Abandoned Mine Land Inventory - Coal Mine Related Problems:

Metadata

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• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey

Publication_Date: 1998

Title:

Abandoned Mine Land Inventory - Coal Mine Related Problems

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Description:

Abstract:

This data set portrays the approximate location of Problem Areas containing public health, safety, and public welfare problems created by past coal mining. It is a subset of data contained in the Office of Surface Mining (OSM) Abandoned Mine Land Inventory.

Purpose:

This data set provides information needed to implement Title IV Abandoned Mine Reclamation, of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) of 1977. One of the major uses of this data set is for the reporting of annual Abandoned Mine Land Program accomplishments to Congress. In addition, the data is used in the National Atlas of the United States to create electronic and hard copy maps that depict various aspects of the nation. The data can be used to conduct geographic analysis on national and large regional scales. The digital data will provide a basis from which future revisions of the atlas can be derived.

Supplemental_Information:

The geographical information in the Abandoned Mines Land Inventory System (AMLIS) is a point representing each Problem Area. For many Problem Areas the point is the latitude and longitude of the southeast corner of the USGS quadrangle in which the Problem Area is located. For others is the center of the Problem Area. For the latest information on Problems Areas, see the AMLIS system at: <http://www.osmre.gov/zamlis.htm>

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 1983 August

Ending_Date: 1998 December

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Irregular

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -160

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -76

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 71

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 29

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: Abandoned Mine Land Problem

Theme_Keyword: Reclamation

Theme_Keyword: Coal mine related problem

Theme_Keyword: Coal mining

Theme_Keyword: Public health

Theme_Keyword: Safety

Theme_Keyword: Public Welfare

Theme_Keyword: Mines

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: United States

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

None. Acknowledgment of the U.S. Office of Surface Mining and(or) the National Atlas of the United States of America would be appreciated in products derived from these data.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Thomas Browne

Contact_Organization: U.S. Office of Surface Mining

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 1951 Constitution Av. NW

City: Washington

State_or_Province: DC

Postal_Code: 20240

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202-208-2518

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: tbrowne@osmre.gov

Native_Data_Set_Environment: ESRI shapefile format

Data_Quality_Information:

Logical_Consistency_Report: None

Completeness_Report:

Not all coal related problems are included inthe inventory. In most cases, States and Indian tribes are responsible for finding problems and entering them into the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Inventory. Some have chosen not to inventory all their problems, especially if they have a great many problems already in the inventory. Also, not all damage to lands and water by past coal mining qualifies for inclusion in the inventory. To be included as high priority, problems must pose a threat to human health, safety, or welfare.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

No consistent horizontal accuracy checks have been made. In recent years the computer system use to store and manipulate the data AMLIS, performs a check to see that the latitude and longitude date entered into the system is in the correct county. Data entered before this check was added may be in the wrong county. Also, a problem may be in one county and the southeast corner of the quadrangle containing the problem in another county. Problem Areas shown as polygons were digitized from hand-drawn maps. The boundary of a Problem Area is often a judgment call made by the AML Reclamation Specialist preparing the map.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Office of Surface Mining

Publication_Date: 1998

Title:

Abandoned Mine Land Inventory - High Priority Coal Mine Related Problems Areas database

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Washington, DC

Publisher: US Office of Surface Mining

Online_Linkage: <http://www.osmre.gov/zamlis.htm>

Type_of_Source_Media: Electronic mail system

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 1983 August

Ending_Date: 1998 December

Source_Currentness_Reference: Ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: AMLIS.dbf

Source_Contribution: spatial and attribute information

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The U.S. Office of Surface Mining database file (AMLIS.dbf) was loaded into ArcView and converted into a shapefile. Points that had incorrect longitude and latitude coordinates or were outside the 50 States were deleted. Points that part of a non-coal program were deleted. Changed points that had a Problem-type code = V to VO. The shapefile was converted to an Arc/Info coverage and then converted to NAD 83. The result was then converted back to shapefile format.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: AMLIS.dbf

