Ministry of Energy and Mines
Data Field Summary

Mnemonic Codes
Commodity Codes
Mineral/Rock Codes
Stratigraphic Host Codes
Stratigraphic Age Codes
Terrane Codes
Conversion Factors
Historic Names
Work Type Codes
Coding Guidelines
Data Field Summary
Coding Forms
Coder Names/Initials
Deposit Types
Assay Categories
Region Codes
Electoral District Codes
Forest District Codes
Tectonic Belt Codes

 

Summary of Data Field Characteristics
(MINFILE Coding Manual)

MINFILE Coding Manual Appendices Index
MINFILE Coding Manual Table of Contents
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File

Field

Length

Alias

Mandatory

Max.
Entries

Example

Checks & Range

E01

MINFILNO

9

MINFILE_NUMBER

Y

1

104B 021

082-114/A-P/NESW/001-999

E01

LAT_DEG

2

LATITUDE_DEGREES

note 2

1

56

48 - 60

E01

LAT_MIN

2

LATITUDE_MINUTES

N

1

12

0 - 60

E01

LAT_SEC

2

LATITUDE_SECONDS

N

1

41

0 - 60
E01 LAT_HEMI 1 LATITUDE_HEMISPHERE Y 1 N N or S

E01

LONG_DEG

3

LONGITUDE_DEGREES

note 2

1

130

114 - 140

E01

LONG_MIN

2

LONGITUDE_MINUTES

N

1

20

0 - 60

E01

LONG_SEC

2

LONGITUDE_SECONDS

N

1

35

0 - 60
E01 LONG_HEMI 1 LONGITUDE_HEMISPHERE Y 1 W W or E
E01 N83_LATDEG 2 NAD83_LATITUDE_DEGREES note 2 1 56 48 - 60
E01 N83_LATMIN 2 NAD83_LATITUDE_MINUTES N 1 12 0 - 60
E01 N83_LATSEC 2 NAD83_LATITUDE_SECONDS N 1 40 0 - 60
E01 N83_LATHEMI 1 LATITUDE_HEMISPHERE Y 1 N N or S
E01 N83_LONDEG 3 NAD83_LONGITUDE_DEGREES note 2 1 130 48 - 60
E01 N83_LONMIN 2 NAD83_LONGITUDE_MINUTES N 1 20 0 - 60
E01 N83_LONSEC 2 NAD83_LONGITUDE_SECONDS N 1 42 0 - 60
E01 N83_LONHEMI 1 LONGITUDE_HEMISPHERE Y 1 W W or E

E01

UTM_ZONE

2

UTM_ZONE

note 2

1

09

07 - 11

E01

UTM_EAST

6

UTM_EASTING

note 2

1

416700

290000 - 725000

E01

UTM_NORT

8

UTM_NORTHING

note 2

1

6230200

5300000 - 6653000
E01 N83_ZONE 2 NAD83_ZONE note 2 1 09 07 - 11
E01 N83_EAST 6 NAD83_EASTING note 2 1 416694 290000 - 725000
E01 N83_NORT 8 NAD83_NORTHING note 2 1 6230205 5300000 - 6653000

