, and diagrams and other related documentsInformation about rock characteristics, rock mechanics, geological structures, and other things that are useful in mine design and development

Information about metallurgy that is an aid to mineral or element extraction

Notes procured in the field that are not from boreholes, channels, trenches, or pits (e.g., notes taken while bedrock mapping)

Notes and other data regarding procedures, findings, and discussions resulting from the close examination of rock and overburden samples (e.g., microscope work, size fractions, UV fluorescence, photographs, BSE images, etc.)Notes and other data regarding, identifying, and discussing structural features (e.g., plots, charts, diagrams, and photographs of bedding strikes, joints, folds, foliation, etc.)Documents pertaining to all aspects of engineering (e.g., geological, geotechnical, mining, chemical, civil, mechanical, metallurgy and materials, etc.) that allow for successful development and mining programs as well as elements of exploration, development, and mining program design ( i.e., economics and statistics).

Statistical data sets, equations, diagrams (e.g., semi-variograms charting nugget effect), charts, and graphs that are may not be included within formal technical reports but are part of the planning process nonetheless and are only ambiguously related to grade and tonnage modeling

Information about mineral, waste rock, and overburden removal (e.g., shovels, explosives, water jet, solution injection, plug & feather)

Information about plant and processing circuits, either functional (e.g., use the one on site), pilot designs (e.g., small-scale processing plants and circuits), and theoretical designs (e.g., wouldn't it be grand if…?)

Legal and other documents that pertain to the general operation of exploration, development, or mining programs except for the science-y and engineering bits

All documents, except for press-releases, pertaining to public hearings, town halls, and other types of comments and presentations from and to the general public that may result from conducting exploration, development, or mining programsAll documents, except for those falling under 0230 & 0240, pertaining to lawsuits and court appearances that may result from conducting exploration, development, and mining programs

Any type of permit or license that allows or contributes to the commencement of an exploration program not covered by 0310 or 0320Any type of permit or license that allows or contributes to the development or operation of a mine not covered by 0310, 0320, 0330Documents about money and date matters that pertain to the general operation of exploration, development, or mining programs and do not include other plans for exploration, development, or mining programs

Formal legal documents about minerals leasing or other land transactions, especially including those that are written in legal-ese, notarized, and signed.Any document that references multiple projects, blocks, targets, anomalies, etc.; uses cross-discipline techniques (geology & geophysics, geochemistry & engineering, etc.); reference materials produced by others; or reviews the formal initial program outlines and expectations, formal mid-program reports, or formal end of program reports.All maps, profiles, cross-sections, fence diagrams, or graphical reports covering multiple projects, blocks, targets, anomalies, or uses cross-discipline techniques

All survey (geophysical, geochemical, and/or geological) grids that are not superimposed over a "standard" base map such as topography, larger aerial geophysical surveys, aerial or satellite image maps, or plat maps

All aerial photo or satellite image maps used for reference and/or indicate the exploration, development, or mining program extentAll bedrock, structural, & surficial geology maps, airborne or satellite geophysical maps, or multiple-anomaly geochemical maps used for reference and/or to indicate the exploration, development, or mining program extent

All maps which have the sole intent of indicating access points and routes to various components of exploration, development, and mining programs (things like drill hole locations are incidental)All profiles, cross-sections, fence diagrams, or otherwise graphical reports covering multiple projects, blocks, targets, anomalies, or uses cross-discipline techniquesCross-sections, fence diagrams, geophysical anomaly profiles created by others prior to the commencement of exploration, development, or mining programs as well as those that have cross-discipline techniques created during exploration, development, or mining programsTopographic profiles when it cannot be determined that the profiles were used specifically for any other task (e.g., a gravity survey or structural geology features)

South African Code for the Reporting of Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves & South African Code for the Valuation of Mineral Assets technical reports and related documents

Any work done on the area of interest that appears to have been completed prior to the start of exploration, development, or mining programs. May be very broad in scope (geological province) or very limited (a single occurrence)

Any work that has been peer-reviewed, such as journal articles, and the original intent was for the data to be within the public domain, scientific, or engineering communitiesAny PhD, MS, MSc, BSc, BS, capstone, senior design, term project, dissertation, thesis, or essay that was primarily written for academic reasons by a student at a university or college

, from one cubical to another) regarding the operations of exploration, development, or mining programs

, from one company to another, one company to the general public) regarding the operations of exploration, development, or mining programs

, ancient artifacts, present socio-economic conditions, projected demographics, etc.)

