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Highlighted Maps and Interactive Web Map Servers of Minnesota Geology, Minerals, and Mines

Bedrock Geology Maps of Minnesota (MGS)

• S-22 Geologic Map of Minnesota, Precambrian Bedrock Geology PDF Image (1:500,000, S-22, MGS-2013)
• S-21 Geologic Map of Minnesota-Bedrock Geology PDF Image (1:500,000, S-21, MGS-2011)
• S-21 Map Legend File and Figures
• Interactive Web Map of Vector Based S-21 Geologic Map of Minnesota-Bedrock Geology (1:500,000, S-21, MGS Online Map Services)
• Interactive Web Map of Raster Based County-Scale Bedrock Geology Mosaic (1:100,000, MGS Online Map Services)

Bedrock Outcrops, Bedrock Topography, and Depth to Bedrock Maps of Minnesota (MGS)

• Map of Outcrop Locations in Minnesota as a PDF (1:1,000,000, OFR 10_02, MGS-2010)
• Depth to Bedrock Map of Minnesota as a PDF (1:1,000,000, OFR 10_02, MGS-2010)
• Bedrock Topography Map of Minnesota as a PDF (1:1,000,000, OFR 10_02, MGS-2010)
• Interactive Web Map Displaying Bedrock Topography and Depth to Bedrock classified in 50 foot intervals (MGS Online Map Services)

Aeromagnetic Map of Minnesota (MGS)

• Color Magnetic Anomaly Map (1:1,000,000, MCC Project A78640, MGS-2007)
• Metadata for Color Magnetic Anomaly Map

Bouguer Gravity Anomaly Map of Minnesota and Gravity Stations (MGS)

• Bouguer Gravity Anomaly Map of Minnesota, 1991 (1:500,000, S-16)
• Bouguer Gravity Anomaly Map of Minnesota, 1982 (1:3,168,000, S-12)
• Interactive Web Map of a Compiled Gravity Stations in Minnesota (2011, MGS Online Map Services)

Location of Geochronologic Analyses in Minnesota (MGS)

• Map of Locations of Geochronologic Analyses in Minnesota (1:1,000,000, OFR 10_02, MGS-2010)

Surficial Geology Maps of Minnesota (MGS)

• Interactive Web Map of S-1 Quaternary Geology of Minnesota, 1982 (1:500,000, S-1, MGS Published Quaternary Geology map, Hobbs and Goebel, 1982. Digitized by LMIC (now MnGeo) circa 1995. Recoded at MGS 2008)
• Interactive Web Map of Raster Based County-Scale Surficial Geology Mosaic (1:100,000, MGS Online Map Services)

Online Web Mapping Services from the MGS

• Online Web Mapping Services from the MGS: Bedrock Geology, Surficial Geology, Rock Properties, Gravity Stations, and Bedrock Topography.
• Web Map for Searching for MGS Projects and Publications by Spatial Location.

Web Mapping Applications from the Minnesota DNR

• Interactive Web Map Application displaying a areas offered for the 2017 State Metallic Mineral Lease Sale
• Interactive Web Map Application displaying a compilation of completed Aggregate Resource Mapping GIS data
• Interactive Web Map Application displaying existing and potential sand and gravel resources on School Trust Lands.
• Interactive Web Map Application displaying the geographic distribution of drill core samples stored at the DNR's Drill Core Library, online mineral exploration document footprints from the DNR (Minarchive and Lehmann Family Fund), along with state minerals leasing data and various MGS geologic data.

Annual Mapset Featuring Status and Development of Iron Mining and Metallic Minerals Exploration in Minnesota (MNDNR, Updated in February 2017)

• Index Map to Iron Mining and Mineral Exploration Activity in Northern Minnesota
• Maps of Iron Mining and Large Scale Development Projects on the Mesabi Iron Range
• Maps of Minnesota Copper (Cu) + Nickel (Ni) + Platinum Group Metals (PGM), Titanium (Ti) Deposits, and Active State Metallic Mineral Leases
• Maps of Active Gold Exploration in Minnesota's Greenstone Belts

Poster Panel of Mineral Development and Exploration Highlights in Minnesota for 2016 (MNDNR, Updated in February 2017)

• Poster Panel of 2017 Mineral Development and Exploration Highlights

Poster Panel of Geoscience Information in Minnesota (MGS and MNDNR, Updated in February 2017)

• Poster Panel of Geoscience Information Available in Minnesota

Minnesota Mine Sites (MNDNR, Updated in January 2016)

• Active Mines and Advanced Projects of Iron Ore, Metallic Minerals, Industrial Minerals, and Selected Construction Aggregates, January 2016. (1:2,900,000, Color, MNDNR, January 2016)

Minnesota's Drill Core Library: Locations of Drill Holes (MNDNR, January 2014)

• Locations of Drill Holes that are Stored in the DNR's Drill Core Library in Hibbing, MN. (1:2,900,000, Color, MN DNR, January 2014)

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