# USGS Mineral Resources Data API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/doi/usgs-mineral-resources-data-api/  
**Provider:** Department of Interior — https://apis.io/providers/doi/  
**Base URL:** https://mrdata.usgs.gov  
**Documentation:** https://mrdata.usgs.gov/catalog/api.php

USGS Mineral Resources Data API is one of 41 APIs that [Department of Interior](https://apis.io/providers/doi/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Minerals, Mining, Geochemistry, and Natural Resources. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation.

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.

## Machine-readable artifacts (1)

- **Documentation** — https://mrdata.usgs.gov/catalog/api.php

## Other Department of Interior APIs (12)

- [NPS Data API](https://apis.io/apis/doi/nps-data-api/)
- [USGS Earthquake Hazards Web Services](https://apis.io/apis/doi/usgs-earthquake-hazards-web-services/)
- [BLM GIS REST Services](https://apis.io/apis/doi/blm-gis-rest-services/)
- [USGS ScienceBase API](https://apis.io/apis/doi/usgs-sciencebase-api/)
- [Department of Interior agency-codes API](https://apis.io/apis/doi/doi-agency-codes-api/)
- [Department of Interior altitude-datums API](https://apis.io/apis/doi/doi-altitude-datums-api/)
- [Department of Interior aquifer-codes API](https://apis.io/apis/doi/doi-aquifer-codes-api/)
- [Department of Interior aquifer-types API](https://apis.io/apis/doi/doi-aquifer-types-api/)
- [Department of Interior channel-measurements API](https://apis.io/apis/doi/doi-channel-measurements-api/)
- [Department of Interior citations API](https://apis.io/apis/doi/doi-citations-api/)
- [Department of Interior combined-metadata API](https://apis.io/apis/doi/doi-combined-metadata-api/)
- [Department of Interior continuous API](https://apis.io/apis/doi/doi-continuous-api/)

## Tags

Minerals, Mining, Geochemistry, Natural Resources

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