GET mrds/search-by-name.php

usgs.gov:usgs-mineral-resources

Summary: Search MRDS records by name
Operation ID: mrdsSearchByName
Auth: unknown
Description

Given the name of a mine, prospect, or occurrence, returns data records of sites whose names match

Parameters (5)

f (string, query, optional, default: JSON)

Output format

Constraints: {'enum': ['XML', 'JSON', 'HTML']}

q (string, query, required)

Name search text

r (string, query, optional, default: matches)

Relation to use to search potential names: begins, contains, or matches (default)

Constraints: {'enum': ['begins', 'contains', 'matches']}

srs (string, query, optional)

Coordinate system identifier such as EPSG:3857

st (string, query, optional)

State name to restrict search within a state

Examples (3)

TitleTypeURLAction
Basic name search for gold mines curl https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/search-by-name.php?q=gold&f=json
Search containing 'silver' with partial matching curl https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/search-by-name.php?q=silver&r=contains&f=json
Search for copper mines in Arizona curl https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/search-by-name.php?q=copper&st=Arizona&f=json

Probe History

Latency

Status Codes

TimeStatusLatencySize
2026-03-23 10:48:22.575418 200 3000ms
2026-03-23 09:40:25.616507 200 4136ms
2026-03-23 09:14:02.648365 200 9005ms

Response Changes

WhenOldNew
2026-03-23 09:40:25.616507 2c5ee47c7a96 ee876ff94b02
2026-03-23 10:48:22.575418 ee876ff94b02 23970b5dd240