hazard identification
~ the recognition that a hazard exists and the definition of its characteristics
failure
~ termination or degradation of an item to perform its required function (event)
failure mode
~ one mechanism by which an item can fail to perform its function
what are the steps in ...
they come up through a kimberlite pipe and out of a crater
what is ore
✓✓✓✓~ metallic minerals that can be mined at a profit
-a solid, naturally occuring mineral aggregate of economic interest from which one or more
valuable constituents may be recovered
what does bauxite ore produce
✓✓✓✓~ aluminum
define geochemistry
, ✓✓✓✓~ looking for indicator minerals in the soil and rock and using elemental isotopes to
examine history
mineral resource
✓✓✓✓~ elements, chemical compounds, minerals, or rocks concentrated in a form that can
be extracted to obtain a usable commodity
ore reserve
✓✓✓✓~ CONFIRMED portion of resource that can be extracted for a profit
confirmation drilling
✓✓✓✓~ drilling cores in order to determine underground composition
how much core is required to determine feasibility of a mine
✓✓✓✓~ 75-150 km of core
what is the main factor in creating mineral deposits
✓✓✓✓~ plate techtonics
-elements in mante are concentrated through cooling of oceanic crust
-elements can be concentrated in magma that forms from crust subducting and
remelting
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