diff --git a/Init.cpp b/Init.cpp
index f9243793..b372050a 100644
--- a/Init.cpp
+++ b/Init.cpp
@@ -1271,16 +1271,31 @@ if ( ReadXMLEmail == TRUE )
 		}
 #endif
 
-BackupBRandEncyclopedia ( gBriefingRoomData, gBriefingRoomDataBackup, 0);
+	BackupBRandEncyclopedia ( gBriefingRoomData, gBriefingRoomDataBackup, 0);
 
 #endif //ENABLE_BRIEFINGROOM
 
-		UINT8 p;
-		for(p=0; p<NUM_PROFILES; p++)
-		{
-			gAimOldArchives[p].FaceID = -1;
-		}
+	// Mine Types (Minerals)
+	strcpy(fileName, directoryName);
+	strcat(fileName, MINERALSFILENAME);
+	DebugMsg (TOPIC_JA2,DBG_LEVEL_3,String("LoadExternalGameplayData, fileName = %s", fileName));
+	SGP_THROW_IFFALSE(ReadInMinerals(fileName,FALSE), MINERALSFILENAME);
+	
+#ifndef ENGLISH
+	AddLanguagePrefix(fileName);
+	if ( FileExists(fileName) )
+	{
+		DebugMsg (TOPIC_JA2,DBG_LEVEL_3,String("LoadExternalGameplayData, fileName = %s", fileName));
+		SGP_THROW_IFFALSE(ReadInMinerals(fileName,TRUE), fileName);
+	}
+#endif
 
+	// Old AIM Archive
+	UINT8 p;
+	for(p=0; p<NUM_PROFILES; p++)
+	{
+		gAimOldArchives[p].FaceID = -1;
+	}
 
 	strcpy(fileName, directoryName);
 	strcat(fileName, OLDAIMARCHIVEFILENAME);
diff --git a/Strategic/Map Screen Interface Map.cpp b/Strategic/Map Screen Interface Map.cpp
index 04b63100..6e7ec6c6 100644
--- a/Strategic/Map Screen Interface Map.cpp	
+++ b/Strategic/Map Screen Interface Map.cpp	
@@ -416,6 +416,7 @@ UINT32 guiMapBorderHeliSectors;
 // list of map sectors that player isn't allowed to even highlight
 BOOLEAN sBadSectorsList[ WORLD_MAP_X ][ WORLD_MAP_X ];
 
+MINERALS_VALUES MineralsName[255];
 
 INT16 sBaseSectorList[ MAX_TOWNS - 1 ];/*={
 	// NOTE: These co-ordinates must match the top left corner of the 3x3 town tiles cutouts in Interface/MilitiaMaps.sti!
@@ -5068,7 +5069,8 @@ void BlitMineText( INT16 sMapX, INT16 sMapY )
 	ubMineIndex = GetMineIndexForSector( sMapX, sMapY );
 
 	// display associated town name, followed by "mine"
-	swprintf( wString, L"%s %s", pTownNames[ GetTownAssociatedWithMine( GetMineIndexForSector( sMapX, sMapY ) ) ],  pwMineStrings[ 0 ] );
+	//swprintf( wString, L"%s %s", pTownNames[ GetTownAssociatedWithMine( GetMineIndexForSector( sMapX, sMapY ) ) ],  pwMineStrings[ 0 ] );
+	swprintf( wString, L"%s %s", pTownNames[ GetTownAssociatedWithMine( GetMineIndexForSector( sMapX, sMapY ) ) ],  MineralsName[gMineStatus[ubMineIndex].ubMineType].sType );
 	AdjustXForLeftMapEdge(wString, &sScreenX, MapMineLabelsFont);
 	mprintf( ( sScreenX - StringPixLength( wString, MapMineLabelsFont ) / 2 ) , sScreenY + ubLineCnt * GetFontHeight( MapMineLabelsFont ) , wString );
 	ubLineCnt++;
diff --git a/Strategic/Map Screen Interface Map.h b/Strategic/Map Screen Interface Map.h
index 62a59e48..5c705315 100644
--- a/Strategic/Map Screen Interface Map.h	
+++ b/Strategic/Map Screen Interface Map.h	
@@ -20,6 +20,17 @@ typedef struct
 	INT32 IconY;
 }	ICON_FILE;
 
+typedef struct
+{
+	UINT32 uiIndex;
+	CHAR16 sType[50];
+	UINT16 Type;
+	CHAR16 sMinerals[50];
+	
+} MINERALS_VALUES;
+
+extern MINERALS_VALUES MineralsName[255];
+
 extern ICON_FILE gHiddenIcon[ 256 ];
 
 extern UINT32	guiIcon2[256];
diff --git a/Strategic/Map Screen Interface TownMine Info.cpp b/Strategic/Map Screen Interface TownMine Info.cpp
index 2e49607a..d0b46384 100644
--- a/Strategic/Map Screen Interface TownMine Info.cpp	
+++ b/Strategic/Map Screen Interface TownMine Info.cpp	
@@ -447,7 +447,8 @@ void AddTextToMineBox( void )
 	ubMineIndex = GetMineIndexForSector( bCurrentTownMineSectorX, bCurrentTownMineSectorY );
 
