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Russian Ore Reserve Codes
Prof. Dr. H.Z. Harraz
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The Russian Code
Currently effective in Russia is the Code approved by the
Decree of the Ministry of Natural Resources, RF № 278 of
11 December, 2006.
Full title of the Document:
Classification of resources/reserves and prognostic resources of
solid minerals
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The Russian Code (continued)
The purpose of the Code – defining the principles of calculation,
assessment and keeping state Inventory of mineral wealth being also
the foundation of planning and forecasting.
Calculation and taking account of reserves/resources, estimation and
taking account of undiscovered resources is done in mass measures
in compliance with economically justified cut-off parameters, with no
account taken of ore losses and dilution in mining, concentration
and processing minerals.
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The Russian Code (continued)
Contents of the Russian Code:
I. Generalities.
II. Groups of mineral reserves by economic viability.
III. Reserve and prognostic resource categories by
geological exploration knowledge.
IV. Groups of mineral deposits by geological complexity.
V. Groups of mineral reserves by maturity for production.
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The Russian Code (continued)
Reserves/Resources Undiscovered (prognostic) resources
Groups by maturity for production
Developed (feasibility study based
on permanent cut-off grades)
А,В,С1,С2
Estimated (feasibility based on
of tentative cut-off grades)
С2 (С1)
Increase of geological knowledge, economic and technological substantiation
Reserve categories by geological exploration knowledge
А В С1 С2 Р1 Р2 Р3
Resource categories by degree of geological
substantiation
Groups by economic viability
On-balance (economic)
Out-of-balance (potentially
economic)
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Assessment of undiscovered resources and reserves of
mineral deposits by stages of exploration
Stage
Targets of
studies/assessment
Kind of geological-
economic assessment
Categories
Degree of maturity
for production
1.
Regional geological
studies
Metallogenic zones,
basins, ore regions &
fields
- Р3, Р2
-
2. Prospecting
Ore fields &
occurrences
Technical-economic
justification
Р1
-
3.
Estimation of
mineral deposits
Mineral deposits
Feasibility study of
tentative cut-off grades
С2 (С1) Estimated
4.
Development of
mineral deposits
Mineral deposits, ore
accumulations, ore
bodies
Feasibility study of
permanent cut-off
grades
А, В, С1,С2
Developed
Increaseofgeologicalknowledge,
economic&technologicalsubstantiation
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Groups by maturity for production
Developed (feasibility study based
on permanent cut-off grades)
А,В,С1,С2
Estimated (feasibility based on
of tentative cut-off grades)
С2 (С1)
The Russian Code. Groups of reserves by economic
viability.
Reserves/Resources Undiscovered (prognostic) resources
Increase of geological knowledge, economic and technological substantiation
Reserve categories by geological exploration knowledge
А В С1 С2 Р1 Р2 Р3
Resource categories by degree of geological
substantiation
Groups by economic viability
On-balance (economic)
Out-of-balance (potentially
economic)
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Subdividing reserves by economic viability
Reserves Conditions of defining
On-balance (economic)
Economic efficiency of recovery by up-to-date technical &
technological level of mining development is proved by technical
and economic feasibility calculations with rational use of subsoil
and environmental requirements taken into account.
Out-of-balance
(potentially economic)
Mining in present day conditions is not feasible for various
reasons.
Economic, technological, geotechnical and other prerequisits are
available for the reserve to be used in the near prospective.
The possibility of extraction and storing for further use is proved.
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The Russian Code. Groups of reserves by degree of
maturity for production
Reserves/Resources Undiscovered (prognostic) resources
Increase of geological knowledge, economic and technological substantiation
Reserve categories by geological exploration knowledge
А В С1 С2 Р1 Р2 Р3
Resource categories by degree of geological
substantiation
Groups by economic viability
On-balance (economic)
Out-of-balance (potentially
economic)
Groups by maturity for production
Developed (feasibility study based
on permanent cut-off grades)
А,В,С1,С2
Estimated (feasibility based on
of tentative cut-off grades)
С2 (С1)
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Subdividing reserves by degree of maturity for
production
Groups of reserves Conditions of defining
Developed
Reserves: quality,
metallurgy, hydrological
and geotechnical
conditions of exploitation
are studied:
- by drill holes and underground
workings with completeness
sufficient for elaborating technical-
economic study of bringing them
into production.
