Description
The largest and most significant body of economic geological data in the world, consisting of more than 54 tons of material and 1.8 million documents from the Anaconda Company's 90-year exploration and development program throughout the United States and 110 foreign countries.
Market positioning
Premium specialized geological research archive serving as the world's largest repository of economic geological data
Target audience
Corporate and professional researchers, academic researchers, government agencies, and historical researchers working on exploration, development and environmental studies
Use cases
Geological research, mining exploration, environmental studies, academic research, historical mining analysis, and mineral resource assessment
Company information
Company size
Large Enterprise (Historical)
Revenue
$1B+ (Historical Mining Company)
Scale
Global - 110+ countries covered
Number of users
UNKNOWN
Features
Pricing
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Pros and cons
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Pros
- Largest collection of economic geological data globally
- Comprehensive 90-year historical coverage
- Global scope covering US and 110 foreign countries
- Searchable digital database
- Professional archival services
Cons
- Requires paid membership for access
- On-site access only by advance appointment
- Limited to weekdays only
- Two-week advance booking required
- Focused primarily on historical Anaconda Company data
Feature Comparison
Top features across 2 competitors (most common first)
| Feature | ScienceDire… | Anaconda Ge… |
|---|---|---|
| Access to scientific journals and articles | ||
| Advanced search functionality | ||
| Citation tools | ||
| Full-text search across publications | ||
| Institutional access management | ||
| Mendeley integration | ||
| PDF download capabilities | ||
| Topic-based browsing | ||
| 10 | ||
| 000 documents with geological | ||
| geochemical | ||
| geophysical | ||
| drilling | ||
| and assay data; 18 | ||
| 000 local and regional mining and exploration studies; 5 | ||
| 500 prospect reports on specific mining prospects; 56 | ||
| 450 geologic | ||
| claim and sample-location maps; Aerial photographs and correspondence files; Copy/scan services for long-distance researchers; On-site access by appointment; Searchable database by country | ||
| state | ||
| county |