, data branded with a different name than all other documentation and does not appear to have been a contractor's work) that is applicable to the project that has the appearance of being initially intended for private, rather than public use

Any documentation that does not seem to fall under 1410, 1420, 1430, or 1440 and was completed by others apparently unrelated to the program being cataloged

Reports that outlay the scope of work intended to be completed for the entire program, year, season, or month, including those that reference the budgetWritten or graphical reports of work completed to date (but it does not seem to be the end of the program), particularly those that are broad in scope or have a cross-technique approachWritten or graphical reports of work completed by the end of the program, year, season, or month, including those that reference back to a pre-program report or start to sketch out what should be completed in the next cycleReports, presentations, open file data releases that are intended to be in the public domain and would be easy to use as future reference materialsComprehensive technical reports or presentations meant for investors or the public domain that are not compliant with industry-standard reporting, as defined aboveComprehensive technical reports or presentations written by private interests meant for investors or public domain that are not compliant with industry-standard reportingAny work created concurrently and cooperatively with the program being cataloged that has been peer-reviewed, such as journal articles, and the original intent was for the data to be within the public domain, scientific, or engineering communitiesAny PhD, MS, MSc, BSc, BS, capstone, senior design, term project, dissertation, thesis, or essay that was primarily written for academic reasons by a student at a university or college as well as being created concurrently and cooperatively with the program being cataloged

Any public release of data that is not accompanied by formal agency reports or interpretive works other than a brief summary of contents, metadata, and/or third-party analytical reports, including open file reports, data releases, etc.Any work created concurrently and cooperatively with the program being cataloged that has been peer-reviewed, such as journal articlesAny PhD, MS, MSc, BSc, BS, capstone, senior design, term project, dissertation, thesis, or essay that was primarily written for academic reasons by a student at a university or college as well as being created concurrently and cooperatively with the program being cataloged

Any geophysical work created concurrently and cooperatively with the program being cataloged that has been peer-reviewed, such as journal articlesAny PhD, MS, MSc, BSc, BS, capstone, senior design, term project, dissertation, thesis, or essay that was primarily (1) geophysical and (2) written for academic reasons by a student at a university or college as well as being created concurrently and cooperatively with the program being cataloged

Ground spectrometry survey maps (not entirely sure what these may include - hyperspectral? - but I don't want to discount the possibility)Seismic surveys, including both active and passive methods (may only include ground grids, unless tomography becomes important at local scales)

Profiles and lines constructed from elevated/aerial/satellite data; general category for airborne survey lines that ran multiple instruments or have lost their supporting documentation that indicate which channels and instrumentation was being used

Comprehensive technical reports, presentations, or data sets written or compiled by tax-funded entities meant for the public domain ( e.g., DNR, NRRI, or MGS projects)

, these maps are used at the smallest aspect of the program; catalogers should consider the creation of a new document package volume if there is an obvious switch in methodology within the category, e.g., VLF could be v. 1 and VLEM could be in v. 2, towers, airplanes, drones, satellites, etc.) focused on the area of interest; may be derived from a larger area map

A map used to indicate areas of possible man-made or other sources of interference, where noise and spikes of noise in the data may adversely effect interpretation ( e.g., locations of power lines or unusual channel responses)

A map used to indicate areas of possible man-made or other sources of interference, where noise and spikes of noise in the data may adversely effect interpretation ( e.g., locations of power lines, stands of tall trees, unusual channel responses, )Any geophysical profiles and lines, including raw analog airborne data; catalogers should consider the creation of a new document package volume if there is an obvious switch in methodology within the category, e.g., seismic refraction could be v. 1 and seismic reflection could be in v. 2. Catalogers should also consider putting any cross-geophysical technique documents ( e.g., documents containing gravity, magnetic, and EM data all within category 2300)

