USGS Mineral Resources

API for accessing USGS Mineral Resources Online Spatial Data including mineral deposits, geologic data, and geochemical information.

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Base URL: https://mrdata.usgs.gov/
Auth: none
Endpoints: 6
Reachable: yes
CORS: unknown
Last checked: 2026-03-14 16:08:47.586055

Links

Homepage: https://www.usgs.gov/energy-and-minerals/mineral-resources-program
API Base: https://mrdata.usgs.gov/

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Uptime (7d)

2786ms

Avg latency (7d)

16

Probes (7d)

Latency (7d)

Success Rate (7d)

Topics

GEOLOGY, GOVERNMENT, SCIENCE

Endpoints

Method Path Summary Auth Last Status Latency
GET /atlas/box.php Get geographic areas intersecting a bounding box — 200 4305ms
GET /atlas/point.php Get geographic areas containing a point — 200 633ms
GET /catalog/term-search.php Get commodity and mineral terms — 200 951ms
GET /mrds/search-bbox.php Search MRDS records within geographic bounds — 200 2068ms
GET /mrds/search-by-name.php Search MRDS records by name — 200 3000ms
GET /{dataset}/search-by-name.php Search mineral deposit records by name — 200 5853ms