mrdata_deposit

Pack: usgs-mrdata · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/usgs-mrdata/mcp

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/mrdata_deposit for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Full USGS MRDS record for one mineral deposit by its deposit id — commodities with their roles, deposit type and model, development status, operation type, mining method, years of first and last production, discovery method, alternate site names, host rocks, ore and gangue minerals, and the bibliography behind the record. Sourced from USGS MRData.

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
dep_idstringyesMRDS deposit id, e.g. “10186774”. Get one from mrdata_search_deposits.
sectionsstringnoComma-separated sections to keep, e.g. “deposits,commodity,name”. Omit for the whole record.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "dep_id": "10186774"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/usgs-mrdata/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"mrdata_deposit","arguments":{"dep_id":"10186774"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('mrdata_deposit', {
  "dep_id": "10186774"
});

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "usgs-mrdata": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/usgs-mrdata/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

Regenerated from source · build September 18, 2026