Ground spectrometry survey profiles and lines (not entirely sure what these may include - hyperspectral? - but I don't want to discount the possibility)

Any documentation that is collected at the same time as the raw data (or raw data collected in a "standard format") to help understand what the raw data means with minimal to no interpretation included

Documentation collected from within boreholes, including borehole geometry, spectrometry, geotechnical surveys, acoustic surveys, etc.; much of this information is collected simultaneously on the same instrument and will likely be all in the 2420 category

Documents that solely address geochemistry, soil geochemistry, biogeochemistry, water chemistry, mineral chemistry, crystallography, isotopes, soil gasses, non-geophysical soil and rock radiation measurements, assay techniques and results (henceforth collectively known as "geochemistry" for brevity) pertaining to surficial survey programs. As with geophysics, catalogers should consider creating new volumes for changes in technique.

Any geochemistry work created concurrently and cooperatively with the program being cataloged that has been peer-reviewed, such as journal articlesAny PhD, MS, MSc, BSc, BS, capstone, senior design, term project, dissertation, thesis, or essay that primarily contains (1) geochemistry (2) written for academic reasons by a student at a university or college as well as being created concurrently and cooperatively with the program being cataloged

Samples taken from soils, soil gasses, saprolite, glacial till, float, unconsolidated sediments, bottom of stream/river/lake/pond/swamp sediments, panning, etc.

Hand or grab samples of rocks or minerals taken from outcrops; does not include channel sampling, trenching, bulk sampling, or drilling (see 4000 level)

, the calculation of water, gases, light elements, and/or element valence states; charts [including ternary diagrams], graphs, and/or diagrams with error bars) to no interpretation that was not included in the appendices of a report

, the calculation of water, gases, light elements, and/or element valence states; charts [including ternary diagrams], graphs, and/or diagrams with error bars) to no interpretation that was not included in the appendices of a report

, these maps are used at the smallest aspect of the program; they indicate the outline of the sampling program/where samples were collected and may also indicate analytical results

The location and the results of the unconsolidated materials are recorded, however, the data collection or analytical techniques used are not considered to be robust or otherwise have imprecise results ( e.g., dithizone surveys, "cheap" SEM or XRF analytical points)The location of the unconsolidated materials are recorded, however, the data collection or analytical techniques used (or apparently planned to be used) are not considered to be robust or otherwise have imprecise results ( e.g., dithizone surveys, "cheap" SEM or XRF analytical points)The results of the unconsolidated materials are recorded but it does not precisely convey where a sample was located (e.g., the scale of the map is too big or is missing). The data collection or analytical techniques used are not considered to be robust or otherwise have imprecise results ( e.g., dithizone surveys, "cheap" SEM or XRF analytical points)The location and results of the unconsolidated materials are recorded. The data collection or analytical techniques used are considered to be robust or otherwise have precise results ( e.g., most assay techniques, electron microprobe points)The location of the unconsolidated materials are recorded. The data collection or analytical techniques used (or apparently planned to be used) are considered to be robust or otherwise have precise results ( e.g., most assay techniques, electron microprobe points)The results of the unconsolidated materials are recorded but it does not precisely convey where a sample was located (e.g., the scale of the map is too big or is missing). The data collection or analytical techniques used are considered to be robust or otherwise have precise results ( e.g., most assay techniques, electron microprobe points)

The location and the results of the hand samples are recorded. The data collection or analytical techniques used are not considered to be robust or otherwise have imprecise results ( e.g., dithizone surveys, "cheap" SEM or XRF analytical points)The location of the hand samples are recorded. The data collection or analytical techniques used (or apparently planned to be used) are not considered to be robust or otherwise have imprecise results ( e.g., dithizone surveys, "cheap" SEM or XRF analytical points)The results of the hand samples are recorded but it does not precisely convey where a sample was located (e.g., the scale of the map is too big or is missing). The data collection or analytical techniques used are not considered to be robust or otherwise have imprecise results ( e.g., dithizone surveys, "cheap" SEM or XRF analytical points)

Samples of surface or ground water taken for mineral resource reasons, rather than strictly for environmental or public health reasons

Any profiles and spider diagrams (not including variograms and other interpretive or statistical work) that show the abundance of an element across one or more samples.

