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Order No. 278 of the Ministry of Natural Resources validating classification of deposits and probable reserves of solid minerals.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Document type
Regulation
Date
2006
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Mineral resources
Keyword
Minerals Exploration Mining Registration
Geographical area
Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific
Abstract

This Order establishes that mineral deposits shall be calculated in accordance with the outcome of prospecting and mining carried out in the process of exploration and industrial development thereof. Probable reserves of solid minerals shall be assessed by metallogenic areas, basins, ore deposits, flanks and deep levels of solid mineral deposits. Deposits of solid minerals shall be classified as economic and potentially economic and shall be subject to separate registration. Groups of minerals shall be classified by complexity of subsurface geology and by degree of exploration thereof.

Full text
Russian
Website
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