| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 219 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
1 Introduction; 2 Mineral Resources and Society; 3 Descriptive Models; 4 Deposit-Density Models; 5 Economic Analysis; 6 Grade-and-Tonnage Models; 7 Delineation of Permissive Tracts; 8 Estimating the Number of Undiscovered Deposits; 9 Integration of Grades, Tonnages, Number of Deposits, and Economic Effects; 10 Exploration Risk; 11 The Future of Quantitative Resource Assessments; Appendix 1. Conversion of Units; Appendix 2. Algorithm for Estimating Probabilities for a Set of Number-of-Deposit Estimates; Glossary; References; Index |
| Summary |
Policy makers, mineral exploration experts, and regional planners decide how public lands, which may contain undiscovered resources, should be used or whether to invest in exploration for minerals on a regular basis. Decisions are also made concerning mineral resource adequacy, national policy, and regional development. This book makes explicit the factors that can affect a mineral-related decision so that decision-makers can clearly see the possible consequences of their decisions. Based on work done at the US Geological Survey, the authors address the question of the kinds of issues decision |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Mines and mineral resources.
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Geology, Economic.
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NATURE -- Natural Resources.
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NATURE -- Rocks & Minerals.
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Geology, Economic
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Mines and mineral resources
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Menzie, W. D., author.
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| ISBN |
9780199742103 |
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0199742103 |
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9780197562833 |
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0197562833 |
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