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. geological ore deposits of importance

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

2.1.1. Project specifications

2.1.2. End User requirements

2.1.3. Action points sign-off

3. Finding ore deposits

3.1. Project Sponsor

3.2. Project Manager

3.3. Developers

3.4. Primary User Group

3.5. Supporting Staff

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

5. Copper, Lead, Nickel, Silver, Zinc

5.1. Schedule

5.2. Budget

5.3. Resources

5.4. Delays

6. Classification and types of mineral deposits

6.1. • 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

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