Notes collected while in the field about equipment operating parameters as well as notes about the samples and sample locationsNotes about equipment operating parameters, sample preparation procedures, data processing procedures, preliminary results, etc.

Formal petrographic and sedimentological analyses and photographs that do not appear in documents in 4121, including those prepared by a contractor or other 3rd partyFormal, non-map structural geology analyses and diagrams that do not appear in documents in 4121, including those prepared by a contractor or other 3rd partyAny geology work created concurrently and cooperatively with the program being cataloged that has been peer-reviewed, such as journal articlesAny PhD, MS, MSc, BSc, BS, capstone, senior design, term project, dissertation, thesis, or essay that primarily contains (1) geology (2) written for academic reasons by a student at a university or college as well as being created concurrently and cooperatively with the program being cataloged

Maps of trenches, pits, and overburden removal locations that pertain more to exploration programs than to mine design and development programs

Logs and notes collected as the main form of raw data for an exploration, development, or mining program and provide the basis for formal internal and external reports (or have the potential to form the basis for such reports)

The location and the results of the hand samples are recorded. The data collection or analytical techniques used are considered to be robust or otherwise have precise results ( e.g., most assay techniques, electron microprobe points)The location of the hand samples are recorded. The data collection or analytical techniques used (or apparently planned to be used) are considered to be robust or otherwise have precise results ( e.g., most assay techniques, electron microprobe points)The results of the hand samples are recorded but it does not precisely convey where a sample was located (e.g., the scale of the map is too big or is missing). The data collection or analytical techniques used are considered to be robust or otherwise have precise results ( e.g., most assay techniques, electron microprobe points)

The location and results of the organic matter samples are recorded. The data collection or analytical techniques used are not considered to be robust or otherwise have imprecise results ( e.g., dithizone surveys, "cheap" SEM or XRF analytical points)The location of the organic matter samples are recorded. The data collection or analytical techniques used (or apparently planned to be used) are not considered to be robust or otherwise have imprecise results ( e.g., dithizone surveys, "cheap" SEM or XRF analytical points)The results of the organic matter samples are recorded but it does not precisely convey where a sample was located (e.g., the scale of the map is too big or is missing). The data collection or analytical techniques used are not considered to be robust or otherwise have imprecise results ( e.g., dithizone surveys, "cheap" SEM or XRF analytical points)The location and results of the organic matter samples are recorded. The data collection or analytical techniques used are considered to be robust or otherwise have precise results ( e.g., most assay techniques, electron microprobe points)The location of the organic matter samples are recorded. The data collection or analytical techniques used (or apparently planned to be used) are considered to be robust or otherwise have precise results ( e.g., most assay techniques, electron microprobe points)The results of the organic matter samples are recorded but it does not precisely convey where a sample was located (e.g., the scale of the map is too big or is missing). The data collection or analytical techniques used are considered to be robust or otherwise have precise results ( e.g., most assay techniques, electron microprobe points)