 	// name of town followed by "mine"
-	swprintf( wString, L"%s %s", pTownNames[ GetTownAssociatedWithMine( ubMineIndex ) ], pwMineStrings[ 0 ] );
+	//swprintf( wString, L"%s %s", pTownNames[ GetTownAssociatedWithMine( ubMineIndex ) ], pwMineStrings[ 0 ] );
+	swprintf( wString, L"%s %s", pTownNames[ GetTownAssociatedWithMine( ubMineIndex ) ], MineralsName[gMineStatus[ubMineIndex].ubMineType].sType );
 	AddMonoString( &hStringHandle, wString );
 
 	// blank line
@@ -551,7 +552,8 @@ void AddTextToMineBox( void )
 		// ore type (silver/gold
 		swprintf( wString, L"%s:", pwMineStrings[ 11 ]);
 		AddMonoString( &hStringHandle, wString );
-		AddSecondColumnMonoString( &hStringHandle, (gMineStatus[ubMineIndex].ubMineType == SILVER_MINE) ? pwMineStrings[ 1 ] : pwMineStrings[ 2 ] );
+		AddSecondColumnMonoString( &hStringHandle, MineralsName[gMineStatus[ubMineIndex].ubMineType].sMinerals );
+		//AddSecondColumnMonoString( &hStringHandle, (gMineStatus[ubMineIndex].ubMineType == SILVER_MINE) ? pwMineStrings[ 1 ] : pwMineStrings[ 2 ] );
 	}
 