Estimated
- to the extent sufficient to justify
further development studies and trial
commercial recovery.
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Groups by maturity for production
Developed (feasibility study based
on permanent cut-off grades)
А,В,С1,С2
Estimated (feasibility based on
of tentative cut-off grades)
С2 (С1)
The Russian Code. Categories of reserves by degree of
geological knowledge.
Reserves/Resources Undiscovered (prognostic) resources
Increase of geological knowledge, economic and technological substantiation
Р1 Р2 Р3
Resource categories by degree of geological
substantiation
Groups by economic viability
On-balance (economic)
Out-of-balance (potentially
economic)
Reserve categories by geological exploration knowledge
А В С1 С2
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Subdividing reserves by degree of geological
knowledge
Defining reserves in А, В, С1 и С2 categories is carried out by
degree of detail and assurance of studying:
shape,
size,
bedding conditions,
regular features of internal structure,
natural varieties,
technological types and other characteristics of mineral bodies.
“A” category is distinguished by the highest level of confidence, C2
by the lowest one.
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Grouping mineral deposits by complexity
№
Properties
Description of properties of subdividing reserves by geological complexity
groups
Group I Group II Group III Group IV
1. Size and shape
features
Large, medium
size, bedded,
stratiform,
lenticular
Large, medium size,
bedded, stratiform,
lenticular,
stockworks, pipes
Medium- and
small-size,
stratiform,
lenticular,
stockworks, lodes,
pipes
Small, more seldom
medium-size, lenses,
pipes
2. Variability of
thickness and
Steady Variable Very variable Sharply variable
internal
structure
Simple Complicated Very complicated Extraordinarily
complicated
3. Bedding
disturbances by
tectonics
Not disturbed,
weakly disturbed Disturbed
Intensively
disturbed
Intensively disturbed
4. Uniformity of
distribution of
valuable
components
Even Uneven Very uneven Discontinuous, nest-like
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Quantitative characteristics of variability of main
properties of mineral bodies
Groups of deposits
Measures of variability of development targets
Shape Grade
Кr q Vm, % Vc, %
1st 0,9–1,0 0,8–0,9  40  40
2nd 0,7–0,9 0,6–0,8 40–100 40–100
3rd 0,4–0,7 0,4–0,6 100–150 100–150
4th  0,4  0,4  150  150
Кr - Ore content ratio
q - Index of complexity
Vm - Thickness variation ratio
Vc - Grade variation ratio (in ore intersections)
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Grouping mineral deposits by complexity groups is often used at early exploration stages for choosing parameters of
exploration grids and qualifying mineral reserves by exploration results.
Generalized information on exploration workings grid
densities applied in development of tungsten (W) deposits
Group
Characteristics of ore bodies
Type of
workings
Spacing between ore intersections in exploration workings for reserve categories, m
А В С1
On strike On dip On strike On dip On strike On dip
1st
Large stockworks of simple shape and
structure with relatively uniform
distribution of WO3
Adits, drifts – 60–80 – – – –
Orts, crosscuts 50–60 – – – – –
Rises 100–120 – – – – –
Drill holes – – 100–120 100–120 120–200 120–200
2nd
Large stockworks, skarn bodies of
complicated morphology or with
uneven distribution of WO3
Adits, drifts – – – 60–80 – –
Orts, crosscuts – – 50–60 – – –
Rises – – 100-120 – – –
Drill holes – – 50–60 50–60 100–120 100–120
Large lodes or mineralized zones
predominantly steeply dipping with
unsteady thickness and uneven
distribution of WO3
Adits, drifts – – – 60–80 – –
Orts, crosscuts – – 20–30 – – –
Rises – – 100–120 – – –
Drill holes – – 60–80 40–50 100–120 60–80
3rd
Medium size lodes, complex
stratiform, lens-shaped and lenticular
skarn accumulations with unsteady
thickness and very uneven distribution
of WO3
Adits, drifts – – – – – 40–60
Orts, crosscuts – – – – 10–20 –
Rises – – – – 60–120 –
Drill holes – – – – 60–80 40–50
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Generalized information on exploration workings grid
densities applied in development of deposits of
radioactive metals
Groups Mineral body types
Types of
workings
Spacing between ore intersections in exploration workings
for reserve categories, m.