Process_Date: 1998

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Indirect_Spatial_Reference:

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1987, Codes for the Identification of the States, the District of Columbia and the Outlying Areas of the United States, and Associated Areas (FIPS 5-2): Washington, D. C., National Institute of Standards and Technology. U.S. Department of Commerce, 1990, Counties and Equivalent Entities of the United States, Its Possessions, and Associated Areas (FIPS 6-4): Washington, D.C., National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 22143

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.0003

Longitude_Resolution: 0.0003

Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal Degrees

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: 1983

Ellipsoid_Name: GRS1980

Semi-major_Axis: 6,378,206.4 meters

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.98

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label:

Abandoned Mine Land Inventory - Coal Mine Related Problems Points

Entity_Type_Definition:

The Points represent locations of Problem Areas which pose a threat to human health, safety, or welfare or the environment.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition:

The representation of the entity in the data.

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Point

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

0-dimensional element

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

ESRI ArcView software

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Area

Attribute_Definition:

The size of the shape in coverage units

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.000

Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.000

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Perimeter

Attribute_Definition:

The perimeter of the shape in coverage units

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.000

Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.000

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Abnminx020

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1

Range_Domain_Maximum: 22143

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Abnminx020

Attribute_Definition: User-assigned feature number

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1

Range_Domain_Maximum: 22143

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Amlis_key

Attribute_Definition:

Description (PAD). A combination of the State or Tribe code, the Pa_number, the Program, and Progsfx fields.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: AK000001FRA

Range_Domain_Maximum: WY000205NCA

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Cong_dist

Attribute_Definition: Congressional District

Attribute_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 23

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: County

Attribute_Definition:

The name of the County in which the problem area is located.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name:

Counties and Equivalent Entities of the United States, Its Possessions, and Associated Areas; FIPS PUB 6-4.

Codeset_Source: U.S. Department of Commerce

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Fipscode

Attribute_Definition:

The FIPS code used by the U.S. Bureau of the Census for the county in which the problem area is located.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name:

Counties and Equivalent Entities of the United States, Its Possessions, and Associated Areas, FIPS 6-4, 1990.

Codeset_Source:

U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Co_lat_deg

Attribute_Definition: Latitude degrees of the site

Attribute_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 88

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Co_lat_min

Attribute_Definition: Latitude minutes of the site

Attribute_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 59

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Co_lat_sec

Attribute_Definition: Latitude seconds of the site

Attribute_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 59

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Co_lon_deg

Attribute_Definition:

Longitude degrees of the site. The number represents a position west of the meridian.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 159

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Co_lon_min

Attribute_Definition: Longitude minutes of the site

Attribute_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 59

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Co_lon_sec

Attribute_Definition: Longitude seconds of the site

Attribute_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 59

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Owner_bl

Attribute_Definition:

Percentage of Bureau of Land Management ownership of the site.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 100

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Owner_ofs

Attribute_Definition:

Percentage of Forest Service ownership of the site.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 100

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Owner_in

Attribute_Definition:

Percentage of Indian Lands ownership of the site.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 100

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Owner_na

Attribute_Definition:

Percentage of National Parks ownership of the site.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 100

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Owner_of

Attribute_Definition:

Percentage of other Federal ownership of the site.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 100

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Owner_pv

Attribute_Definition:

Percentage of private ownership of the site.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 100

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Owner_st

Attribute_Definition:

Percentage of State ownership of the site.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 100

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Pa_number

Attribute_Definition:

The identification number of the Problem Area.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 000001

Range_Domain_Maximum: 049002

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Pu_name

Attribute_Definition:

The official name given to the planning unit.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

There is no predefined set of planning unit names. The name is assigned and maintained by the States.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Pu_number

Attribute_Definition:

The numeric designation of the planning unit in which the problem exists. These code are assigned and maintained by the States.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 9999

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Pa_name

Attribute_Definition: The official name of the problem area

Attribute_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

There is no predefined set of problem area names.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Program

Attribute_Definition:

A two character designation for the funding source for the reclamation of the problem(s).

