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'''The National Mine Map ]''' (NMMR) is part of the ] (DOI), ] (OSMRE or OSM). <ref>U.S. Dept. of the Interior </ref> OSM maintains two mine map repositories, one in ], ], which collects and maintains mine map information and images for the entire country; and one in ], Pennsylvania, which maintains maps of ] mines in the ] coal region of northeastern Pennsylvania. <ref>National Mine Map Repository </ref> The Green Tree facility provides and stores, digitally and in ], over 150,000 maps of abandoned mines. This repository contains maps from the 1850s to the present day. It serves as a point of reference for mine maps and other information for both surface and underground mines throughout the United States. It also serves as a location to retrieve mine maps in an emergency. The NMMR provides services ranging from retrieving mine related data for economic analysis to assessing the potential risk associated with underground mining. Through analysis of mine maps and related information, the repository assists private and public sectors in industrial and commercial development, highway construction<ref> Ohio Department of Transportation </ref>, and the preservation of public health, safety and welfare. In addition, they collect, reproduce, and maintain a national inventory of mine maps and supporting documentation for private and public interests. The '''National Mine Map ]''' ('''NMMR''')<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mmr.osmre.gov/Default.aspx|title=National Mine Map Repository (NMMR) Website}}</ref> is part of the ] (DOI), Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE or OSM).<ref>U.S. Dept. of the Interior </ref> The NMMR resides in the ] suburb of ], ], and collects and maintains mine map information and images for the entire country, including data and maps of ] mines in the ] coal region of northeastern Pennsylvania.<ref>National Mine Map Repository </ref> The Green Tree facility provides and stores, digitally and in ] (aperture cards),<ref>{{cite journal|last=Edgerton|first=Curtis D.|title=The mine map repository--a source of mine map data.|year=1974|volume=8657|pages=3–4|publisher=U.S. Bureau of Mines|location=Washington}}</ref> over 182,000 maps of abandoned mines. This repository contains maps of mine workings from the 1790s to the present day.<ref>OSMRE </ref> It serves as a point of reference for mine maps and other information for both surface and underground mines throughout the United States. It also serves as a location to retrieve mine maps in an emergency. The NMMR provides services ranging from retrieving mine related data for economic analysis to assessing the potential risk associated with underground mining. Through analysis of mine maps and related information, the repository assists private and public sectors in industrial and commercial development, highway construction,<ref>Ohio Department of Transportation </ref> and the preservation of public health, safety, and welfare. In addition, they collect, reproduce, and maintain a national inventory of mine maps and supporting documentation for private and public interests.


==History of the NMMR== ==History==
The ] established a national mine map repository.<ref>U.S. Dept. of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration </ref> The repository was funded by and assigned to the Department of the Interior, ] (BOM) in 1970. A repository was set up at a BOM office in ] and ], Pennsylvania and covered all states east of the ] with the exception of ] and ]. These two states, together with ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], and ], were covered by a separate repository at the BOM Intermountain Field Operation Center in ], ]. A fourth repository, in Spokane, Washington, held the mining archives for the western states of ], ], ], ], ], and ]. The ] established a national mine map repository.<ref>U.S. Dept. of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration </ref> The repository was funded by and assigned to the Department of the Interior, ] (BOM) in 1970. A repository was set up at a BOM office in Pittsburgh and ],<ref>{{cite journal|last=Gait|first=George B|title=Microfilming maps of abandoned anthracite mines; mines in the western middle anthracite field.|journal=Information Circular|year=1971|volume=8519|publisher=U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Mines|location=Washington}}</ref> Pennsylvania and covered all states east of the ] with the exception of ] and ]. These two states, together with ], ], ], ], ], ], Colorado, ], and ], were covered by a separate repository at the BOM Intermountain Field Operation Center in ], ]. A fourth repository, in Spokane, Washington, held the mining archives for the western states of ], ], ], ], ], and ].


In 1982 the responsibility of maintaining the repository and its staff was formally transferred to DOI's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement. Later, when BOM was dissolved in 1996, all of the maps from the BOM offices were consolidated into the current OSMRE Pittsburgh repository. The Wilkes-Barre repository was closed in 2011,<ref>CitizensVoice.com </ref> and its collection transferred to the Pittsburgh office,<ref>Pottsville Republican, Inc. </ref> which is designated as the National Mine Map Repository.
In ] the responsibility of maintaining the repository and its staff was formally transferred to DOI's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement. Later, when BOM was dissolved in ], all of the maps from the BOM offices were consolidated into the current OSM Pittsburgh repository, which is designated as the National Mine Map Repository. The Wilkes-Barre repository covers only the anthracite coal region of northeastern Pennsylvania.


