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Mine closure process (overview of different phases and actions) Systems of reporting for mineral resources and reserves

Geostatistical Estimates Social Licence to Operate and Corporate Social Responsibility Major metals and their companion metals metallogeny. The so-called ‘by-products’ Compensation concept Environmental Impact Assessment EIA Mineral Resources and Reserves Estimation Mineral deposits of public importance: the MINATURA2020 Approach Mineral processing 3D modelling 3D Modelling (Block) Mineral deposits groups and types Feasibility Study Strategic, critical, high-tech, rare, and minor metals

Directive 2014/52/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014

Platts Market Data - Metals Metal Bulletin Minerals4EU Yearbook 911 Metallurgist. A practical guide to mineral processing engineering Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) standard for responsible mining IRMA-STD-001 NAEN reporting code - Russian Code G4 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines (Reporting Principles and Standard Disclosures) [2015] London Metal Exchange (LME) Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) definiton standard [2010] International Reporting Template for the public reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves, (CRIRSCO) November 2013 SME guide for reporting exploration results, mineral resources and mineral reserves - 2014 The South African code for the reporting of exploration results, mineral resources and mineral reserves (SAMREC) Critical Raw Materials Innovation Network (CRM_Innonet) - Substitution of Critical Raw Materials G4 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines (Implementation Manual) [2015] Australasian code for reporting exploration results, mineral resources and ore reserves (JORC) Joint Ore Reserves Committee (JORC) reporting code 2012 South African Code for the reporting of exploration results, mineral resources and mineral reserves (The SAMREC Code) MetalPrices.com - raw material pricing for metal products Pan-European Reserves and Resources Reporting Committee - PERC reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves standard 2013 South African code for the reporting of Mineral Asset Valuations (The SAMVAL Code) Shanghai Metals Market - the leading metals information prorovider in China Corporate income taxes mining royalties and other mining taxes, a summary of taxes and rules in selected countries Market Data, Infomine Industrial Minerals Magazine VALMIN CODE - VALMIN, 2015. Australasian Code for Public Reporting of Technical Assessments and Valuations of Mineral Assets Committee for mineral reserves international reporting standards, International Reporting Template (CRIRSCO) About regression-kriging: from equations to case studies

SNL Metals & Mining

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Technical feasibility (Preliminary feasibility study and feasibility study) Economic feasibility (Preliminary feasibility study and feasibility study) Social feasibility

MINATURA2020 – Mineral Deposits of Public Importance (a) Financial reporting in the mining industry. International Financial, Reporting Standards Mineral Exploration and Development: Risk and Reward MINATURA2020 – Mineral Deposits of Public importance (b)

Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 DIRECTIVE 2009/147/EC of 30 November 2009 Directive 2014/52/EU

How do designation areas (i.e., national parks) may restrict exploration/extraction of commodity x in region/country x? What shall be done for preparing and submitting an EIA study for the development of mineral resources? How much of commodity x will Europe be producing in year x? What is the overall timeframe and cost associated with bringing a commodity to a user?

Timeframe and cost for bringing a commodity to a user