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Geology / Mineral Resource

vr.wm-ear-004 · wm-ear-004-geology-mineral-resource

Organize a bounded geological evidence and mineral-resource assessment dossier while preserving feature identities and qualified estimate claims.

World Models Physical world and living systems PHY.EAR.GEO

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Classifiers What it is Why it exists Distinguishing features What robots and AI may and may not do Moral aspects Owners Links to other meta-models Identity and identifiers Direct properties Recognition Capabilities and actions Hazards and failure modes Standards and interfaces Context of use Sources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

6 bundles · 12 layers · 12 findings · 36 questions

Dossier and spatial frame Scope and spatial representations anchor independently identified evidence.

Dossier identity and scope

Declare an area, custodian namespace and scope independently of any deposit, report or project identifier. Revisions do not silently merge feature identities.

Bounded evidence aggregate

Declare an area, custodian namespace and scope independently of any deposit, report or project identifier. Revisions do not silently merge feature identities.

Which master namespace and stable dossier identifier identify this assessment scope? identity
Which features and assessment projects are included, excluded or only referenced? composition
How are changed scope, splits and superseded interpretations recorded without erasing earlier identifiers? lifecycle

Spatial representation

Keep feature identity apart from alternative map and volume representations. This profile asks explicitly for coordinate and depth semantics before comparison.

Qualified spatial support

Keep feature identity apart from alternative map and volume representations. This profile asks explicitly for coordinate and depth semantics before comparison.

What geometry, horizontal and vertical reference systems, axis order and units describe each representation? spatial
At what scale and resolution was the geometry supported, and where is the boundary uncertain or inferred? quality
Can an overlap or distance comparison be justified without treating a surface outline as a proven subsurface volume? validation

Geological interpretation Units, age, structures and alternative interpretations remain traceable.

Units and geological age

Represent unit descriptions and uncertain correlations as sourced interpretations. Geological ages are separate from record timestamps and vocabulary versions are pinned.

Interpreted geology

Represent unit descriptions and uncertain correlations as sourced interpretations. Geological ages are separate from record timestamps and vocabulary versions are pinned.

Which unit concept, lithology and stratigraphic vocabulary versions qualify this geological interpretation? classification
What age range, dating or correlation method and uncertainty support the unit assignment? temporal
Which outcrop, core, geophysical or published evidence supports or contradicts the correlation? evidence

Structures and contacts

Record geological relationships without assuming every contact is a fault or every structure displaces a unit. Orientation is a measurement with conventions, not a free-standing number.

Observed and inferred relationships

Record geological relationships without assuming every contact is a fault or every structure displaces a unit. Orientation is a measurement with conventions, not a free-standing number.

Which units are related by each contact, fault, fold or other interpreted structure? relationship
What orientation, displacement or other property is reported with units, reference convention and uncertainty? measurement
Which parts of the structure are observed, concealed, inferred or disputed? state

Sampling and observations Borehole and specimen evidence retains sampling and analytical qualifications.

Boreholes and intervals

Retain borehole identity, path and log support. Depth along a deviated hole is not automatically vertical depth, and gaps are not zero-length observations.

Located sampling references

Retain borehole identity, path and log support. Depth along a deviated hole is not automatically vertical depth, and gaps are not zero-length observations.

Which borehole master, collar or origin reference and survey revision anchor each log? identity
How are logged intervals located along the path, including depth units, reference point and missing segments? measurement
Are interval ordering, trajectory compatibility and overlapping or contradictory logs checked and exceptions preserved? validation

Specimens and analyses

Link samples to borehole, outcrop or other sampling features and retain derived specimen identity. Assay values, censored results and missing results have different meanings.

Traceable analytical evidence

Link samples to borehole, outcrop or other sampling features and retain derived specimen identity. Assay values, censored results and missing results have different meanings.

Where was each specimen collected, and which parent, subsample and custody references connect it to an observation? provenance
Which analyte, method, laboratory report, units, detection or quantification limits and uncertainty qualify each result? measurement
What blanks, duplicates, standards, recovery or other quality evidence supports acceptance or rejection of the assay? quality

Occurrence and assessment Mineral occurrence descriptions remain separate from estimate claims.

