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ore

vr.tr.ore · PHY.MAT

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.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

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

rock

is a kind of - an economic resource

mineral resource

contains - the valuable minerals

ore mineral

is processed by - to extract metals

mineral processing

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

tantalum oreArmenian bolekurokosulphide oreboron orevanadium orecomplex oremagnesium oreradioactive oreradium orerare metal oresulfide oreEpithermal vein depositpotassium salt orepolymetallic orefahloreepithermal oreiron orephosphate oresthorium oresylvinitesilver orecoltanmanganese oresSmithamnon-ferrous metal oreleucoxeneSulfide depositbog ironFinery forgehematite oremagnetite oresiron-rich sedimentary rocksblackbandminette

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.

  1. What makes a rock an ore, and how do grade, tonnage and prices decide it? definition
  2. Is the question about ore, a mineral, a rock or a refined metal? boundary

Types

Ore types.

Types

Types.

  1. How are ores classified by metal and by deposit type? definition
  2. Which entry fits the specific ore? action
Geology Formation and exploration.

Geology.

Formation

How deposits form.

Formation

Formation.

  1. How do ore deposits form, and where are they found? provenance
  2. Which entry fits economic geology? action

Exploration

Exploration and evaluation.

Exploration

Exploration.

  1. How are deposits explored, sampled and evaluated? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance
Report Resources and reserves.

Standards.

Codes

Reporting codes.

Codes

Codes.

  1. How are resources and reserves defined and reported under the codes? provenance
  2. Which entry fits mineral resource classification? action

Grades

Grades and tonnages.

Grades

Grades.

  1. What grades and tonnages are typical for different ores, with sources? measurement
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance
Use Mining and processing.

Industry.

Mining

Extraction.

Mining

Mining.

  1. How is ore mined and processed into concentrate and metal? provenance
  2. Which entry fits mineral processing? action

Impact

Environment and regulation.

Impact

Impact.

  1. What environmental and regulatory issues surround ore mining, with positions attributed? provenance
  2. 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?