Classification of mineral resources
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https://doi.org/10.32685/0120-1425/bolgeol25.2.1982.351Keywords:
United States, Canada, USSR, United Nations, exploration, exploitation, economy
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The most widely used classification systems of mineral resources worldwide come from countries whose mining technology has exerted notable influence, such as the United States, Canada, some European countries, and the USSR.
Two years ago, the United Nations Economic and Social Council, through the Committee on Mineral Resources, promoted the standardization of definitions and terminology for mineral resources and proposed an international classification of mineral resources, based on the report prepared by a remarkable group of experts. All these proposed systems are explained and analyzed individually and as a whole and compared with each other.
In addition, some suggestions are made regarding the graphical presentation of the proposed United Nations system.
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