Section 1	Identification Information
Originator	Minnesota DNR
Title	Minnesota's Mesabi Iron Range Mine Pit
Abstract	Minnesota's Mesabi Iron Range Mine Pit coverage shows the Iron/Taconite mines and type of material extracted. Each Mine is named.
Purpose	To show location, type and name of each Iron mine on the Mesabi Range.
Time Period of Content Date
Currentness Reference	1999
Progress	Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency	As Needed
Spatial Extent of Data	Grand Rapids, MN to Babbitt, MN
Bounding Coordinates	na na na na
Place Keywords	Minnesota's Mesabi Iron Range Mine Pit coverage shows the Iron/Taconite mines and type of material extracted. Each Mine is named.
Theme Keywords	Minnesota's Mesabi Iron Range Mine Pit coverage shows the Iron/Taconite mines and type of material extracted. Each Mine is named.
Theme Keywords Thesaurus	None
Access Constraints	Some restrictions may apply
Use Constraints	NA
Contact Person Information	Jon Fiskness ARDC GIS Coordinator 221 West 1st St. Duluth MN 55802 Phone: 218-529-7504 FAX: 218-529-7592 EMAIL: jfiskness@ardc.org
Browse Graphic File Name	Not Applicable
Browse Graphic File Description	Not applicable
Associated Data Sets	minedist1.shp
Section 2	Data Quality Information - - - - - - Go back to top
Attribute Accuracy	No statistical attribute accuracy check has been performed.
Logical Consistency	Numerous instances of undershoots, overshoots, unclosed polygons, and sliver polygons exist throughout the shapefile. This file has not been through any "cleaning" process.
Completeness	Known pits have been added to data set.
Horizontal Positional Accuracy	Unknown. Significant positional inaccuracies may be encountered.
Vertical Positional Accuracy	Not applicable
Lineage	MN DNR mesabi range and districts data set was used as the base, all data was in 1 coverage. Data was extracted to create to 2 coverages, Mine Districts and pits. The source for name and location verification was a hard copy map of the Mesabi Range Pits Titled, "Geologic Map: Mesabi Iron Range, Minnesota" produced by Meriden Engineering and the Minnesota Geologic Survey.
Source Scale Denominator	1:62500
Section 3	Spatial Data Organization Information - - - - - - Go back to top
Native Data Set Environment	ArcView
Geographic Reference for Tabular Data	Name
Spatial Object Type	Vector
Vendor Specific Object Types	Polygon
Tiling Scheme	NA
Section 4	Spatial Reference Information - - - - - - Go back to top
Horizontal Coordinate Scheme	UTM
Ellipsoid	Clarke 1866
Horizontal Datum	NAD83
Horizontal Units	Meters
Distance Resolution	Unknown
Altitude Datum	Not Applicable
Altitude Units	Not Applicable
Depth Datum	Not Applicable
Depth Units	Meters
Cell Width	NA
Cell Height	NA
Latitude Resolution	NA
Longitude Resolution	NA
UTM Zone Number	15E
SPCS Zone Identifier	2201
County Coordinate Zone ID	NA
Coordinate Offsets	None
Map Projection Name	Transverse Mercator
Map Projection Parameters	NA
Other Coordinate System Definition	NA
Section 5	Entity and Attribute Information - - - - - - Go back to top
Entity and Attribute Overview	The basic pit coverage for which this metadata record applies does currently include the pit name, area and type. Various elements of the Mesabi Range pits are being researched and will be added as attributes in the future. Contact distributor for details.
Detailed Citation	NA
Section 6	Distribution Information - - - - - - Go back to top
Publisher	Arrowhead Regional Development Commission
Publication Date	8/2/2001
Contact Person Information	Jon Fiskness ARDC GIS Coordinator 221 West First Street Duluth MN 55802 Phone: 218-529-7504 FAX: 218-529-7592 EMAIL: jfiskness@ardc.org
Distributor's Data Set Identifier	Mesabi Pits
Distribution Liability	ARDC shall use its best efforts to ensure the data set is delivered free of physical defect and shall have sole authority to determine whether the data set was free of any physical defect at the time of delivery. The data set and associated manuals, reference materials, and technical documentation (if any) are provided "as is", without warranty as to their performance, merchantability, or fitness for any particular purpose. The entire risk as to the results and performance of the data set is assumed by the user. The Arrowhead Regional Development Commission shall not be liable for indirect, special, incidental, compensatory, or consequential damages or third party claims which may result from the use of the data set, even if ARDC has been advised of the possibility of such potential loss or damage.
Transfer Format Name	ArcView Shapefile
Transfer Format Version Number	3
Transfer Size	NA
Ordering Instructions	Contact distributor via electronic, written, or verbal request.
Online Linkage	NA
Section 7	Metadata Reference Information - - - - - - Go back to top
Metadata Date	8/2/2001
Contact Person Information	Jon Fiskness ARDC GIS Coordinator 221 West First Street Duluth MN 55802 Phone: 218-529-7504 FAX: 218-529-7592 EMAIL: jfiskness@ardc.org
Metadata Standard Name	Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines
Metadata Standard Version	1.1
Metadata Standard Online Linkage	http://www.lmic.state.mn.us/gc/stds/metadata.htm