E01

ELEV

4

ELEVATION

Y

1

0975

0 - 6000

E01

LOC_ACC

1

DEPOSIT_LOCATION_ACCURACY

Y

1

1

1,2,3

E01

DEPSIZEL

4

DEP_SIZE_L

N

1

1200

nnnn

E01

DEPSIZEB

4

DEP_SIZE_B

N

1

0760

nnnn

E01

DEPSIZEW

4

DEP_SIZE_W

N

1

0240

nnnn

E01

DIP

3

DEPOSIT_DIP

N

1

40W

nnN,E,S,W

E01

STRIKE

3

DEPOSIT_STRIKE

N

1

020

001 - 360

E01

PLUNGE

6

DEPOSIT_TREND_PLUNGE

N

1

02040

001 - 360/01 - 90

E01

NATMINNO

18

NAT_MIN_INV_NO

N

1

104B1 Cu1

082-114/A-P/1-16/aaa/nnn

E01

CANMINNO

6

CANMINDEX_NUMBER

N

1

000001 - 999999

E01

CODED

8

DATE_CODED

Y

1

240785

D/M/Y

E01

REVISED

8

DATE_REVISED

Y

1

250788

D/M/Y

E01

GREVISED

4

GEOLOGIST_REVISE

Y

1

LDJ

aaaa

E01

FREVISED

1

FIELD_REVISED

Y

1

N

Y or N

E01

FCHECKED

1

FIELD_CHECKED

Y

1

N

Y or N

E01

GNAME

4

GEOLOGIST_NAME

Y

1

GSB

aaaa

E01

OPENPIT

1

OPEN_PIT

note 3

1

 X

X

E01

UGROUND

1

UNDER_GROUND

note 3

1

X

Y

E31

PROJ_NO

7

PROJECT_NUMBER

 if exists

1

nnnnnnn

E31

PROPERTY

30

PROPERTY_NAME

Y

1

 open

E31

PROPERTY_2

30

PROPERTY_NAME2

N

1

E31

OWNER

30

OWNER_NAME

Y

1

 Company name
or First name,
Last name

E31

OWNER_2

30

OWNER_NAME2

N

1

E31

OPERATOR

30

OPERATOR

Y

1

E31

DIST_SEQNO

3

DISTRICT_SEQUENCE_NUMBER

N

1

E31

DIST_MAPNO

3

DISTRICT_MAP_NUMBER

N

1

E31

LAT_DEG

2

LATITUDE_DEGREE

Y

1

48 - 60

E31

LAT_MIN

2

LATITUDE_MINUTE

Y

1

0 - 60

E31

LAT_SEC

2

LATITUDE_SECOND

Y

1

0 - 60
E01 LAT_HEMI 1 LATITUDE_HEMISPHERE Y 1 N or S

E31

LON_DEG

3

LONGITUDE_DEGREE

Y

1

114 - 140

E31

LON_MIN

2

LONGITUDE_MINUTE

Y

1

0 - 60

E31

LON_SEC

2

LONGITUDE_SECOND

Y

1

0 - 60
E31 LON_HEMI 1 LONGITUDE_HEMISPHERE Y 1 W or E
E31 N83_LATDEG 2 NAD83_LATITUDE_DEGREES note 2 1 48 - 60
E31 N83_LATMIN 2 NAD83_LATITUDE_MINUTES N 1 0 - 60
E31 N83_LATSEC 2 NAD83_LATITUDE_SECONDS N 1 0 - 60
E31 N83_LATHEMI 1 LATITUDE_HEMISPHERE Y 1 N or S
E31 N83_LONDEG 3 NAD83_LONGITUDE_DEGREES note 2 1 48 - 60
E31 N83_LONMIN 2 NAD83_LONGITUDE_MINUTES N 1 0 - 60
E31 N83_LONSEC 2 NAD83_LONGITUDE_SECONDS N 1 0 - 60
E31 N83_LONHEMI 1 LONGITUDE_HEMISPHERE Y 1 W or E

E31

LOC_ACC

1

LOCATION_ACCURACY_CODE

Y

1

1,2,3

E31

CR_DATE

8

CREATED_DATE

Y

1

D/M/Y

E31

RV_DATE

8

REVISED_DATE

Y

1

D/M/Y

E31

CHECKED_BY

5

CHECKED_BY

Y

1

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  ELECTORAL DISTRICT ELECTORAL DISTRICT   1 table E42
  FOREST DISTRICT FOREST DISTRICT   1 table E43

R02

STATUS_C

4

STATUS_TYPE_CODE

Y

1

PAPR

SHOW/PROS/DEPR/PROD/PAPR

R03

DOMHRK_C

1

DOMINANT_HOST_ROCK_CODE

Y

1

1

table E03

R04

DEPMOD_C

1

DEPOSIT_MODIFIER_CODE

N

2

1,4

table E04

R05

DEPCHR_C

2

DEPOSIT_CHARACTER_CODE

Y

4

12,09,01

table E05; ranked

R06

DEPSHA_C

2

DEPOSIT_SHAPE_TYPE_CODE

N

1

1

table E06

R07

DEPCLA_C

2

DEPOSIT_CLASSIFICATION_CODE

Y

4

03,05

table E07, ranked

R08

NAME

30

NAME

Y

16

GRANDUC

ranked

R09

MINDIV_C

4

MINING_DIVISION_CODE

Y

2

SKEE

table E09

R10

NTSMAP_C

7

NTS_MAPSHEET (1:50000)

Y

4

104B01W

082-114/A-P/01-16/E,W; table E10

R11

BCMAP_C

7

BC_MAPSHEET (1:20000)

N

4

104B029

082-114/A-P/001-100: table E11

R12

TECBLT_C

2

TECTONIC_BELT_CODE

Y

1

IN

table E12

R13

TERRAN_C

3

TERRANE_CODE

Y

2

ST

table E13

R14

PHYSIO_C

4

PHYSIOGRAPHIC_AREA_CODE

N

1

BNRG

table E14

R15

META_T_C

1

METAMORPHIC_TYPE_CODE

note 4

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