| Description | This resource contains the point locations and properties of >3000 major mining assets across 140 countries globally. Data is compiled from publicly available information, including company disclosures, regulatory filings, annual reports, official company website text, and open news articles. |
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| Usage notes | This resource is updated in December of each year. Updates add new or newly catalogued mining assets and keep status, owner, or operator details of existing assets as current as possible. Point locations are mine asset centroids, so may fall outside of parcel boundaries for assets with non-adjacent parcels. |
| Licence | Commercial |
| CRS | EPSG:4326 |
| Version | 1 |
| Release date | 2026-02-24 |
mine_id| Description | Mining asset unique identifier. |
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| Usage notes | Follows the format PS_<country_iso_code>_XXXX, where country_iso_code is the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code and XXXX is a within-country unique identifier. |
| Type | str |
status| Description | Mine activity status. |
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| Usage notes | Changes in mine status overwrite the previous status value. Kept as current as possible based on available data and ownership_confidence. |
| Type | str |
| Name | Description |
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| Active | A mine that is currently operating and producing. |
| Suspended | A mine where production is paused or temporarily halted, with the potential to resume. |
| Closed | A mine that has been fully shut down, with no future production expected. |
| Exploration | A project that is not yet an operating mine and is undergoing exploration, evaluation, or feasibility studies to determine commercial viability. |
| Construction | A mine that is being actively constructed but is not yet operational. |
| Rehabilitation | A mine that is undergoing environmental remediation. |
| Care and Maintenance | A mine that has been formally shut down with operations ceased, assets preserved, and regulatory and environmental obligations maintained, allowing for potential future restart. |
mine_name| Description | Official or commonly used mine name. |
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| Type | str |
core_commidities| Description | Primary commodity or commodities extracted or targeted. |
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| Usage notes | May have one or multiple entries. Multiple entries are separated by a ,. See here for all possible entries. |
| Type | str |