Tag Archives: mines

Mines utility for OziExplorer [OziUL] web page update

Uwe at www.whitethaiger.net recently posted OziUL as a download on the Mines utility page!  This is wonderful news for all of you rockhounds out there!  Its a great utility if you use OziExplorer for exploration of the Federal open space looking for rocks and minerals. HERE is the link to the page, including some background [...]

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Convert MRDS data into usable format for OziUL

First, get your area data from THIS URL. In the Download section select “Select and Download” Which takes you to a map page where you can select your region of interest (I am doing Wyoming in this example) — select by clicking on the map or in the linked text below it:     Once [...]

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Using OziUL

Ok, so when I don’t use it I forget how to, and this page is a simple “How to” about how to use OziUL with OziExplorer… First, launch OziExplorer, select a map for the area where you want to see mines data. Then launch OziUL, and point it to your csv file of the mines [...]

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Finding Mines and minerals

There is a tool made by a fellow know as Whitethaiger called OziUL.  Its a wonderful tool to use if you like to go find old mines and look for minerals.  Essentially it takes the US mine database information and presents it as points in OziExplorer along with a lot of pertinent information.   Here [...]

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