The locations and results of water samples are recorded. The data collection or analytical techniques used are not considered to be robust or otherwise have imprecise results ( e.g., dithizone surveys, "cheap" SEM or XRF analytical points)The locations of water samples are recorded. The data collection or analytical techniques used (or apparently planned to be used) are not considered to be robust or otherwise have imprecise results ( e.g., dithizone surveys, "cheap" SEM or XRF analytical points)The results of water samples are recorded but it does not precisely convey where a sample was located (e.g., the scale of the map is too big or is missing). The data collection or analytical techniques used are not considered to be robust or otherwise have imprecise results ( e.g., dithizone surveys, "cheap" SEM or XRF analytical points)The location and results of water samples are recorded. The data collection or analytical techniques used are considered to be robust or otherwise have precise results ( e.g., most assay techniques, electron microprobe points)The locations of water samples are recorded. The data collection or analytical techniques used (or apparently planned to be used) are considered to be robust or otherwise have precise results ( e.g., most assay techniques, electron microprobe points)The results of water samples are recorded but it does not precisely convey where a sample was located (e.g., the scale of the map is too big or is missing). The data collection or analytical techniques used are considered to be robust or otherwise have precise results ( e.g., most assay techniques, electron microprobe points)

Documents pertaining to bedrock or overburden mapping, petrology, structural geology, assays from borehole samples, mineral deposit models, etc. as well as relatively invasive exploration techniques ( i.e., drilling, channel sampling, trenching, etc.); henceforth collectively known as "geology" for brevity

, these maps are used at the smallest aspect of the program and may have been used for reference or created as part of the program

, faults, strikes, dips, joints, cleavage, antiforms, synforms, monoclines) gathered within the field

, these documents are used at the smallest aspect of the program and may have been used for reference or created as part of the program, topographical) that are of the overburden or bedrock, including cross sections used to determine structures

, topographical) that are of the overburden or bedrock, including fence diagrams used to determine structures

Logs about geology or samples procured from relatively narrow channels, trenches, or pits that have been excavated, cut, or blasted from outcrops, other bedrock sources, or overburden

Any engineering or design work created concurrently and cooperatively with the program being cataloged that has been peer-reviewed, such as journal articlesAny PhD, MS, MSc, BSc, BS, capstone, senior design, term project, dissertation, thesis, or essay that primarily contains (1) engineering and design and (2) written for academic reasons by a student at a university or college as well as being created concurrently and cooperatively with the program being catalogedMaps, 3-D modeling, cross sections, profiles, semi-variograms, etc. that pertain more to applied science interpretations of geology, geophysics, and geochemistry than to relatively "pure" data presentations that fall in the geology, geophysics, and geochemistry categories

Locations of bulk sampling areas (especially those intended for mine development purposes for grade and tonnage estimates) including results, if availableMaps that indicate where mine workings are to be in relation to dumps, tailings ponds, processing plants and smelters, on-site buildings, crushers, etc.Maps that are more narrow in scope than 5312, and indicate the workings, benches, ramps, ore zones, geological features, collapses, or dumps, etc. Maps that are more narrow in scope than 5312, and indicate the workings, shafts, drifts, adits, stopes, raises, ramps, ore zones, geological features, collapses, or dumps, etc.Maps that indicate environmentally sensitive areas, buffer zones (including those regarding human habitats), and reclamation plans2- and 3-D models (including those 2-D models that resemble maps), profiles, and cross sections that are based on interpolation and extrapolation or suggest best ways to interpolate and extrapolate

Information about rock characteristics, rock mechanics, geological structures, and other things that are useful in mine design and development

Notes and other data regarding procedures, findings, and discussions resulting from the close examination of rock and overburden samples ( e.g., microscope work, size fractions, UV fluorescence, photographs, BSE images, etc.), plots, charts, diagrams, and photographs of bedding strikes, joints, folds, foliation, etc.)

, geological, geotechnical, mining, chemical, civil, mechanical, metallurgy and materials, etc.) that allow for successful development and mining programs as well as elements of exploration, development, and mining program design ( i.e., economics and statistics).

, semi-variograms charting nugget effect), charts, and graphs that are may not be included within formal technical reports but are part of the planning process nonetheless and are only ambiguously related to grade and tonnage modeling

, shovels, explosives, water jet, solution injection, plug & feather)

, small-scale processing plants and circuits), and theoretical designs (e.g., wouldn't it be grand if…?)

