GEOLOGICAL ORE DEPOSITS.

1. Many factors control the economic viability of an ore deposit but the most important are:

1.1. grade, size of the deposi, current price for the commodity, demand

2. Finding ore deposits

2.1. Project Sponsor

2.2. Project Manager

2.3. Developers

2.4. Primary User Group

2.5. Supporting Staff

3. The most common minerals found in oxidised zones are:

4. Classification and types of mineral deposits

4.1. • commodity being mined • tectonic setting in which the deposit occurs • geological setting of the mineral deposit • genetic model for the origin of the ore deposit

5. geological ore deposits of importance

5.1. • metallic deposits • non-metallic deposits • fossil fuel deposits

5.1.1. Project specifications

5.1.2. End User requirements

5.1.3. Action points sign-off

6. Copper, Lead, Nickel, Silver, Zinc

6.1. Schedule

6.2. Budget

6.3. Resources

6.4. Delays

7. Epithermal gold deposits

7.1. The main ore minerals are: • native gold and silver • electrum • acanthite and tetrahedrite • silica occurring as quartz (most often forming comb-like aggregates), amethyst, opal, chalcedony and cristobalite

8. other deposits

8.1. Placer deposits, Clay deposits, Evaporite deposits, Phosphatic deposits, Organic deposits, Residual deposits

8.1.1. KPI's