The mission of the repository has always been to obtain authoritative maps on past and current mining operations and preserve them on microfilm. Higher priority is given to maps of mines in areas where the potential for adverse impact to the environment is more significant. The NMMR, in addition to being an archival entity concerned with the preservation of mine maps, is also a basic reference file of information on mines. The information is made available to federal and state geological surveys, state mining bureaus, mining companies, oil and gas companies, conservationists, research and planning organizations, water pollution boards, city and industrial planners, highway engineers, building contractors, real estate developers and private citizens. The mission of the repository has always been to obtain authoritative maps on past and current mining operations and preserve them on microfilm. Higher priority is given to maps of mines in areas where the potential for adverse impact to the environment is more significant. The NMMR, in addition to being an archival entity concerned with the preservation of mine maps, is also a basic reference file of information on mines. The information is made available to federal and state geological surveys, state mining bureaus, mining companies, oil and gas companies, conservationists, research and planning organizations, water pollution boards, city and industrial planners, highway engineers, building contractors, real estate developers and private citizens.


Today the NMMR facility is equipped with modern map scanning and archiving capability to digitize maps . The primary archival method remains microfilm although the repository's holdings are increasingly available in digital format. Today the NMMR facility is equipped with modern map scanning and archiving capability to digitize maps. The primary archival method remains microfilm although the repository's holdings are increasingly available in digital format.


==Available information==
==Information available==
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The NMMR contains digital and microfilm maps of surface and underground coal, metal and non-metal mines throughout the United States. Some of the information that can be obtained from the repository includes: The NMMR contains digital and microfilm maps of surface and underground coal, metal, and non-metal mines throughout the United States. Some of the information that can be obtained from the repository includes:
*Mine and company names *Mine and company names
*Underground mine plans *Underground mine plans
**Mains, rooms, and ] **Mains, rooms, and ]
**Man-ways, ], mine surface openings, barrier pillars and ventilation facilities **Man-ways, ], ], barrier pillars and ventilation facilities
*Closure (final) maps *Closure (final) maps
*Adjacent mines *Adjacent mines
*] information *] information
**Bed name, bed thickness, depth, ] data, cross-sections, elevation contours, structures, outcrops, assays **] name, bed thickness, depth, ] data, cross-sections, ], structures, ]s, ]s
*] data *] data
**Abandoned railroad lines and stations, coal towns, surface facilities, roads, ponds, streams, and property survey points **Abandoned railroad lines and stations, ], surface facilities, roads, ponds, streams, and property survey points
*Districts, townships, sections, ranges, counties and municipalities, latitudes and longitudes, elevation bench marks, and surface elevations *Districts, ], counties and municipalities, latitudes and longitudes, elevation bench marks, and surface elevations
*Gas well, oil well, and drill hole locations<ref> Coyle, Paul R. and Cassidy, Brianne M. </ref> *Gas well, oil well, and drill hole locations<ref>Coyle, Paul R. and Cassidy, Brianne M. {{dead link|date=February 2024|bot=medic}}</ref>


==Map acquisition and archiving== ==Map acquisition and archiving==


The NMMR acquires maps through public outreach directed at state and federal environmental agencies as well as mining companies, engineering and consulting firms, surveying companies, universities, and private citizens. The repository is constantly seeking donations of mine maps to add to the microfilm/digital collection <ref> National Mine Map Repository </ref>. The NMMR acquires maps through public outreach directed at state and federal environmental agencies as well as mining companies, engineering and consulting firms, surveying companies, universities, and private citizens. The repository is constantly seeking donations of mine maps to add to the microfilm/digital collection.<ref>National Mine Map Repository </ref>


When maps are received from a donor they are scanned and stored in both microfilm and digital archives. The maps, along with a scanned images (upon request) are returned to the donor. The repository does not retain hard copies of maps. When maps are received from a donor, they are scanned and stored in both microfilm and digital archives. The maps, along with a scanned images (upon request), are returned to the donor. The repository does not retain hard copies of maps.


