Abandoned Mine Openings Database

Metadata for DP ME 10, Version 9, 2024. Nova Scotia Abandoned Mine Openings Database.

Table Of Contents




Identification Information

Citation Information
  Title: DP ME 10, Version 9, 2020. Nova Scotia Abandoned Mine Openings Database.
  Originator: Ernie Hennick , Jeff Poole
  Publication Date: 2024
  Edition: Version 9
  Data Type: vector digital data
  Series Name: Digital Product
  Issue Identification: DP ME 10
  Publisher: Nova Scotia Department of Energy and Mines, Geoscience and Mines Branch
  Publication Place: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
  Online linkage: http://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dp010.asp
 
Data Description
  Abstract: This digital product is developed from a database of published abandoned mine openings for the province of Nova Scotia. The database is maintained by the Nova Scotia Department of Energy and Mines (NSDEM), Geoscience and Mines Branch (GMB). The digital product was created by the NSDEM GMB staff. The database provides approximate coordinate locations for many of the abandoned mine openings, and also provides a source reference on each mine opening.
  Purpose: To identify the location of abandoned mine openings with the hope of presenting potential mineral rights holders with a province wide overview of the locations of past mineral production and an exploration guide to finding new deposits.
  Supplemental Information: Data Set ID = d010ns; Data Class = geodb; Project ID = shafts; old names = shafts, amo
  Language English
  Data Credit: Nova Scotia Department of Energy and Mines
  Data Environment ArcGIS Desktop 10.8.2
  Native Data Set Format ArcGIS 10.8.2 file geodatabase
 
Contact Information

    Jeff Poole
    Nova Scotia Department of Energy and Mines, Geoscience and Mines Branch
    Digital Information Services Supervisor
    1701 Hollis Street, P.O. Box 698
    Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
    B3J 2T9
    (phone) (902)-424-8139
    (fax) (902)-424-7735
    Jeff.Poole@novascotia.ca
    Available: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. AST Monday - Friday
 
Time Period Information
  Beginning Date: unknown
  Ending Date: Present
  Currentness Reference: publication date
 
Data Status
  Progress: In work
  Update Frequency: Continually
 
Spatial Domain
  West Coordinate: -66.5
  East Coordinate: -59.5
  North Coordinate: 47.25
  South Coordinate: 43.25
  G-Poly coordinates
  G-Poly Pair(1 of 5) 47.25, -66.5
  G-Poly Pair(2 of 5) 47.25, -59.5
  G-Poly Pair(3 of 5) 43.25, -59.5
  G-Poly Pair(4 of 5) 43.25, -66.5
  G-Poly Pair(5 of 5) 47.25, -66.5

 
Keywords
  Theme Keywords: Engineering ; Environmental protection ; Geology ; Mining and Metallurgy ; Energy and Mines ; metallic minerals ; industrial minerals ; regional geology ; mineral occurrences ; computer applications ; shafts ; mines ; databases ; abandoned mine openings ; abandoned mine sites ; geoscientificInformation ; Downloadable Data ; 11C ; 11D ; 11E ; 11F ; 11G ; 11J ; 11K ; 11N ; 20O ; 20P ; 21A ; 21B ; 21H ; NovaScan ; Geologic and Geophysical ; DB Databases ; DB Abandoned Mine Openings ; Mineral Deposits (MD) ; MD Databases
  Place Keywords: Nova Scotia
 
Access and Usage Information
  Access Constraints: This data is made available under the Nova Scotia Open Government Licence. Use of this data indicates your acceptance to the terms contained in the Nova Scotia Open Government Licence. The link to the Nova Scotia Open Government Licence is: https://novascotia.ca/opendata/licence.asp
  Use Constraints: Any constraints on the use of the data are contained in the above license agreement. The terms and conditions of the license accompany the downloaded digital product. A statement of some use constraints can be viewed in the technical prerequisites.
 
Browse Graphic Information
  Filename: none
  Description: none at this time
 
Security Information
  Classification System: none
  Classification: Unclassified
  Handling Description: none
 
Cross Reference Information
 
Cross Reference (1 of 1)
  Title: Abandoned Mine Openings
  Originator: Nova Scotia Department of Energy and Mines
  Publication Date: Unknown
  Data Form: map
  Series Name: Open File Map
  Issue Identification: In Preparation
  Publication Place: Halifax, Nova Scotia
  Publisher: Nova Scotia Department of Energy and Mines



Data Quality Information
 
Positional Accuracy
  Horizontal Accuracy Report: There may be positional accuracy errors in the data that come from the original data collection, plus there are errors added by the process of digitizing the features off the original map. The entire risk as to the quality and accuracy of the data is with the user and the user shall use his/her own judgment in making use of the data or drawing conclusions from it. The accuracy of those openings on private land will vary with each opening. The accuracy of the majority of the openings on Crown land should be +/- 5m and on private land could be up to +\- 50m.
 
