ore
Let an agent explain what makes a rock an ore, identify ore types by metal and geology, relay classification, resource and reserve reporting standards, and separate ore from minerals, rocks and refined metals.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain what makes a rock an ore, identify ore types by metal and geology, relay classification, resource and reserve reporting standards, and separate ore from minerals, rocks and refined metals.
A rock or sediment containing minerals of economic value, especially metals, in enough concentration to be mined, processed and sold at a profit under current conditions; whether a deposit counts as ore depends on grade, tonnage, metallurgy, location and prices, and ores are classified by the metal or mineral they yield and by their geological type.
What it is for: Source material for metals and industrial minerals.
It can be explain the economic definition of ore; identify ore types by metal and geology; relay resource and reserve reporting standards; distinguish ore from mineral, rock and metal.
Distinguishing features
Economic rather than purely geological definition
Grade and tonnage decide viability
Classified by metal and deposit type
Reported under resource and reserve codes
What it looks like
Rock with visible or microscopic ore minerals, often heavier or coloured, mined from open pits or underground.
Physical character
typical copper ore grade: about 0.3-2 percent copper
typical gold ore grade: about 0.5-10 grams per tonne
How it is recognised
Rock mined for its economic minerals
Grade expressed as percent or grams per tonne
A mineral is a single substance; a metal is the refined product
Related models
is a kind of - a rock with economic minerals
is a kind of - an economic resource
contains - the valuable minerals
is processed by - to extract metals
In practice
Families and kinds
sulphide ores
oxide ores
iron ore
base metal ores of copper, lead and zinc
precious metal ores
ores of rare and specialty metals such as tantalum, vanadium and boron
volcanogenic massive sulphide and other deposit types
Standards and regulation
Resource and reserve reporting codes such as JORC, NI 43-101 and CRIRSCO
Mining law and licensing
Environmental regulation of mining and tailings
Failure modes and hazards
Misreporting grades and reserves
Environmental damage from mining and tailings
Confusing ore with mineral or metal
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.ore-quantity
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Define What ore is.
Definition.
Definition
Economic definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What makes a rock an ore, and how do grade, tonnage and prices decide it? definition
- Is the question about ore, a mineral, a rock or a refined metal? boundary
Types
Ore types.
Types
Types.
- How are ores classified by metal and by deposit type? definition
- Which entry fits the specific ore? action
Geology Formation and exploration.
Geology.
Formation
How deposits form.
Formation
Formation.
- How do ore deposits form, and where are they found? provenance
- Which entry fits economic geology? action
Exploration
Exploration and evaluation.
Exploration
Exploration.
- How are deposits explored, sampled and evaluated? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Report Resources and reserves.
Standards.
Codes
Reporting codes.
Codes
Codes.
- How are resources and reserves defined and reported under the codes? provenance
- Which entry fits mineral resource classification? action
Grades
Grades and tonnages.
Grades
Grades.
- What grades and tonnages are typical for different ores, with sources? measurement
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Use Mining and processing.
Industry.
Mining
Extraction.
Mining
Mining.
- How is ore mined and processed into concentrate and metal? provenance
- Which entry fits mineral processing? action
Impact
Environment and regulation.
Impact
Impact.
- What environmental and regulatory issues surround ore mining, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
What the second pass must settle
- Should each metal ore be a separate entry?
- How should reporting codes be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming specific ore types and a historical pigment; should they be split off?