A database and framework for carbon ore resources and associated supply chain data.

The Carbon Ore Resources Database (CORD) is a working collection of 399 data files associated with carbon ore resources in the United States. The collection includes spatial/non-spatial, filtered, processed, and secondary data files with original data acquisition efforts focused on domestic coal resources. All data were acquired via open-source, online sources from a combination of 18 national, state, and university entities.