Key:resource

General

This list contains possible values for the resource tag. Editors should keep in mind the complexity, vagaries and contradictions of the resources industry. For example, heavy mineral sands mines provide the ore for a number of metals including titanium which comes from the mineral rutile. Rutile from the same mine may also be used as an industrial mineral (white pigment). So do you call it a heavy mineral sands, titanium or rutile mine? In this case I suggest listing rutile and the other mineral ores produced (commonly ilmenite and zircon).

Wikipedia was the main reference for this list.

List for quick reference (cover most mines)

Tag	Image	Description	Wikipedia
resource=aggregate		includes clay, sand, pebble, gravel, crushed stone, recycled concrete and others, which may be used if it is a single resource	construction aggregate
resource=bauxite		aluminium ore	bauxite
resource=basalt		Basalt	Basalt
resource=clay		clay from  clay pits are used to make pottery and bricks. Old clay pits are often filled with water for recreational purposes.	clay
resource=coal		includes black coal, brown coal (lignite), anthracite, coking coal, steam coal. Peat is separated. It was discussed in the forum that coal should not be further distinguished.	coal
resource=copper			copper
resource=dimension_stone		includes building stone, construction stone	dimension stone
resource=gold			gold
resource=ilmenite		common mineral in heavy mineral sands mine	ilmenite
resource=iron_ore		includes hematite, magnetite, limonite, goethite and siderite	iron ore
resource=lead			lead
resource=limestone		includes chalk	limestone
resource=nickel			nickel
resource=rutile		common mineral in heavy mineral sands mine	rutile
resource=salt			salt
resource=silver			silver
resource=tin			tin
resource=zinc			zinc
resource=zircon		common mineral in heavy mineral sands mine, main ore of Zirconium	zircon

More comprehensive list

There are a number of metals not listed because they are only produced as a by-product. There are a large number of industrial minerals. Some major ones are listed below and more can be added. This list doesn't contain the already mentioned resources (quick reference list).

Tag	Image	Description	Wikipedia
resource=antimony			antimony
resource=arsenic			arsenic
resource=asbestos			asbestos
resource=barite		industrial mineral and ore of barium	baryte
resource=bastnäsite		ore of a number of rare earth elements (REE)	bastnäsite
resource=bentonite			bentonite
resource=beryl			beryl
resource=bismuth		mostly produced as a by product	bismuth
resource=bitumen			bitumen
resource=borax		industrial mineral	borax
resource=boron			boron
resource=bromide			bromide
resource=caesium			caesium
resource=chromite		ore of chromium	chromite
resource=cobalt			cobalt
resource=diamond		includes gem or industrial diamonds	diamond
resource=diatomite		also known as Diatomaceous earth or Kieselgur	diatomite
resource=dolomite			dolomite
resource=feldspar			feldspar
resource=fluorite			fluorite
resource=garnet			garnet
resource=granite		a common type of felsic intrusive igneous rock that is granular and phaneritic in texture	granite
resource=graphite			graphite
resource=gypsum			gypsum
resource=iodine		from caliche deposits	iodine
resource=jade			jade
resource=kaolinite			kaolinite
resource=lanthanum		main ores are monazite and bastnäsite	lanthanum
resource=lithium			lithium
resource=magnesite		industrial mineral and ore of magnesium	magnesite
resource=magnesium			magnesium
resource=manganese			manganese
resource=marble			marble
resource=mercury		main ore is cinnabar	mercury
resource=mica			mica
resource=molybdenite		main ore of Molydbenum	molybdenite
resource=monazite		ore for a number of rare earth elements (REE)	monazite
resource=niobium			niobium
resource=oil_sand			oil sands
resource=oil_shale			oil shale
resource=opal			opal
resource=palladium			palladium
resource=peat			peat
resource=perlite			perlite
resource=phosphate			phosphate
resource=potash			potash
resource=platinum			platinum
resource=radium			radium
resource=ruby			ruby
resource=rubidium			rubidium
resource=sapphire			sapphire
resource=scandium			scandium
resource=silica		including quartz	silicon dioxide
resource=sodium carbonate			sodium carbonate
resource=spongolite			spongolite
resource=strontium			strontium
resource=sulphur			sulphur
resource=talc			talc
resource=terbium			terbium
resource=tantalum			tantalum
resource=topaz			topaz
resource=tungsten		ores include wolframite and scheelite	tungsten
resource=uranium		includes yellow cake	uranium
resource=vanadium			vanadium
resource=vermiculite			vermiculite
resource=wollastonite			wollastonite
resource=yttrium			yttrium
resource=zeolite			zeolite

Others/differentiation

• Base metals, don't use, list as individual metals; e.g. lead;zinc;silver
• Chromium, list as chromite which is the only ore of chromium
• Heavy mineral sand, list as individual minerals; e.g. ilmenite;rutile;zircon
• Iron, see iron_ore
• Molybdenum, see molybdenite
• REE, rare earth elements list individual minerals/metals where possible
• Titanium, use rutile
• Zirconium, use zircon

See also

• man_made=mineshaft
• man_made=adit
• landuse=quarry

Also proposals:

• Proposed features/Surface Mining
• Proposed features/surface_mine
• Proposed features/Mining

Common/possible tagging mistakes

mining_resource=*

More details at taginfo

• mining_resource=*

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