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        <idAbs>&lt;div style='text-align:Left;'&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;This data set includes ferrous metal processing plants in the United States. The data represent commodities covered by the Minerals Information Team (MIT) of the U.S. Geological Survey, and the operations are those considered active in 2003 and surveyed by the MIT. This is a replacement for the November 1998 map layer.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style='color:rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family:&amp;quot;Avenir Next W01&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Avenir Next W00&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Avenir Next&amp;quot;, Avenir, &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, sans-serif; font-size:16px;'&gt;The data is legacy and not expected to be updated. It is being provided as the best available until Mineral Resources identifies an alternative data source.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</idAbs>
        		
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            <keyword>Manganese</keyword>
            			
            <keyword>Cobalt</keyword>
            			
            <keyword>Ferrous Metals</keyword>
            			
            <keyword>Tantalum</keyword>
            			
            <keyword>Economy</keyword>
            			
            <keyword>Minerals Operations</keyword>
            			
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            <keyword>Chromium</keyword>
            			
            <keyword>Rhenium</keyword>
            			
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            <keyword>Molybdenum</keyword>
            			
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This data set is intended for geographic display and analysis at the national level, and for large regional areas. The data should be displayed and analyzed at scales appropriate for 1:2,000,000-scale data. No responsibility is assumed by the U.S. Geological Survey or the National Atlas of the United States in the use of these data.</idPurp>
        		
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