Archiving NI 43-101 Technical Reports in ScienceBase v1

Abstract

This protocol describes an information processing and curation workflow to document and archive mineral development project disclosure reports (NI 43-101 Technical Reports) in an experimental online archive being developed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The GeoArchive contains various reports and other digital documents cited in USGS research and assessments that do not have some other permanent, accessible online repository. It serves as a permanent reference point for these materials that can be linked to from USGS products. The protocol describes how to obtain the National Instrument (NI 43-101) Technical Reports from an online portal, identify specific metadata within the documents, and deposit the PDF files and metadata using the USGS ScienceBase Repository.