strategy
Developing mineral resources
Synonyms:
Identifying natural mineral resources Implementation:
MINLOC, the Australian MINeral LOCation database has full referenced data on name, location, description and commodities of economic interest for more than 43,000 Australian mineral occurrences, About 94% of the continent has now been covered. The complementary MINeral RESources (MINRES) database contains grade, tonnage and classification information on reserves/resources of Australia's mineral deposits, including energy minerals. Locations and bibiliographic references are also covered. Narrower:
Identifying petroleum resources Facilitates:
Collecting environmental data automaticallyStrengthening role of geosciences in development Facilitated by:
Coordinating mapping in earth sciencesProducing national environmental action plansDeveloping sufficiency policies on mineral resourcesDeveloping biotechnologies for environmentally sustainable use of mineral resources Values:
Unnaturalness Organizations:
World Mining Congress Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Southern and Eastern African Mineral Centre Subjects:
Resources → Resources Resources → Minerals
Geography → Nature
Development → Development
Type Classification:
E: Emanations of other strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
