Ministry of Energy and Mines
Integration Features
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MINFILE Integrates with other Databases

Georeferencing Features:
bulletLongitude/Latitude, UTM, elevation, location certainty
bulletLocation data handled in both NAD 27 and TRIM/NAD 83 datums
bulletOutput files and reports display both datums
bulletAbility to enter Worldwide locations (E,W,N,S hemispheres)
bulletRegions (user-defined, NTS map, Mining Divisions, Electoral Districts, Forest Districts)

Flexible Data Handling Features:

bulletCore: Metallic minerals, Coal, Industrial minerals
bulletOptional: Anomalies, Surficial occurrences, Geothermal sites, Aggregate sites, Quarries

MINFILE Maintains Keys and Links to:

bulletProduction data (BC METAL, Mineral Statistics)
bulletNational Mineral Inventory (NMI)
bulletExploration Projects
bulletNotices of Work (automatic import of partial data)
bulletAssessment Reports (ARIS)
bulletReferences (provincial (BC Geological Survey), federal, industry, journals, press)
bulletAbandoned Mines Plans Fiche
bulletCoal File
bulletIndustrial Mineral File
bulletProperty File
bulletGrade and Tonnage Data
bulletBC Mineral Deposit Profiles

MINFILE Provides Easy Exports to:

bulletOther database management software (dBASE, Excel)
bulletDigital transfers to word processors
bulletGIS and Mapping systems (QuikMap, AutoCAD, Mineral Data BC, ArcView, MapGuide)
bulletView MINFILE plots and reports from a BC map using MapPlace

Last Updated May 16, 2007

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