ICGLR Data Standard — clean, normative specification.

Purpose #

Establish a normative, technology-agnostic data model covering entities, attributes, cardinalities, data types, and code lists for mine sites, export certificates, and related records.

• Define primary and secondary entities and their relationships.
• Standardize attribute names, cardinalities, and semantic data types.
• Constrain codes and identifiers to internationally recognized standards.
• Enable interoperable data exchange between Member States and ICGLR.

Scope #

• Primary entities: Mine Site (MD.01), Export Certificate (MD.03).
• Secondary entities: License (MD.02), Business Entity (MD.04), Address (MD.05), Geolocalization (MD.06), Inspection (MD.07), Mine Site Location (MD.08), Contact Details (MD.09), Status History (MD.10).
• Code lists: Certification Status (MDC.01), Mining Activity Status (MDC.02), Mineral (MDC.03), License Type (MDC.04).
• Conventions: identifiers, date formats, country and subdivision codes, and units of measure.

Normative References #

• ISO 15000-5:2014 (Annex B) — Primitive data types.
• ISO 8601 — Date representations.
• ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 — Country codes.
• ISO 3166-2 — Subdivision codes.
• ISO 19160-1 / UPU S42 — Address/locality representations.
• UN/ECE Recommendation No. 20 — Codes for units of measure.
• IMA — International Mineralogical Association mineral codes (for MDC.03).

Conformance (Summary) #

• Implementations must validate entities against defined attributes, cardinalities, and semantic data types.
• Identifiers, dates, and codes must follow the prescribed formats (ISO/UN/IMA).
• National usage specifications may extend but must not contradict the core model.