Source Information
 
Source Citation (1 of 1)
  Title: Unpublished Abandoned Mine Openings SQL Server Database maintained by NSDEM
  Originator: Nova Scotia Department of Energy and Mines
  Data Form: vector digital data
  Other Citation Details: This is the NSDEM internal database that is maintained in SQL Server 2000 by the Mineral Development and Policy Section. This replaces the version maintained in FoxPro until 2009. A version of this database is also available to be queried on the Internet at the following online linkage.
  Online Linkage: https://gesner.novascotia.ca/amosearch/searchpage.aspx
 
Processing Step Information
 
Processing Step (1 of 13)
  Description: This database was developed by the Mineral Development and Policy Section of DNR. Begining around 1997 Ernie Hennick has been the person primarily responsible for the maintenace of this database.
  Software and Version: FoxPro
  Contact Person: (see Contact Information)
 
Processing Step (2 of 13)
  Description: In 1997 a copy of the FoxPro databse was provided to Brian Fisher who converted it into an ArcInfo coverage using an AML called PT2UTM20.AML. The resultant GIS database was released in E00 and DXF/DBF formats as digital product DP 010 version 1 in 1997.
  Software and Version: ArcInfo
  Date: August 1997
  Contact Person: (see Contact Information)
 
Processing Step (3 of 13)
  Description: In 2000 a second version of the database was released in E00 and DXF/DBF formats. The FoxPro databases were supplied by Ernie Hennick to Brian Fisher who processed it using the PT2UTM20.AML program.
  Software and Version: ArcInfo
  Date: January 2000
  Contact Person: (see Contact Information)
 
Processing Step (4 of 13)
  Description: In August 2006, the GIS version of the database was renamed from SHAFTS to D010NS. The data was converted from UTM zone 20 NAD27 to UTM zone 20 NAD83. The data is the same as was contained in Version 2, but the coordiantes are now in the datum NAD83. Version 3 of the database was released in January 2006 in SHP, E00 and DXF/DBF formats.
  Software and Version: ArcView 3.2a
  Date: August 2006
  Contact Person: (see Contact Information)
 
Processing Step (5 of 13)
  Description: I received an updated copy of the Abandoned Mine Opening database from Ernie. He wanted the co-ordinates in his FoxPro version of the database adjusted to NAD83 so that he could use the database in ArcView 3.2a and update the coordinates. In cooperation with Ernie we identified a problem with the coordinates in many areas of the province. When co-ordinate data for the shafts was collected in the past it was done so relative to the NTS 1:50 000 base maps. By this we mean that the location of the hole was placed on the topo map and the co-ordinate calculated from the location on the hard copy map. When Ernie started using his data in ArcView with the 1:10 000 base layers he found that many of the shafts did not appear to be in the correct location. The reason for this that the 1:10 000 base data is far more accurate that the 1:50 000 base data. In fact many features such as roads, streams lakes etc have moved a couple of hundred meters or more. The result of this that the shafts which were located relative to these feature on the 1:50 000 maps are now in the "wrong" located on the 1:10 000 base maps. Ernie and John MacNeil went into the field with maps, GPS and ArcPad to check the location of a number of shafts and determined that in fact the problem was the change in resolution between the 1:10 000 and 1:50 000 maps that created the apparent "error". Through the summer of 2008 Ernie undertook a program in ArcView 3.2a to relocate many of the holes based on the current 1:10 000 maps.
  Software and Version: ArcView 3.2a
  Date: summer 2008
  Contact Person: (see Contact Information)
 
Processing Step (6 of 13)
  Description: The .PRJ file was updated to reflect the actualy datum we are using NAD83 CSRS98. This was done by coping a new .PRJ file into the directory with the shapefile. No changes were made to the shapefile itself. The old shapefile was copied to a file called *.prj_old.
  Software and Version: none
  Date: December 17, 2008
  Contact Person: (see Contact Information)
 
Processing Step (7 of 13)
  Description: In 2009 the abandoned mine openings database was migrated from FoxPro to a new SQL Server application. This work was done under the direction of Ernie Hennick and the GIS staff including Davis Sun and Jeff Poole. DP ME 10, version 4 of the datbase is the last data extracted from the FoxPro application and the first used in the new SQL Server application. The new application can be accessed for querying through the Internet web site at http://gis3.natr.gov.ns.ca/amosearch
  Software and Version: SQL Server 2000
  Date: January 2009
  Contact Person: (see Contact Information)
 
