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Discussion Paper
or concentration of the mineral above its normal utilized are outcrop identification, geological
abundance due to geological processes involving mapping, and indirect methods such as geophysical
heat, pressure, chemical action, sedimentation, etc. and geochemical studies. Limited trenching, drilling,
and sampling may be carried out. The objective is to
Mineral Occurrence: An indication of mineralization, identify a deposit which will be the target for further
that is worthy of further investigation. The term exploration. Estimates of quantities are inferred,
mineral occurrence only indicates presence of one based on interpretation of geological, geophysical,
or more minerals but does not imply any measure of and geochemical results (UNFC).
volume or tonnage, grade or quality and is thus not
yet part of a mineral resource (UNFC). Note: A prospecting licence granted under the
MMDR Act permits general exploration as well as
Mineral Deposit: A mineral occurrence of relatively detailed exploration.
higher concentration.
Reconnaissance: Any operations undertaken for
Mining Operation: A mining operation is any preliminary prospecting of a mineral through regional,
operation undertaken for the purpose of winning aerial, geophysical, or geochemical surveys and
(i.e., recovering) any mineral. It generally includes geological mapping, but does not include pitting,
extracting the ore and then processing it to recover trenching, drilling, or sub-surface excavation (MMDR
the minerals in the ore (MMDR Act, 1957). Act, 1957).
Mining Lease: A lease granted for the purpose of A reconnaissance study identifies areas of
undertaking mining operations, and includes a sub- enhanced mineralization on a regional scale based
lease (MMDR Act, 1957). primarily on results of regional geological studies,
regional geological mapping, airborne and indirect
Prospecting: It means any operation undertaken for methods, preliminary field inspection, as well as
the purpose of exploring, locating, or proving mineral geological inference and extrapolation. The objective
deposit, including geochemical and geophysical is to identify mineralized areas worthy of further
surveys, and drilling (MMDR Act, 1957). investigation towards mineral deposit identification.
Estimates of quantities should only be made if
Prospecting is the systematic process of searching sufficient data are available (UNFC).
for a mineral deposit by narrowing down areas of
promising enhanced mineral potential. The methods
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or concentration of the mineral above its normal utilized are outcrop identification, geological
abundance due to geological processes involving mapping, and indirect methods such as geophysical
heat, pressure, chemical action, sedimentation, etc. and geochemical studies. Limited trenching, drilling,
and sampling may be carried out. The objective is to
Mineral Occurrence: An indication of mineralization, identify a deposit which will be the target for further
that is worthy of further investigation. The term exploration. Estimates of quantities are inferred,
mineral occurrence only indicates presence of one based on interpretation of geological, geophysical,
or more minerals but does not imply any measure of and geochemical results (UNFC).
volume or tonnage, grade or quality and is thus not
yet part of a mineral resource (UNFC). Note: A prospecting licence granted under the
MMDR Act permits general exploration as well as
Mineral Deposit: A mineral occurrence of relatively detailed exploration.
higher concentration.
Reconnaissance: Any operations undertaken for
Mining Operation: A mining operation is any preliminary prospecting of a mineral through regional,
operation undertaken for the purpose of winning aerial, geophysical, or geochemical surveys and
(i.e., recovering) any mineral. It generally includes geological mapping, but does not include pitting,
extracting the ore and then processing it to recover trenching, drilling, or sub-surface excavation (MMDR
the minerals in the ore (MMDR Act, 1957). Act, 1957).
Mining Lease: A lease granted for the purpose of A reconnaissance study identifies areas of
undertaking mining operations, and includes a sub- enhanced mineralization on a regional scale based
lease (MMDR Act, 1957). primarily on results of regional geological studies,
regional geological mapping, airborne and indirect
Prospecting: It means any operation undertaken for methods, preliminary field inspection, as well as
the purpose of exploring, locating, or proving mineral geological inference and extrapolation. The objective
deposit, including geochemical and geophysical is to identify mineralized areas worthy of further
surveys, and drilling (MMDR Act, 1957). investigation towards mineral deposit identification.
Estimates of quantities should only be made if
Prospecting is the systematic process of searching sufficient data are available (UNFC).
for a mineral deposit by narrowing down areas of
promising enhanced mineral potential. The methods
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