Occurrences and host context

Keep an occurrence independent of mining activity and economic classification. Host associations may be plural or uncertain; a discovery label is not a resource declaration.

Mineral concentration identity

Keep an occurrence independent of mining activity and economic classification. Host associations may be plural or uncertain; a discovery label is not a resource declaration.

What evidence identifies this occurrence and distinguishes it from an exploration target or classified estimate? definition
Which commodities, host units and interpreted mineral systems are associated with the occurrence? relationship
Which delineation revisions and sampling support define the occurrence extent or alternative outlines? spatial

Estimate basis and quantities

Store quantities as report-qualified claims with effective date, domain, assumptions and assessor. This profile does not calculate a resource or extrapolate grade from a few samples.

Versioned assessment claim

Store quantities as report-qualified claims with effective date, domain, assumptions and assessor. This profile does not calculate a resource or extrapolate grade from a few samples.

What tonnage, grade or quality, units, moisture basis, density basis and cut-off apply to each stated domain? measurement
Which data revision, estimation method, assumptions and sensitivity evidence underlie the quantity statement? process
Who is responsible for the estimate under the named reporting profile, with what assessment date and competence evidence? authority

Classification and reconciliation Native categories and report revisions control qualified comparisons.

Reporting classes

Preserve the native reporting scheme and version. UNFC project criteria and CRIRSCO report categories are not interchangeable confidence labels. A reserve claim needs its profile-specific assessment evidence.

Non-equivalent category systems

Which scheme, version and native categories apply, and are UNFC E, F and G recorded separately where used? classification
What evidence supports economic prospects or reserve conversion, including studies and modifying-factor review where the profile requires them? requirement
What approved versioned bridge justifies any mapped category, or must the mapping remain unresolved? interoperability

Revision and comparison

Preserve superseded and withdrawn statements with their qualifiers. Reject addition of resources to reserves and overlapping or incompatible domains; reporting-system rules still govern any summary.

Controlled comparison of estimates

Preserve superseded and withdrawn statements with their qualifiers. Reject addition of resources to reserves and overlapping or incompatible domains; reporting-system rules still govern any summary.

What supported event or assessment explains a revised, reclassified or withdrawn quantity statement? event
Do proposed comparisons preserve scheme, category, domain, date, units and resource-versus-reserve distinctions? validation
Which changes cannot be reconciled to production, methodology or new evidence and therefore remain unexplained? exception

Context and evidence stewardship External authorities and authorized projections bound dossier use.

External rights and operational context

The dossier can link grant, parcel, working or environmental context while leaving those masters and operational assessments external. Spatial coincidence and inventory status establish no legal right.

References without authority transfer

Which records identify data custodianship, asserted mineral rights and permit scope separately? ownership
Which extraction, well, working, storage, water or environmental records supply relevant context without being mastered here? relationship
Which legal, environmental, community or sensitive-location conditions require qualified review before use or disclosure? constraint

Retention and projections

Release only a scoped local projection with lineage, mapping losses and qualified estimates. Custodian policies set embargo, retention and disposal rules; archive access does not imply redistribution rights.

Authorized evidence continuity

Which recipient, purpose, embargo and redistribution conditions authorize each projected record and location precision? access
What retention schedule, preservation hold or disposal authority applies to records and separately to physical specimens? retention
Can a pinned GeoSciML, EarthResourceML or GeMS projection retain required uncertainty, identities and lineage without silent loss? interoperability

Classifiers Filled

Family: World Models
Category: Physical world and living systems
Entry kind: aggregate
Navigation path: NAV.PHY.EAR.GEO
Domain: PHY.EAR.GEO
Industry: Cross-industry
Tags: geologymineralresourcephy.ear.geo
Also called: P5

What it is Filled

One versioned dossier for a declared subsurface area and assessment scope, aggregating independently identified geological features, sampling references and mineral estimates. The dossier is an information aggregate, not the physical ground, a mineral title or an extraction project. Solid-mineral assessment is the initial resource profile; general geological observations need no economic resource estimate.