All documents, except for press-releases, pertaining to public hearings, town halls, and other types of comments and presentations from and to the general public that may result from conducting exploration, development, or mining programs

Any document that references multiple projects, blocks, targets, anomalies, etc.; uses cross-discipline techniques (geology & geophysics, geochemistry & engineering, etc.); reference materials produced by others; or reviews the formal initial program outlines and expectations, formal mid-program reports, or formal end of program reports.

Cross-sections, fence diagrams, geophysical anomaly profiles created by others prior to the commencement of exploration, development, or mining programs as well as those that have cross-discipline techniques created during exploration, development, or mining programs

, data branded with a different name than all other documentation and does not appear to have been a contractor's work) that is applicable to the project that has the appearance of being initially intended for private, rather than public use

Any work created concurrently and cooperatively with the program being cataloged that has been peer-reviewed, such as journal articles, and the original intent was for the data to be within the public domain, scientific, or engineering communitiesAny PhD, MS, MSc, BSc, BS, capstone, senior design, term project, dissertation, thesis, or essay that was primarily written for academic reasons by a student at a university or college as well as being created concurrently and cooperatively with the program being cataloged

Any PhD, MS, MSc, BSc, BS, capstone, senior design, term project, dissertation, thesis, or essay that was primarily written for academic reasons by a student at a university or college as well as being created concurrently and cooperatively with the program being cataloged

Any PhD, MS, MSc, BSc, BS, capstone, senior design, term project, dissertation, thesis, or essay that was primarily (1) geophysical and (2) written for academic reasons by a student at a university or college as well as being created concurrently and cooperatively with the program being cataloged

Profiles and lines constructed from elevated/aerial/satellite data; general category for airborne survey lines that ran multiple instruments or have lost their supporting documentation that indicate which channels and instrumentation was being used

, these maps are used at the smallest aspect of the program; catalogers should consider the creation of a new document package volume if there is an obvious switch in methodology within the category, e.g., VLF could be v. 1 and VLEM could be in v. 2

, locations of power lines, stands of tall trees, unusual channel responses, ), seismic refraction could be v. 1 and seismic reflection could be in v. 2. Catalogers should also consider putting any cross-geophysical technique documents ( e.g., documents containing gravity, magnetic, and EM data all within category 2300)

Documentation collected from within boreholes, including borehole geometry, spectrometry, geotechnical surveys, acoustic surveys, etc.; much of this information is collected simultaneously on the same instrument and will likely be all in the 2420 category

Documents that solely address geochemistry, soil geochemistry, biogeochemistry, water chemistry, mineral chemistry, crystallography, isotopes, soil gasses, non-geophysical soil and rock radiation measurements, assay techniques and results (henceforth collectively known as "geochemistry" for brevity) pertaining to surficial survey programs. As with geophysics, catalogers should consider creating new volumes for changes in technique.

Any PhD, MS, MSc, BSc, BS, capstone, senior design, term project, dissertation, thesis, or essay that primarily contains (1) geochemistry (2) written for academic reasons by a student at a university or college as well as being created concurrently and cooperatively with the program being cataloged

, the calculation of water, gases, light elements, and/or element valence states; charts [including ternary diagrams], graphs, and/or diagrams with error bars) to no interpretation that was not included in the appendices of a report

, the calculation of water, gases, light elements, and/or element valence states; charts [including ternary diagrams], graphs, and/or diagrams with error bars) to no interpretation that was not included in the appendices of a report

, these maps are used at the smallest aspect of the program; they indicate the outline of the sampling program/where samples were collected and may also indicate analytical results

, dithizone surveys, "cheap" SEM or XRF analytical points)e.g., dithizone surveys, "cheap" SEM or XRF analytical points)

, the scale of the map is too big or is missing). The data collection or analytical techniques used are not considered to be robust or otherwise have imprecise results ( e.g., dithizone surveys, "cheap" SEM or XRF analytical points), most assay techniques, electron microprobe points)

, most assay techniques, electron microprobe points)., the scale of the map is too big or is missing). The data collection or analytical techniques used are considered to be robust or otherwise have precise results ( e.g., most assay techniques, electron microprobe points)

, dithizone surveys, "cheap" SEM or XRF analytical points), dithizone surveys, "cheap" SEM or XRF analytical points)

