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CRM
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- 1Carrying capacityMax no of individuals of a given species, that can be supported on a sustainable basis
- 2BiocapacityAbility of ecosystem to PRODUCE
biological materials and
ABSORB CO2 - 3Ecological footprintHow fast we consume resources and generate waste
VS
How fast nature can absorb our waste and generate resource - 4Earth overshoot day(World Biocapacity / Earth ecological footprint) x 365
- 5Ehrlich & Holdren's Equation Human ImpactPopulation x Affluence x Technology
- 6Renewable resoucesNatural resource that renews itself at
rate that is faster or equal to
rate of comsuption - 7Non-renewable resourceslimited supply that comes from the Earth, or takes million years to be developed
- 8MineralNaturally occuring crystalline element/compound
Inorganic part of Earth's Crust - 9Mineral Resources-Concentration or occurence
- In or on earth's crust of econ interest
- Reasonable prospects for eventual economic extraction - 10Reserves-Deposit,
-Can be extracted profitably and legally
under present econ and tech conditions - 113 types of Mineral Deposit1) Proved/ Assured ore
2) Semi-proved / Probable
3) Possible - 12Grade is considered by (2) :1) Amt of material in compound
2) Distribution of compound in the rock - 13Grade Exctractability is determined by1) Geometry of ore
2) Mineralogy
3) Accessibility of surface location - 144 Categories of resources based on economic considerations:1) Economics
2) Subeconomic
3) Paramarginal
4)Submarginal - 154 categories of resources based on degree of assurance of occurenece1) Identified Resource
2) Measured
3) Indicated
4) Inferred - 162 forms on efficiency use of NRR1) Increasing non-renewable reserve base
- bulk transportation for fuel saving
-spread total costs over bigger output
2) Use what we have more efficiently - 17How to increase the efficient NRR?1. Find new ways to exploit low grade ores
2. Extracting ore from more difficult environment
3. Discovering new or better - 18—
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