 
diff --git a/Strategic/Strategic_VS2005.vcproj b/Strategic/Strategic_VS2005.vcproj
index 747c4a27..7b2a269a 100644
--- a/Strategic/Strategic_VS2005.vcproj
+++ b/Strategic/Strategic_VS2005.vcproj
@@ -768,6 +768,10 @@
 				RelativePath=".\XML_FacilityTypes.cpp"
 				>
 			</File>
+			<File
+				RelativePath=".\XML_Minerals.cpp"
+				>
+			</File>
 			<File
 				RelativePath=".\XML_Roaming.cpp"
 				>
diff --git a/Strategic/Strategic_VS2008.vcproj b/Strategic/Strategic_VS2008.vcproj
index cc514b3c..8d575cb0 100644
--- a/Strategic/Strategic_VS2008.vcproj
+++ b/Strategic/Strategic_VS2008.vcproj
@@ -766,6 +766,10 @@
 				RelativePath=".\XML_FacilityTypes.cpp"
 				>
 			</File>
+			<File
+				RelativePath=".\XML_Minerals.cpp"
+				>
+			</File>
 			<File
 				RelativePath="XML_Roaming.cpp"
 				>
diff --git a/Strategic/Strategic_VS2010.vcxproj b/Strategic/Strategic_VS2010.vcxproj
index 45dc290b..904cf0e7 100644
--- a/Strategic/Strategic_VS2010.vcxproj
+++ b/Strategic/Strategic_VS2010.vcxproj
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="XML_ExtraItems.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="XML_Facilities.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="XML_FacilityTypes.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="XML_Minerals.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="XML_Roaming.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="XML_SectorNames.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="XML_SquadNames.cpp" />
diff --git a/Strategic/Strategic_VS2010.vcxproj.filters b/Strategic/Strategic_VS2010.vcxproj.filters
index 078e58f4..eacdd124 100644
--- a/Strategic/Strategic_VS2010.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/Strategic/Strategic_VS2010.vcxproj.filters
@@ -341,5 +341,8 @@
     <ClCompile Include="XML_SquadNames.cpp">
       <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="XML_Minerals.cpp">
+      <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Strategic/XML_Minerals.cpp b/Strategic/XML_Minerals.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eb2b101b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Strategic/XML_Minerals.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
+#ifdef PRECOMPILEDHEADERS
+	#include "Tactical All.h"
+#else
+	#include "sgp.h"
+	#include "Debug Control.h"
+	#include "expat.h"
+	#include "XML.h"
+	#include "Interface.h"
+	#include "Map Screen Interface Map.h"
+#endif
+
+struct
+{
+	PARSE_STAGE	curElement;
+
+	CHAR8		szCharData[MAX_CHAR_DATA_LENGTH+1];
+	MINERALS_VALUES		curMinerals;
+	MINERALS_VALUES *	curArray;
+
+	UINT32			maxArraySize;
+	UINT32			curIndex;
+	UINT32			currentDepth;
+	UINT32			maxReadDepth;
+}
+typedef mineralsParseData;
+
+BOOLEAN Minerals_TextOnly;
+
+static void XMLCALL
+mineralsStartElementHandle(void *userData, const XML_Char *name, const XML_Char **atts)
+{
+	mineralsParseData * pData = (mineralsParseData *)userData;
+
+	if(pData->currentDepth <= pData->maxReadDepth) //are we reading this element?
+	{
+		if(strcmp(name, "MINERALS") == 0 && pData->curElement == ELEMENT_NONE)
+		{
+			pData->curElement = ELEMENT_LIST;
+
+			pData->maxReadDepth++; //we are not skipping this element
+		}
+		else if(strcmp(name, "TYPE") == 0 && pData->curElement == ELEMENT_LIST)
+		{
+			pData->curElement = ELEMENT;
+
+			pData->maxReadDepth++; //we are not skipping this element
+		}
+		else if(pData->curElement == ELEMENT &&
+			   (strcmp(name, "uiIndex") == 0 ||
+			     strcmp(name, "sNameType") == 0 ||
+				strcmp(name, "sMineral") == 0
+				))
+		{
+			pData->curElement = ELEMENT_PROPERTY;
+
+			pData->maxReadDepth++; //we are not skipping this element
+		}
+
+		pData->szCharData[0] = '\0';
+	}
+
+	pData->currentDepth++;
+
+}
+
+static void XMLCALL
+mineralsCharacterDataHandle(void *userData, const XML_Char *str, int len)
+{
+	mineralsParseData * pData = (mineralsParseData *)userData;
+
+	if( (pData->currentDepth <= pData->maxReadDepth) &&
+		(strlen(pData->szCharData) < MAX_CHAR_DATA_LENGTH)
+	){
+		strncat(pData->szCharData,str,__min((unsigned int)len,MAX_CHAR_DATA_LENGTH-strlen(pData->szCharData)));
+	}
+}
+
+
+static void XMLCALL
+mineralsEndElementHandle(void *userData, const XML_Char *name)
+{
+	mineralsParseData * pData = (mineralsParseData *)userData;
+
+	if(pData->currentDepth <= pData->maxReadDepth) 
+	{
+		if(strcmp(name, "MINERALS") == 0)
+		{
+			pData->curElement = ELEMENT_NONE;
+		}
+		else if(strcmp(name, "TYPE") == 0)
+		{
+			pData->curElement = ELEMENT_LIST;	
+			
+			if (!Minerals_TextOnly)
+			{
+				wcscpy(MineralsName[pData->curMinerals.uiIndex].sMinerals, pData->curMinerals.sMinerals);
+				wcscpy(MineralsName[pData->curMinerals.uiIndex].sType, pData->curMinerals.sType);
+				MineralsName[pData->curMinerals.uiIndex].Type = pData->curMinerals.Type;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				wcscpy(MineralsName[pData->curMinerals.uiIndex].sMinerals, pData->curMinerals.sMinerals);
+				wcscpy(MineralsName[pData->curMinerals.uiIndex].sType, pData->curMinerals.sType);	
+			}		
+		}
+		else if(strcmp(name, "uiIndex") == 0)
+		{
+			pData->curElement = ELEMENT;
+			pData->curMinerals.uiIndex	= (UINT16) atol(pData->szCharData);
+		}
+		else if(strcmp(name, "sNameType") == 0 )
+		{
+			pData->curElement = ELEMENT;
+
+			MultiByteToWideChar( CP_UTF8, 0, pData->szCharData, -1, pData->curMinerals.sType, sizeof(pData->curMinerals.sType)/sizeof(pData->curMinerals.sType[0]) );
+			pData->curMinerals.sType[sizeof(pData->curMinerals.sType)/sizeof(pData->curMinerals.sType[0]) - 1] = '\0';
+		}
+		else if(strcmp(name, "sMineral") == 0 )
+		{
+			pData->curElement = ELEMENT;
+
+			MultiByteToWideChar( CP_UTF8, 0, pData->szCharData, -1, pData->curMinerals.sMinerals, sizeof(pData->curMinerals.sMinerals)/sizeof(pData->curMinerals.sMinerals[0]) );
+			pData->curMinerals.sMinerals[sizeof(pData->curMinerals.sMinerals)/sizeof(pData->curMinerals.sMinerals[0]) - 1] = '\0';
+		}
+		pData->maxReadDepth--;
+	}
+	pData->currentDepth--;
+}
+
+
+
+
+BOOLEAN ReadInMinerals(STR fileName, BOOLEAN localizedVersion)
+{
+	HWFILE		hFile;
+	UINT32		uiBytesRead;
+	UINT32		uiFSize;
+	CHAR8 *		lpcBuffer;
+	XML_Parser	parser = XML_ParserCreate(NULL);
+
+	mineralsParseData pData;
+
+	DebugMsg(TOPIC_JA2, DBG_LEVEL_3, "Loading Minerals.xml" );
+
+	Minerals_TextOnly = localizedVersion;
+	
+	// Open file
+	hFile = FileOpen( fileName, FILE_ACCESS_READ, FALSE );
+	if ( !hFile )
+		return( localizedVersion );
+
+	uiFSize = FileGetSize(hFile);
+	lpcBuffer = (CHAR8 *) MemAlloc(uiFSize+1);
+
+	//Read in block
+	if ( !FileRead( hFile, lpcBuffer, uiFSize, &uiBytesRead ) )
+	{
+		MemFree(lpcBuffer);
+		return( FALSE );
+	}
+
+	lpcBuffer[uiFSize] = 0; //add a null terminator
+
+	FileClose( hFile );
+
+
+	XML_SetElementHandler(parser, mineralsStartElementHandle, mineralsEndElementHandle);
+	XML_SetCharacterDataHandler(parser, mineralsCharacterDataHandle);
+
+
+	memset(&pData,0,sizeof(pData));
+	XML_SetUserData(parser, &pData);
+
+
+	if(!XML_Parse(parser, lpcBuffer, uiFSize, TRUE))
+	{
+		CHAR8 errorBuf[511];
+
+		sprintf(errorBuf, "XML Parser Error in Minerals.xml: %s at line %d", XML_ErrorString(XML_GetErrorCode(parser)), XML_GetCurrentLineNumber(parser));
+		LiveMessage(errorBuf);
+
+		MemFree(lpcBuffer);
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
+	MemFree(lpcBuffer);
+
+
+	XML_ParserFree(parser);
+
+
+	return( TRUE );
+}
diff --git a/Strategic/strategicmap.cpp b/Strategic/strategicmap.cpp
index 6a2d9ee2..1eeafa33 100644
--- a/Strategic/strategicmap.cpp
+++ b/Strategic/strategicmap.cpp
@@ -3416,6 +3416,7 @@ void GetSectorIDString( INT16 sSectorX, INT16 sSectorY, INT8 bSectorZ , STR16 zS
 	INT8		bTownNameID;
 	UINT8 ubSectorID = 0;
 	UINT8 ubLandType = 0;
+	UINT8 ubMineIndex;
 
