Metaphor

What will a model look like that uses the Miner metaphor (thinking out loud here)? (See this [http://www.mining-journal.com/knowledge/Mining-Glossary](Mining Glossary))

1. A miner could dig (search) for ore/minerals/treasure/gold (data sources)
2. A miner can extract data
3. A miner can "assay" what they've found to see how much of something it contains (ask how much / what kind of data is in a dataset)
4. A miner uses a map (formula for assembling data) to find what they're looking for
5. Need something to give a profile of the data / data description