===NMMR Procedures=== ===Procedures===


As maps are obtained at the repository, they are assigned a unique six-digit identification number (document number). Data sheets are prepared for each map giving all available information including: map document number; state; county; mine name; mine ID number (]); company name; mine type; and both the Universal Transverse Mercator (]) grid zone and the latitude and longitude of the geo-located point on the map. This information is input into the Mine Map Index System. The sorted maps are then scanned into a digital format and stored on the repository's dedicated 42 ] mass storage ].<ref>National Mine Map Repository </ref> As maps are obtained at the repository, they are assigned a unique six-digit identification number (document number). Data sheets are prepared for each map giving all available information including: map document number; state; county; mine name; mine ID number (MSHA); company name; mine type; and both the Universal Transverse Mercator (]) grid zone and the latitude and longitude of the geo-located point on the map. This information is input into the Mine Map Index System. The sorted maps are then scanned into a digital format and stored on the repository's dedicated 500 ] mass storage ].<ref>National Mine Map Repository </ref>
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The NMMR utilizes different types of ] to facilitate archiving mine maps made available in a variety of media. ] The NMMR utilizes different types of ]<ref>{{cite web|title=State-of-the-art- equipment|url=http://mmr.osmre.gov/MMR_Equip.aspx|publisher=Office of Surface Mining, National Mine Map Repository|access-date=23 November 2011}}</ref> to facilitate archiving mine maps made available in a variety of media.


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*Colortrac Gx+ T56 extra-wide format scanner
**Accepts thick media (.8")
⚫ **Up to 600 dpi
**1.5"/sec scan speed
**Instant on, bi-directional ] illumination system


⚫ Small, portable aperture card scanners are shipped to state agencies as part of an extensive initiative to map underground mines.<ref>Mine Safety and Health Administration (])</ref>
*Wicks and Wilson CS75000 GS Scanstation aperture card scanner
⚫ **True 600 dpi
⚫ **Black and white or grayscale


⚫ ==Map gallery==
⚫ *Wicks and Wilson C250 aperture card scanner
⚫ **400 dpi
**black and white or grayscale

⚫ Small, portable aperture card scanners are shipped to state agencies as part of an extensive underground mine mapping initiative. <ref>Mine Safety and Health Administration (])</ref>

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|Koehler Mine, Colfax Co., NM with lava inclusions
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==Notes and references== ==Notes and references==
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National Mine Map Repository
Agency overview
Formed1982
TypeOffice
HeadquartersPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Parent agencyOffice of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
Websitewww.osmre.gov/mmr

The National Mine Map Repository (NMMR) is part of the United States Department of the Interior (DOI), Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE or OSM). The NMMR resides in the Pittsburgh suburb of Green Tree, Pennsylvania, and collects and maintains mine map information and images for the entire country, including data and maps of coal mines in the anthracite coal region of northeastern Pennsylvania. The Green Tree facility provides and stores, digitally and in microfilm (aperture cards), over 182,000 maps of abandoned mines. This repository contains maps of mine workings from the 1790s to the present day. It serves as a point of reference for mine maps and other information for both surface and underground mines throughout the United States. It also serves as a location to retrieve mine maps in an emergency. The NMMR provides services ranging from retrieving mine related data for economic analysis to assessing the potential risk associated with underground mining. Through analysis of mine maps and related information, the repository assists private and public sectors in industrial and commercial development, highway construction, and the preservation of public health, safety, and welfare. In addition, they collect, reproduce, and maintain a national inventory of mine maps and supporting documentation for private and public interests.

History

The Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 established a national mine map repository. The repository was funded by and assigned to the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines (BOM) in 1970. A repository was set up at a BOM office in Pittsburgh and Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and covered all states east of the Mississippi River with the exception of Louisiana and Minnesota. These two states, together with Arizona, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, Missouri, and Kansas, were covered by a separate repository at the BOM Intermountain Field Operation Center in Denver, Colorado. A fourth repository, in Spokane, Washington, held the mining archives for the western states of Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Montana, and Idaho.

In 1982 the responsibility of maintaining the repository and its staff was formally transferred to DOI's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement. Later, when BOM was dissolved in 1996, all of the maps from the BOM offices were consolidated into the current OSMRE Pittsburgh repository. The Wilkes-Barre repository was closed in 2011, and its collection transferred to the Pittsburgh office, which is designated as the National Mine Map Repository.

The mission of the repository has always been to obtain authoritative maps on past and current mining operations and preserve them on microfilm. Higher priority is given to maps of mines in areas where the potential for adverse impact to the environment is more significant. The NMMR, in addition to being an archival entity concerned with the preservation of mine maps, is also a basic reference file of information on mines. The information is made available to federal and state geological surveys, state mining bureaus, mining companies, oil and gas companies, conservationists, research and planning organizations, water pollution boards, city and industrial planners, highway engineers, building contractors, real estate developers and private citizens.