Processing Step (8 of 13)
  Description: Version 4 of the database was released in early March 2009.
  Software and Version: ArcView 9.3
  Date: March 2009
  Contact Person: (see Contact Information)
 
Processing Step (9 of 13)
  Description: Version 5 of the database was released in November 8, 2013.
  Software and Version: ArcGIS 10
  Date: November 8, 2013
  Contact Person: (see Contact Information)
 
Processing Step (10 of 13)
  Description: Version 6 of the database was released in May, 2016 from a extract date of April 22, 2016.
  Software and Version: ArcGIS Desktop 10.2
  Date: April 22, 2016
 
Processing Step (11 of 13)
  Description: Version 7 of the database was released in July, 2016 from a extract date of July 10, 2017.
  Software and Version: ArcGIS Desktop 10.2
  Date: July 10, 2017
 
Processing Step (12 of 13)
  Description: Version 8 of the database was released in April 9, 2020 from a extract date of April 9, 2020.
  Software and Version: ArcGIS Desktop 10.51
  Date: April 9, 2020
Processing Step (13 of 13)
  Description: Version 9 of the database was released in June, 2024 from a extract date of June 11, 2024.
  Software and Version: ArcGIS Desktop 10.8.2
  Date: June, 2024


 
Spatial Data Organization Information

  Spatial Reference Method: Point
  Geographic Coordinate System: GSC_North_American_1983_CSRS98
  Projected Coordinate System: NAD_1983_CSRS98_UTM_Zone_20N
  Datum: D_North_American_1983_CSRS98
  Ellipsoid: Geodetic Reference System 80
  Semi-Major Axis: 6378137.0
  Denominator Of Flattening Axis: 298.257222



 
Entity Attribute Information

 
Detailed Description
 
Data Layer/Table (1 of 1)
  Table Name: d010nssh
  Description: ArcGIS geodatabase point feature class / shapefile - Abandoned Mine Opening
  Metadata Link: https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dp010md_attr.asp


 
Distribution Information

  Description: Downloadable Data
  Digital Custom Order Process: Digital Product Number = DP ME 10
  Available: since 2006
  Liability: This data is made available under the Nova Scotia Open Government Licence. Use of this data indicates your acceptance to the terms contained in the Nova Scotia Open Government Licence. The link to the Nova Scotia Open Government Licence is: https://novascotia.ca/opendata/licence.asp
  Technical Prerequisite: In order to view our digital files on your computer, you require mapping software (e.g. ArcGIS, MapInfo, QGIS). KML files can also be used with Google Earth. The TIF and JPG image file formats can be viewed in a number of graphics and image packages including CorelDraw and Paint Shop Pro. The MRSID SID images can be viewed in an increasing number of image packages as well as with a free MrSID viewer supplied by LizardTech. Links for these and other map viewers can be found at http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/meb/pubs/pubs3.htm. Data Formats GMB provides its digital data products in a number of formats. You can find our more information on these format and how to use them at http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/meb/download/dpformat.htm. ArcMap Map Document Information Our SHP and FGDB products include an ArcMap map document (MXD files) which have all of the features symbolized and tables loaded with links and joins already created. These MXD's use relative paths so it should be drive and path independent. The MXD files can be found in the c:\nsdnr\data_set_id\arcmap\project directory. They are part of the SHP and GDB products. KML Files KML/KMZ files for this dataset can be found under the c:\nsdnr\data_set_id\kml directory. They can be opened using Google Earth or a number of other GIS software packages.
  Ordering Fee: Free
  Instructions: The data set can be downloaded over the Internet.
  Distribution Contact:
    see contact information
 
Digital Form: (1 of 1)
  format name: ESRI Shapefile (SHP), File Geodatabase (GDB), KML/KMZ file and XLS file
  format version: 10.8.2
  format specification: dp010v9sgkx_NS_Abandoned_Mines.zip
  Transfer Size: 6 MB
  Dataset Size: 37 MB
  Information Content: Contains data pertaing to abandoned mine openings.
  Decompression Technique: The [dp_name].zip is a standard ZIP file. It is recommended that users extract all files to [your_data_drive]:\nsdnr\[dp_folder].
  Online Transfer: http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/meb/download/dp010.asp


 
Metadata Reference

  Creation Date: 20240618
  Metadata Standard: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
  Standard Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
  Metadata Language: English
  Time Convention: local time
  Review Date: As required
  Access Constraints: none
  User Constraints: none
  Security Classification System: none
  Security Classification: Unclassified
  Security Handling Description: none
  Metadata Contact:
    see contact information