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<keyword>Mineral</keyword>
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<keyword>Overlay</keyword>
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<idPurp>Mineral resource lands where mining and processing activities are economically and environmentally feasible and where conflicts with other land uses can be minimized are to be identified and designated as a Mineral Resource Overlay (MRO) to conserve mineral resource lands of long-term commercial significance. Because mineral extraction sites can take 20 to 40 years or longer to excavate, identifying and protecting opportunities for mineral extraction operations requires a long-term planning horizon.</idPurp>
<idAbs>&lt;div style='text-align:Left;font-size:12pt'&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;Layer Title:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt; Mineral Resource Overlay_MRO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 11 0;'&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;Abstract:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt; Mineral resource lands where mining and processing activities are economically and environmentally feasible and where conflicts with other land uses can be minimized are to be identified and designated as a Mineral Resource Overlay (MRO) to conserve mineral resource lands of long-term commercial significance. Because mineral extraction sites can take 20 to 40 years or longer to excavate, identifying and protecting opportunities for mineral extraction operations requires a long-term planning horizon.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 11 0;'&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;Update Cycle:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt; Static&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;Accuracy:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt; Unknown. Contact Skagit County GIS for more information.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;Layer Compatibility:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt; N/A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p style='font-weight:bold;margin:0 0 0 0;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Contact Information:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;For more information about this data, please contact the Skagit County GIS Department:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;1800 Continental Place&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Mount Vernon, WA 98273&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;(360) 416-1168&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;email: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href='mailto:gis@co.skagit.wa.us' style='text-decoration:underline;'&gt;&lt;span style='text-decoration:underline;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;gis@co.skagit.wa.us&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p style='font-weight:bold;margin:0 0 0 0;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Problems?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Please report any data issues to Skagit County Geographic Information Services:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;1800 Continental Place&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Mount Vernon, WA 98273&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;(360) 416-1168&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;email: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href='mailto:gis@co.skagit.wa.us' style='text-decoration:underline;'&gt;&lt;span style='text-decoration:underline;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;gis@co.skagit.wa.us&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.skagitcounty.net/Departments/Home' style='text-decoration:underline;'&gt;&lt;span style='text-decoration:underline;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;Skagit County&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.skagitcounty.net/Departments/Home/draftTermsandConditions.htm' style='text-decoration:underline;'&gt;&lt;span style='text-decoration:underline;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;Skagit County Terms and Use&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</idAbs>
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<useLimit>&lt;div style='text-align:Left;font-size:12pt'&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 11 0;'&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;Accuracy Warning:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 11 0;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Skagit County maps and data are created from public records and existing data sources. Records and data have been adjusted to achieve a "best fit" registration to create Skagit County maps. While great care is taken in this process, records and data from different sources rarely agree as to the precise location of geographic features. The relative positioning of map and data features to one another results from combining different sources without ground truthing. Maps and data are approximate and are not designed to be accurate to surveying or engineering standards. Spatial accuracy errors do exist as a result.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 11 0;'&gt;&lt;span style='text-decoration:underline;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;Maps and data are for informational purposes only. They do not purport to represent a property boundary survey of any parcels shown and shall not be used for conveyances or the establishment of property.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 11 0;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Maps and data shall be used as a resource only, and any such use of these products with respect to accuracy and precision shall be the sole responsibility of the user.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p style='font-weight:bold;margin:0 0 11 0;'&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.skagitcounty.net/Departments/Home/draftTermsandConditions.htm' style='text-decoration:underline;'&gt;&lt;span style='text-decoration:underline;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;Skagit County Terms and Use&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</useLimit>
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