Department of Interior

USGS Mineral Resources Data API

API access to the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) and related mineral deposit databases. Supports geographic queries, bounding box searches, point queries, and access to data on mineral deposits, mining operations, and geochemical samples across the United States.

GitHub

Documentation

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Documentation
https://mrdata.usgs.gov/catalog/api.php

API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
name: USGS Mineral Resources Data API
description: API access to the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) and related mineral deposit databases.
  Supports geographic queries, bounding box searches, point queries, and access to data on mineral deposits,
  mining operations, and geochemical samples across the United States.
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
humanURL: https://mrdata.usgs.gov/catalog/api.php
baseURL: https://mrdata.usgs.gov
tags:
- Minerals
- Mining
- Geochemistry
- Natural Resources
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://mrdata.usgs.gov/catalog/api.php
contact:
- FN: USGS Mineral Resources Program
  url: https://www.usgs.gov/programs/mineral-resources-program/data