Attribute_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: AM

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Acid Mine Drainage Fund - Any State may establish under State law an acid mine drainage abatement and treatment fund from which amounts (together with all interest earned on such amounts) are expended by the State to implement acid mine drainage abatement and treatment plans.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CI

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Interim Coal Site Funding - Lands and water mined for coal or affected by coal mining practices where the mining occurred and the area was left in either an unreclaimed or inadequately reclaimed condition between August 4, 1977 and the date on which the Secretary approved a State regulatory program for a State or September 28, 1994, for a Tribe; where funds for reclamation or abatement that are available pursuant to a bond or other form of financial guarantee or from any other source are not sufficient to provide for adequate reclamation or abatement at the site.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CS

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Coal Insolvent Surety Site Funding- Lands and waters mined for coal or affected by coal mining practices where the mining occurred and the area was left in either an unreclaimed or inadequately reclaimed condition between August 4, 1977 and November 5, 1990; where the surety of the mining operator become insolvent during such period, and that, as of November 5, 1990, funds immediately available from proceedings relating to such insolvency or from any financial guarantee or other sources are not sufficient to provide for adequate reclamation or abatement at the site.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: FR

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Federal Reclamation Program - An OSM program that conducts high priority reclamation in States or for Tribes not having their own AML programs.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: PV

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Private Funding - AML reclamation by private parties, highway departments, etc.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RM

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Remining - AML reclamation achieved by coal mining in previously mined areas.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RU

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Rural Abandoned Mine Program (RAMP) - A program administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (formerly the Soil Conservation Service) under the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It is primarily aimed at addressing problems posed by eligible AML problems in rural areas.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SE

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

State Emergency Program - State-managed program to address a sudden danger or impairment that presents a high probability of substantial physical harm to the health, safety, or general welfare of people before the danger can be abated under normal program operation procedures.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SG

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Pre-SMCRA Coal Grant Program - Problems Created by coal mining prior to the enactment of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 on August 3, 1997.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Progsfx

Attribute_Definition:

This is the 3rd character of the full 3-character program code. It is isolated as a separate field for query purposes.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: A

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Includes Priority 1, 2, and 3 for problems. See Priority attribute below for more information.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: B

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Includes Priority 3 for problems. See Priority attribute below for more information.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Quad_name

Attribute_Definition:

Name of the USGS quadrangle on which the problem area falls.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

There is no predefined set of quadrangle names.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Statekey

Attribute_Definition:

The name of the State in which the problem area is located.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name:

Codes for the Identification of the States, the District of Columbia and the Outlying Areas of the United States, and Associated Areas; FIPS PUB 5-2.

Codeset_Source: U.S. Department of Commerce

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Type_mine

Attribute_Definition:

The type of mining performed at the site.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: B

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Both surface and underground mining.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: P

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Processing only

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: S

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Surface mining

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: U

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Underground mining

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: X

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unknown

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Comp_costs

Attribute_Definition:

The dollar costs for completed projects. An AML reclamation project is considered completed for purposes of the AML Inventory after the final construction inspection is performed.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.0000

Range_Domain_Maximum: 42000000.0000

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Comp_metr

Attribute_Definition:

The metric unit value (meters of highwall, number of portals, hectares of spoil, etc.)for completed projects.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.0000

Range_Domain_Maximum: 6605.0200

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Comp_units

Attribute_Definition:

The English unit value (feet of highwall, number of portals, acres of spoil, etc.) for completed projects.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.0000

Range_Domain_Maximum: 21670.0000

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Fund_costs

Attribute_Definition:

The dollar costs for funded projects. An AML reclamation project is considered funded for purposes of the AML Inventory when a OSM approves an Authorization to Proceed or a construction contract has been signed.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.0000