The results of the hand samples are recorded but it does not precisely convey where a sample was located (e.g., the scale of the map is too big or is missing). The data collection or analytical techniques used are not considered to be robust or otherwise have imprecise results ( e.g., dithizone surveys, "cheap" SEM or XRF analytical points)

Any PhD, MS, MSc, BSc, BS, capstone, senior design, term project, dissertation, thesis, or essay that primarily contains (1) geology (2) written for academic reasons by a student at a university or college as well as being created concurrently and cooperatively with the program being cataloged

, most assay techniques, electron microprobe points)The results of the hand samples are recorded but it does not precisely convey where a sample was located (e.g., the scale of the map is too big or is missing). The data collection or analytical techniques used are considered to be robust or otherwise have precise results ( e.g., most assay techniques, electron microprobe points)

, dithizone surveys, "cheap" SEM or XRF analytical points), dithizone surveys, "cheap" SEM or XRF analytical points)

The results of the organic matter samples are recorded but it does not precisely convey where a sample was located (e.g., the scale of the map is too big or is missing). The data collection or analytical techniques used are not considered to be robust or otherwise have imprecise results ( e.g., dithizone surveys, "cheap" SEM or XRF analytical points), most assay techniques, electron microprobe points)

, most assay techniques, electron microprobe points)The results of the organic matter samples are recorded but it does not precisely convey where a sample was located (e.g., the scale of the map is too big or is missing). The data collection or analytical techniques used are considered to be robust or otherwise have precise results ( e.g., most assay techniques, electron microprobe points)

, dithizone surveys, "cheap" SEM or XRF analytical points), dithizone surveys, "cheap" SEM or XRF analytical points)

The results of water samples are recorded but it does not precisely convey where a sample was located (e.g., the scale of the map is too big or is missing). The data collection or analytical techniques used are not considered to be robust or otherwise have imprecise results ( e.g., dithizone surveys, "cheap" SEM or XRF analytical points)

, most assay techniques, electron microprobe points)The results of water samples are recorded but it does not precisely convey where a sample was located (e.g., the scale of the map is too big or is missing). The data collection or analytical techniques used are considered to be robust or otherwise have precise results ( e.g., most assay techniques, electron microprobe points)

, drilling, channel sampling, trenching, etc.); henceforth collectively known as "geology" for brevity

Any PhD, MS, MSc, BSc, BS, capstone, senior design, term project, dissertation, thesis, or essay that primarily contains (1) engineering and design and (2) written for academic reasons by a student at a university or college as well as being created concurrently and cooperatively with the program being catalogedMaps, 3-D modeling, cross sections, profiles, semi-variograms, etc. that pertain more to applied science interpretations of geology, geophysics, and geochemistry than to relatively "pure" data presentations that fall in the geology, geophysics, and geochemistry categories

, geological, geotechnical, mining, chemical, civil, mechanical, metallurgy and materials, etc.) that allow for successful development and mining programs as well as elements of exploration, development, and mining program design ( i.e., economics and statistics).

, semi-variograms charting nugget effect), charts, and graphs that are may not be included within formal technical reports but are part of the planning process nonetheless and are only ambiguously related to grade and tonnage modeling

, seismic refraction could be v. 1 and seismic reflection could be in v. 2. Catalogers should also consider putting any cross-geophysical technique documents ( e.g., documents containing gravity, magnetic, and EM data all within category 2300)

Documents that solely address geochemistry, soil geochemistry, biogeochemistry, water chemistry, mineral chemistry, crystallography, isotopes, soil gasses, non-geophysical soil and rock radiation measurements, assay techniques and results (henceforth collectively known as "geochemistry" for brevity) pertaining to surficial survey programs. As with geophysics, catalogers should consider creating new volumes for changes in technique.

, dithizone surveys, "cheap" SEM or XRF analytical points)

, dithizone surveys, "cheap" SEM or XRF analytical points)

, documents containing gravity, magnetic, and EM data all within category 2300)