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About
Mapo AI is a virtual exploration assistant that manages your mineral exploration efforts. To learn more, check out the Mapo Blog Post and Mapo White Paper.
Data
The data
folder contains mineral occurence datasets for:
- Canada > British Columbia
- Canada > Alberta
Canada > British Columbia
1. ARIS Mineral Assessment Report Index Dataset
ariasdata.csv
and arismetadata.csv
- Number of data records: 35,898
- Date of last update: Unknown
2. MINFILE Mineral Occurrence Dataset
MINFILE.csv
- Number of records: 14,817
- Record last modified: 2018-11-27
To re-create MINFILE.csv
, perform the following:
- Go here: http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/dwds/addProducts.do
- Search "MINFILE Mineral Occurrence Database"
- Click
+
button to add database to order - Click "View Your Order" button
- Slect "Geographic Long/Lat (dd)" under projection drop-down menu and "CSV" under format drop-down menu
- Type your email address
- Press "I accept the Terms and Conditions"
- Press "Submit Order"
- Receive email from [email protected] with the subject: "Your order XXXXXXX has been assembled"
- Copy URL in the email body (i.e. https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/dwds/initiateDownload.do?orderId=XXXXXXX)
- Paste URL into browser to download a ZIP file
- Open ZIP file to extract contents
- Open extracted folder
- Open "MINFIL_MINERAL_FILE" folder
- Use "MINFILE.csv" for data analysis
3. Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) Dataset
mrds.csv
- Number of records: 244
- Record last modified: Unknown
To re-create mrds.csv
, perform the following:
- Go here: https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/geo-inventory.php
- Click the "North America" link
- Click the "Canada" link
- Select "CSV" under Format menu
- Click "Download" button
- Look for "British Columbia" rows under the "state" column
Canada > Alberta
1. Metallic Mineral Occurrence Dataset
Metallic_Mineral_Occurrence.csv
- Website
- Number of records: 385
- Record last modified: 2016-09-23
2. Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) Dataset
mrds.csv
- Number of records: 24
- Record last modified: Unknown
To re-create mrds.csv
, perform the following:
- Go here: https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/geo-inventory.php
- Click the "North America" link
- Click the "Canada" link
- Select "CSV" under Format menu
- Click "Download" button
- Look for "Alberta" rows under the "state" column
Run on Local Machine
-
Create environment using pipenv with python 3.6.*
pipenv --python python3.6
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Enter pipenv environment
pipenv shell
-
Install packages (for development)
pipenv install -d
Perform Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA)
- To explore the existing datasets, review the
eda
folder - To visualize mineral occurrence data on a map, look for: Latitude, Longitude, Depth, or Elevation values. Use the guide below to get started.
British Columbia, Canada
MINFILE.csv
- Relevant columns:
DECIMAL_LATITUDE
,DECIMAL_LONGITUDE
,ELEVATION
,COMMODITY_DESCRIPTION1
,COMMODITY_DESCRIPTION2
,COMMODITY_DESCRIPTION3
,COMMODITY_DESCRIPTION4
,COMMODITY_DESCRIPTION5
,COMMODITY_DESCRIPTION6
,COMMODITY_DESCRIPTION7
,COMMODITY_DESCRIPTION8
- Missing columns: year of discovery
mrds.csv
- Relevant columns:
latitude
,longitude
,commod1
,commod2
,commod3
,disc_yr
- Missing columns: depth or elevation of discovery
Alberta, Canada
Metallic_Mineral_Occurrence.csv
- Relevant columns:
Long_NAD83
,Lat_NAD83
,Depth_m
,Comm_1
,Comm_2
,Location
,Ref_AGS
mrds.csv
- Relevant columns:
latitude
,longitude
,commod1
,commod2
,commod3
,disc_yr
- Missing columns: depth or elevation of discovery