Range_Domain_Maximum: 13745970.0000

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Fund_metr

Attribute_Definition:

The metric unit value (meters of highwall, number of portals, hectares of spoil, etc.) for funded projects.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.0000

Range_Domain_Maximum: 4404.3600

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Fund_units

Attribute_Definition:

The English unit value (feet of highwall, number of portals, acres of spoil, etc.) for funded projects.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.0000

Range_Domain_Maximum: 14450.0000

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Latitude

Attribute_Definition:

Latitude in decimal degrees for the problem area point.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 28.5083

Range_Domain_Maximum: 70.5000

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Longitude

Attribute_Definition:

Longitude in decimal degrees for the problem area point.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -159.6000

Range_Domain_Maximum: -71.4667

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Prioprob

Attribute_Definition:

Combination of the Priority and Prob_ty_cd fields: the priority of the problem and the problem type.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

There is no predefined set of problem and problem type combination.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Priority

Attribute_Definition: The priority of the problem.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

An AML problem category meeting the conditions under Section 403(a)(1) [coal], or 411(c)(1) [non-coal] of the SMCRA concerning the protection of public health, safety, general welfare, and property from extreme danger of adverse effects of mining practices or a condition that could reasonably be expected to cause substantial physical harm to persons or property, and to which persons or improvements on real property are currently exposed.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

An AML problem category meeting the conditions under Section 403(a)(2) [coal] or 411(c)(2) [non-coal] of the SMCRA concerning the protection of public health, safety and general welfare from adverse effects of mining practices or a condition that is threatening people but is not an extreme danger.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

An AML problem category meeting the conditions under Section 403(a)(3) [coal] or 411(c)(3) [non-coal] of SMCRA concerning the restoration of land and water resources and the environment previously degraded by adverse effects of mining practices or a condition that is causing degradation of soil, water, woodland, fish, wildlife, recreational resources, or agricultural productivity.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Prob_ty_cd

Attribute_Definition:

Problem-type code which identifies the exact nature of the problem.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CS

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Clogged Stream - Any filling of a stream bed, usually in a narrow valley, with AML-originated silt and debris carried downstream by surface runoff which poses a threat to improved property, public health, safety, and welfare.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CSL

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Clogged Stream Lands - Any AML-related surface mining spoil pile and bank, mine waste or earth material disturbed by mining activity which could be eroded and carried downstream by surface runoff, and deposited in a stream bed (thus causing a clogged stream), resulting in property damage and a public health, safety and general welfare threat.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: DH

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Dangerous Highwall - Any AML-related unprotected unreclaimed highwall located in close proximity to a populated area, public road, or other area of intense visitation, which poses a threat to public health, safety and general welfare.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: DI

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Dangerous Impoundment - Any AML-related large-volume water impoundment such as a mine waste embankment, sedimentation pond, or underground mine water pool which poses a threat of flooding and catastrophic destruction to downstream property and public health, safety, and general welfare in the event of rupture or breach of the water retention structure.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: DPE

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Dangerous Pile or Embankment - Any AML-related waste pile or bank located within close distance to a populated area, public road, or other area of intense visitation, and posing a danger to public health, safety and general welfare by adverse effect resulting from an unstable steep slope or wind-blown particulate matter.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: DS

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Dangerous Slide - Any AML-related land mass slide of surface or subsurface soil, a mine waste pile or bank, or surface mine spoil that, due to instability of its own weight or lubricating effects of mine drainage water, endangers public health, safety and general welfare or threatens destruction of improved property located uphill or downhill from the land mass.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: GHE

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Gases: Hazardous or Explosive - AML-related venting of hazardous or explosive gases.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: HEF

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Hazardous Equipment or Facilities - Any AML-related dilapidated hazardous equipment or facilities located within close proximity to populated areas, along public roads, or other areas of intense visitation.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: HWB