Today the NMMR facility is equipped with modern map scanning and archiving capability to digitize maps. The primary archival method remains microfilm although the repository's holdings are increasingly available in digital format.

Available information

NMMR's oldest mine: 1792 anthracite coal, "Old Mine."
One of NMMR's oldest mine maps: 1859 anthracite coal map from Hazleton Coal Co.

The NMMR contains digital and microfilm maps of surface and underground coal, metal, and non-metal mines throughout the United States. Some of the information that can be obtained from the repository includes:

Map acquisition and archiving

The NMMR acquires maps through public outreach directed at state and federal environmental agencies as well as mining companies, engineering and consulting firms, surveying companies, universities, and private citizens. The repository is constantly seeking donations of mine maps to add to the microfilm/digital collection.

When maps are received from a donor, they are scanned and stored in both microfilm and digital archives. The maps, along with a scanned images (upon request), are returned to the donor. The repository does not retain hard copies of maps.

Procedures

As maps are obtained at the repository, they are assigned a unique six-digit identification number (document number). Data sheets are prepared for each map giving all available information including: map document number; state; county; mine name; mine ID number (MSHA); company name; mine type; and both the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) grid zone and the latitude and longitude of the geo-located point on the map. This information is input into the Mine Map Index System. The sorted maps are then scanned into a digital format and stored on the repository's dedicated 500 terabyte mass storage array.

The NMMR utilizes different types of scanning equipment to facilitate archiving mine maps made available in a variety of media.

Lady standing at kitchen-table-sized scanner
Cruse scanner 60x90"
NMMR's TouchTable, a touch-sensitive map collaboration tool
  • 2 Cruse Table Scanners: CD 285/1100 ST/FA; CS 220 ST
  • TouchTable
    • 46" 1080p display
    • 1920 x 1080 pixel native resolution
    • High brightness (450 nits)
    • High contrast (800:1)
    • Displays data on a touch-sensitive table surface
    • Geographically separated teams can visualize and share ideas in real-time
  • 5 Wicks and Wilson C-Series aperture card scanners
    • Up to 400 dpi
    • Black and white, or grayscale
    • Programmable reduction ratio
    • 2 scanners have ability to auto-feed
    • Scan silver or diazo film
  • Colortrac Gx+ T56 extra-wide format scanner
    • Accepts thick media (.8")
    • Up to 600 dpi
    • 1.5"/sec scan speed
    • Instant on, bi-directional LED illumination system

Small, portable aperture card scanners are shipped to state agencies as part of an extensive initiative to map underground mines.

Map gallery

  • Meteor Crater Mine Map Plan to mine Meteor Crater, AZ
  • Koehler Mine, Colfax Co., NM with lava inclusions Koehler Mine, Colfax Co., NM with lava inclusions
  • Koehler Coal Mine with lava intrusions Section of NMMR's oldest mine, Old Mine 1792

See also

Notes and references

  1. "National Mine Map Repository (NMMR) Website".
  2. U.S. Dept. of the Interior "DOI Bureaus"
  3. National Mine Map Repository "Contacts, office locations, and telephone numbers"
  4. Edgerton, Curtis D. (1974). "The mine map repository--a source of mine map data". 8657. Washington: U.S. Bureau of Mines: 3–4. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. OSMRE "AR Technology Services Branch"
  6. Ohio Department of Transportation "Update of Abandoned Underground Mine Activities in Ohio"
  7. U.S. Dept. of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration "Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act"
  8. Gait, George B (1971). "Microfilming maps of abandoned anthracite mines; mines in the western middle anthracite field". Information Circular. 8519. Washington: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Mines.
  9. CitizensVoice.com "Office of Surface Mining to close Wilkes-Barre location"
  10. Pottsville Republican, Inc. "Office of Surface Mining to close Wilkes-Barre office in fall"
  11. Coyle, Paul R. and Cassidy, Brianne M. "A Resource for Geological and Mining Information: the National Mine Map Repository, Department of the Interior"
  12. National Mine Map Repository "The National Mine Map Repository Map Acquisition"
  13. National Mine Map Repository "NMMR Map Acquisition"
  14. "State-of-the-art- equipment". Office of Surface Mining, National Mine Map Repository. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  15. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)"Mine Mapping Workshop"

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