In scope

Geological units, structural interpretations and mapped representations with spatial and age uncertainty
Borehole and specimen evidence references, observations, assays and assessment quality
Mineral occurrences, versioned quantity statements, reporting classifications, external project and rights references, controlled projections

Out of scope

Executing exploration, extraction, drilling, processing, storage, injection or remediation operations
Issuing or transferring rights, permits, ownership or monetary valuations
Full petroleum, geothermal, groundwater-resource, anthropogenic waste-resource and geological-storage assessment profiles; operational hazard prediction

Why it exists Filled

Organize a bounded geological evidence and mineral-resource assessment dossier while preserving feature identities and qualified estimate claims.

Distinguishing features Derived, awaiting review

Unlike Legacy P5 and its unreviewed supplement: Keep geological evidence and qualified estimates. Reject universal borehole-only sample origins, single host-unit cardinality and calling all estimates reserveEstimate. Wells, workings and storage are referenced context; broader legacy resource profiles remain deferred.
Unlike WM-ACT-012 Extraction Operation: Operational events and production are external references. A deposit can exist without a mine; a dossier revision never performs an operation or proves depletion.
Unlike WM-POL-004 Permit / Authorization; WM-XCT-001 Ownership / Stewardship; WM-POL-014 Rights / Entitlements: Separate data custodianship from mineral rights. Optional evidence links do not adjudicate title, validate a grant or establish extraction permission. Shared legacy aliases do not select a binding automatically.
Unlike WM-PLC-002 Land Parcel; WM-PLC-001 Terrain / Landform; WM-PLC-003 Water Body; WM-EAR-003 Soil: Surface context and water/soil masters remain external. A 2D map or parcel overlap does not determine a subsurface volume or title.
Unlike WM-MAT-001 Chemical Substance; WM-ECO-002 Price / Valuation: Commodity vocabulary and valuation are references. Mineralization is not necessarily a pure substance; grade, recoverable product and monetary value are different assertions.

Note: Derived from boundary notes against neighbouring models.

What robots and AI may and may not do Derived, awaiting review

Must not

Deny nonpublic evidence by default.

May

Resolve a qualified feature reference: Proposed local operation, not implemented. Resolve exact namespace and identifier; return ambiguous instead of merging similar names or overlapping geometry.
Link observation evidence: Proposed local operation, not implemented. Append a sourced observation or sample linkage without changing the original laboratory or borehole master.
Record a geological interpretation: Proposed local operation, not implemented. Add a supported interpretation with alternatives and spatial support; preserve contrary observations.
Register an existing estimate statement: Proposed local operation, not implemented. Record an attributable report with scheme, date and quantities; return incomplete status for missing qualifiers.
Check estimate comparison eligibility: Proposed local operation, not implemented. Check profile-qualified comparison inputs and flag overlap, incompatible categories, missing units or mixed dates.
Prepare an authorized local projection: Proposed local operation, not implemented. Create a recipient-scoped export with source revisions and mapping-loss report; refuse unsupported qualifier loss.

Note: Derived from functions, policies, CRUD and access rules; prohibitions were not authored for agents as such.

Moral aspects Derived, awaiting review

Custodian-approved retention and applicable law govern records and personal data; specimen disposal is separately controlled.
Records, personal data and physical specimens have distinct disposition policies.

Note: Sentences mentioning harm, privacy, consent or similar, collected from the specification.

Owners Filled

Steward

Declare the accountable geological data custodian role and master namespace

Roles

Geological data custodian: Maintain namespace, scope, archival policy and source reconciliation.
Evidence contributor: Submit attributable observations and declare methods, restrictions and uncertainty.
Qualified domain reviewer: Assess geological and reporting-profile claims within evidenced competence.
Access and records steward: Approve scoped access, embargo interpretation and lawful disposal.
Mapping maintainer: Pin exchange profiles and expose mapping losses and validation limits.