 	if( sSectorX <= 0 || sSectorY <= 0 || bSectorZ < 0 )
 	{
@@ -3719,6 +3720,13 @@ void GetSectorIDString( INT16 sSectorX, INT16 sSectorY, INT8 bSectorZ , STR16 zS
 							wcscat( zString, pTownNames[ bTownNameID ] );
 							if( fDetailed )
 							{
+								/*
+								ubMineIndex = GetMineIndexForSector( sSectorX, sSectorY );
+								if ( gMineStatus[ubMineIndex].sSectorX == sSectorX && gMineStatus[ubMineIndex].sSectorY == sSectorY )
+								{
+									swprintf( zString, L" %s", MineralsName[gMineStatus[ubMineIndex].ubMineType].sType );
+								}
+								*/
 								switch( ubSectorID )
 								{ //Append the word, "mine" for town sectors containing a mine.
 									case SEC_B2:
diff --git a/Tactical/XML.h b/Tactical/XML.h
index 44ea4aa7..dd944eb0 100644
--- a/Tactical/XML.h
+++ b/Tactical/XML.h
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ typedef PARSE_STAGE;
 
 #define LAYOUTMAINMENU							"Layout\\LayoutMainMenu.xml"
 
+#define MINERALSFILENAME						"Map\\Minerals.xml"
 
 #define AIMAVAILABILITY							"AimAvailability.xml"
 #define CIVGROUPNAMESFILENAME					"CivGroupNames.xml"
@@ -501,9 +502,9 @@ extern BOOLEAN WriteInActionItems( STR fileName);
 extern BOOLEAN ReadInEmailMercAvailable(STR fileName, BOOLEAN localizedVersion);
 extern BOOLEAN ReadInEmailMercLevelUp(STR fileName, BOOLEAN localizedVersion);
 extern BOOLEAN ReadInEmailOther(STR fileName, BOOLEAN localizedVersion);
-//extern BOOLEAN ReadInInsurance(STR fileName, BOOLEAN localizedVersion);
 
 extern BOOLEAN ReadInBriefingRoom(STR fileName, BOOLEAN localizedVersion, BRIEFINGROOM_M_DATA *Ency, UINT32 FileType2 );
+extern BOOLEAN ReadInMinerals(STR fileName, BOOLEAN localizedVersion);
 
 extern BOOLEAN ReadInNewVehicles(STR fileName, BOOLEAN localizedVersion);
 extern BOOLEAN WriteNewVehicles(STR fileName);