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Hazardous Water Body - Any impounded water, regardless of depth or surface area, that is considered an attractive nuisance and is located within close proximity to a populated area, public road, or other areas of intense visitation.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: IRW

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Industrial or Residential Waste - Unauthorized use of AML-impacted areas for residential or industrial waste disposal that poses a danger to public health, safety and general welfare from unsanitary conditions or from the toxic emissions from the burning refuse.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: P

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Portal - Any AML- related surface entrance to a drift, tunnel, adit or entry which is not sealed or barricaded, and poses a threat to public safety and general welfare.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: PWAI

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Polluted Water: Agricultural/Industrial - Any surface or subsurface water used for agricultural or industrial purposes which does not meet standards (especially those for suspended solids, acid or alkaline conditions, heavy metals concentrations, or radioactivity) because of AML-related impact.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: PWHC

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Polluted Water: Human Consumption - Any surface or subsurface water used for human consumption or recreational water used for swimming that does not meet standards (especially those for suspended solids, acid or alkaline conditions, heavy metals concentrations, or radioactivity) appropriate because of AML related impact.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: S

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Subsidence-Prone Area - Any surface expression of AML-related subsidence such as tension cracks, troughs, shearing faults, or caving caused by AML-related underground mine voids, which damages property and poses danger to public health, safety, and general welfare.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SB

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Surface Burning - Any AML-related continuous combustion of mine waste material resulting in smoke, haze, heat, or venting of hazardous gases located within close distance to a populated area, public road or other public use area and posing a danger to public health, safety and general welfare.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: UMF

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Underground Mine Fire - Any AML-related continuous smoke, haze, heat, or venting of hazardous gases from underground mine coal combustion posing a danger to public health, safety and general welfare.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: VO

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Vertical Opening - Any AML-related vertical or steeply-inclined shaft or opening which is not sealed or barricaded, or a subsidence-caused opening that has become a hazard, posing a threat to public health, safety and general welfare. Also included are instances where subsidence results in an isolated pothole or vertical opening.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Total_costs

Attribute_Definition:

Sum of completed cost, funded costs, and unfunded cost.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.0000

Range_Domain_Maximum: 173209750.0000

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Total_metr

Attribute_Definition:

Sum of comp_metr, fund_metr, and unfd_metr.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.0000

Range_Domain_Maximum: 533690.7000

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Total_units

Attribute_Definition:

Sum of comp_units, fund_units, and unfd_units.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.0000

Range_Domain_Maximum: 422000.0000

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Unfd_costs

Attribute_Definition:

The dollar costs for unfunded (unreclaimed) problems. For purposes of the AML Inventory, an unfunded problem is one for which OSM has yet to approve an Authorization to Proceed or a contract for a construction project to reclaim the problem has not been signed.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.0000

Range_Domain_Maximum: 173208750.0000

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Unfd_metr

Attribute_Definition:

The metric unit value (meters of highwall, number of portals, hectares of spoil, etc.) for unfunded (unreclaimed) projects.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.0000

Range_Domain_Maximum: 128625.6000

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Unfd_units

Attribute_Definition:

The English unit value (feet of highwall, number of portals, arces of spoil, etc.) for unfunded (unreclaimed) projects.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.0000

Range_Domain_Maximum: 422000.0000

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Thomas E. Browne

Contact_Organization:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement.

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing address

Address: 1951 Constitution Av. NW

City: Washington

State_or_Province: DC

Postal_Code: 20240

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202-208-2518

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: tbrowne@osmre.gov

Distribution_Liability:

Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the USGS regarding the utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 19990114

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Thomas E. Browne

Contact_Organization:

U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement.

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing address

Address: 1951 Constitution Av. NW

City: Washington

State_or_Province: DC

Postal_Code: 20240

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202-208-2518

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: tbrowne@osmre.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name:

FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Security_Information:

Metadata_Security_Classification_System: None

Metadata_Security_Classification: Unclassified

Metadata_Security_Handling_Description: None