Links to other meta-models Filled

references

WM-ACT-012 - Candidate external extraction and production references; pin its interface before integration.
WM-POL-004 - Permit evidence stays externally mastered and does not establish title by itself.
WM-XCT-001 - Custodianship reference only; stewardship is distinct from mineral entitlement.
WM-POL-014 - Asserted mineral rights reference; scope and authority require external verification.
WM-PLC-002 - Surface parcel context; no inference of subsurface rights from overlap.
WM-PLC-001 - Terrain and surface reference context with coordinate qualifiers.
WM-PLC-003 - Water context reference; no groundwater resource assessment implementation.
WM-EAR-003 - Soil and parent-material context remains externally mastered.
WM-MAT-001 - Commodity substance reference where applicable; mineral assemblages are not forced into pure substances.
WM-ECO-002 - External valuation assertions with separate assumptions; no value calculated here.

aligned

GeoSciML 4.1 - Conceptual feature and sampling alignment; no tested XML conformance.
EarthResourceML 2.0 - Conceptual occurrence alignment; GeoSciML version mismatch needs an explicit mapping.
UNFC 2019 - Native project classification references; detailed category and bridge verification held.
CRIRSCO June 2024 - Selected reporting distinctions only; adopting code and competence review remain external.
GeMS 2020 - Candidate geologic-map projection only; detailed mapping not reviewed.
PROV-O 2013 - Assertion attribution and revision, not truth or authority certification.

neighbor

Legacy P5 and its unreviewed supplement - Keep geological evidence and qualified estimates. Reject universal borehole-only sample origins, single host-unit cardinality and calling all estimates reserveEstimate. Wells, workings and storage are referenced context; broader legacy resource profiles remain deferred.
WM-ACT-012 Extraction Operation - Operational events and production are external references. A deposit can exist without a mine; a dossier revision never performs an operation or proves depletion.
WM-POL-004 Permit / Authorization; WM-XCT-001 Ownership / Stewardship; WM-POL-014 Rights / Entitlements - Separate data custodianship from mineral rights. Optional evidence links do not adjudicate title, validate a grant or establish extraction permission. Shared legacy aliases do not select a binding automatically.
WM-PLC-002 Land Parcel; WM-PLC-001 Terrain / Landform; WM-PLC-003 Water Body; WM-EAR-003 Soil - Surface context and water/soil masters remain external. A 2D map or parcel overlap does not determine a subsurface volume or title.
WM-MAT-001 Chemical Substance; WM-ECO-002 Price / Valuation - Commodity vocabulary and valuation are references. Mineralization is not necessarily a pure substance; grade, recoverable product and monetary value are different assertions.

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Incomplete

Sources Filled

GeoSciML 4.1 - Open Geospatial Consortium
EarthResourceML MineralOccurrence package - IUGS Commission for the Management and Application of Geoscience Information
Training on United Nations Framework Classification for Resources - United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
International Reporting Template - Committee for Mineral Reserves International Reporting Standards
GeMS - A standard format for digital publication of geologic maps - United States Geological Survey
PROV-O: The PROV Ontology - World Wide Web Consortium
Date and Time on the Internet: Timestamps - Internet Engineering Task Force
United Nations Framework Classification for Resources Update 2019 - United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

Open questions

Retrieve complete primary documents, pin normative versions and verify claim-level support and redistribution terms; keep HTTP status separate from substantive verification.
Develop scoped field schemas and fixtures for non-borehole samples, deviated holes, censored assays, uncertain hosts and age, overlapping estimates, mismatched categories, disclosure restrictions and lawful disposal.
Review additional legacy resource and subsurface-use profiles separately before expanding this model boundary, and pin candidate neighbor interfaces and classification bridges.
Restore independent external review before any canonical or publishable-draft promotion.
Independent second-provider review is waived and remains required for canonical promotion.
Live source and version verification is incomplete; indexed excerpts cannot stand in for full normative review.
Petroleum, geothermal, groundwater, anthropogenic resources, storage capacity and operational hazard profiles are deferred.
Nested field schemas, coordinate transformations, estimation algorithms, category bridges and executable conformance fixtures are not implemented.
Jurisdiction-specific rights, reporting rules, competence and embargo applicability require qualified review.

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification AGENTS.md Source Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

world-models research · reviewable-draft

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