Modern Concepts in Earth Science What is a Resource Assessment? Satellite image of Afghanistan
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Dec 19, 2015
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Modern Concepts in Earth Science
What is a Resource Assessment?
Satellite image of Afghanistan
Modern Concepts in Earth Science
Potential Mineral Supply
Modern Concepts in Earth Science
Potential Mineral Supply
Images from University of Otago New Zealand, Geology
Modern Concepts in Earth Science
Potential Mineral Supply
Images from University of Otago New Zealand, Geology
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Environmental Planning
Maps of arsenic concentration in soils (left) and water (right) in the Barewood wetland due to mining, New Zealand
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Land-use planning
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Economic planning
Gold and Copper Prices (per ounce)
Data provided by: www.lasallebank.com
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Mineral resource assessment procedure
Outline:
A) Obtain information
B) Exploration techniques
C) Resource systems
D) Commodity assessment
E) Product
Examples: Copper, Coal, Petroleum
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Afghanistan Geologic Map
Figure provided by Aims: Afghanistan Information Management Systems
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Faults
Quaternary
Paleogene
Tertiary
Cretaceous
Mesozoic
Triassic/Jurassic
Triassic
Permian
Carboniferous
Silurian
Ordovician
Cambrian
Paleozoic
Precambrian
Water
Oil and Gas Fields
Oil and Gas Fields and Generalized Geology in Afghanistan
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Afghanistan
Study area
Afghanistan
Study area
Afghanistan Aeromagnetic Maps
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Porphyry copper system
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Copper Mining
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Product: Mineral Resources Assessment
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Product: Mineral Resource Assessment
Figure: Gems and minerals of Afghanistan. Provided by www.gems-afghan.com
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Coal System
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Coal Mining
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Product: Coal Assessment
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Petroleum System
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Petroleum Assessment
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Petroleum Assessment
Modern Concepts in Earth Science
Petroleum Assessment
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Product: Petroleum Assessment
Modern Concepts in Earth Science
Review: What is a mineral resource assessment?
Involves:
1) Potential Mineral Supply
2) Environmental Planning
3) Land-use Planning
4) Economic Planning
Process outline:
A) Obtain information
B) Exploration techniques
C) Resource systems
D) Commodity assessment
E) Product
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