Background
A mineral resource is a concentration or occurrence of solid material of economic interest in or on the Earth’s crust in such form, grade (or quality), and quantity that there are reasonable prospects for eventual economic extraction. Mineral resources have been exploited by human beings for thousands of years to obtain precious metals for their use and economic value.
A mineral resource is a concentration or occurrence of solid material of economic interest in or on the Earth’s crust in such form, grade (or quality), and quantity that there are reasonable prospects for eventual economic extraction. Mineral resources have been exploited by human beings for thousands of years to obtain precious metals for their use and economic value.
The geological characteristics (quantity, grade, and continuity) are partly known, estimated, or interpreted from broad-based evidence and regional knowledge. The presence of mineralization is inferred without comprehensive verification and cut-off concept. The main emphasis is the estimation of resource inventory at low confidence made during the early stages of exploration or around the outer periphery of known economic concentration.
Services
Energy Researchers Ariana (ERA) company provides sample preparation and management facilities, geological interpretations and a wide range of mineral testing services including:
Sample preparation and management
- Standard mineral sample preparation
- Total and individual preparation procedures
- Thin/polished section preparation
- Particle size analysis
- Secure sample storage and management
Geological interpretations
Energy Researchers Ariana (ERA) company provides the services related to estimation of the mineral resource holistically combining the geological conceptualization with all available data, focusing on the best practices, and reproducibility of the models.
- Review and validation of geological databases
- Geological conceptualization of mineralization type and style
- Interpretation development of 3D geological model
- Estimating grades of products and by-products generally using geostatistical tools
- Simulation of geology units and grades using geostatistical tools
- Uncertainty assessment of geology and grades
- Definition of classification criteria for mineral resources
Analytical methods
- X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD)
- X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF)
- Inductively coupled plasma (ICP)
- ICP-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)
- ICP-Optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES)
- Mineralogy
- Fluid inclusion (FI)
- Fluid inclusion Stratigraphy (FIS)
- Rare Earth Element Analysis (REE)