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What Are "Holdings" In The USGS?

Mineral rights ownership information.

Term Definitions

DEP_ID
Site or deposit identification number within this database, used as a key linking all tables containing information about the site.
Line
(LINE) Sequence index of this table record for the given DEP_ID.
Type
(HOLDING_TP) Type of mineral-rights ownership at the site such as "Federal Lease" or "Minerals Only".
INSERTED_BY
Database user who inserted this record.
INSERT_DATE
Date this table record was first entered.
UPDATED_BY
Database user who last updated this record
UPDATE_DATE
Date this table record was last updated.
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Mineral rights ownership information

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