В С1
On strike On dip On strike On dip
2nd
Bedded, lens-shaped on a plan, with steady thickness
and continuously low grades.
Drill holes 200–100 50–25 200–100 100–50
Large, steeply dipping, high continuity lodes with
uneven grade distribution.
Drifts – 120–60 – –
Orts 25–10 25–10 – –
Rises 120 – – –
Drill holes – – 200–100 100–50
3rd
Veinlike and stockworks, steeply dipping, of medium
continuity and very uneven grade distribution.
Drifts – – – 60–80
Orts – – 50–25 25–10
Rises – – 40–60 –
Drill holes 50–25 25–10
Stratiform, of medium and high continuity and uneven
grade distribution.
Drifts – – – 60–120
Orts – – 50–25 50–25
Drill holes – – 100–50 50–25
Stratiform, ribbon-like, of high continuity on a plan and
low in vertical section, with relatively uniform grade
distribution.
Drill holes – – 200–100 50–25
4th Vein- and pipe-like bodies of low continuity with
extraordinarily uneven grade distribution.
Drifts – – – 40–60
Orts – – 25–10 25–10
Rises – – 40–60 –
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Groups by maturity for production
Developed (feasibility study based
on permanent cut-off grades)
А,В,С1,С2
Estimated (feasibility based on
of tentative cut-off grades)
С2 (С1)
The Russian Code. Resource categories by degree of
geological substantiation.
Reserves/Resources Undiscovered (prognostic) resources
Increase of geological knowledge, economic and technological substantiation
Reserve categories by geological exploration knowledge
А В С1 С2
Groups by economic viability
On-balance (economic)
Out-of-balance (potentially
economic)
Р1 Р2 Р3
Resource categories by degree of geological
substantiation
18
Classification of resources by degree of geological
knowledge
Main factors of distinguishing resource categories
Р1 Р2 Р3
Possibility of expanding
boundaries of mineralization
beyond the limits of C2 reserves or
identifying new ore bodies in
occurrences, deposits explored and
under exploration by geological,
geophysical and geochemical data,
on materials obtained in structural
and appraisal drill holes.
Possibility of discovery of new
deposits in a basin, ore region,
knot, ore field by data of large
scale surveying and prospecting
on mineral occurrences,
geophysical and geochemical
anomalies.
Potential of discoveries of mineral
deposits based on favorable
geological and paleogeological
prerequisites by data of geological/
geophysical and mapping surveying,
interpretation of space images,
analysis of results obtained by
geophysical and geochemical
investigations.
When defining resource categories the following factors are taken into
consideration:
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Russian Ore Reserve Codes

  • 1. 1 Russian Ore Reserve Codes Prof. Dr. H.Z. Harraz
  • 2. 2 The Russian Code Currently effective in Russia is the Code approved by the Decree of the Ministry of Natural Resources, RF № 278 of 11 December, 2006. Full title of the Document: Classification of resources/reserves and prognostic resources of solid minerals
  • 3. 3 The Russian Code (continued) The purpose of the Code – defining the principles of calculation, assessment and keeping state Inventory of mineral wealth being also the foundation of planning and forecasting. Calculation and taking account of reserves/resources, estimation and taking account of undiscovered resources is done in mass measures in compliance with economically justified cut-off parameters, with no account taken of ore losses and dilution in mining, concentration and processing minerals.
  • 4. 4 The Russian Code (continued) Contents of the Russian Code: I. Generalities. II. Groups of mineral reserves by economic viability. III. Reserve and prognostic resource categories by geological exploration knowledge. IV. Groups of mineral deposits by geological complexity. V. Groups of mineral reserves by maturity for production.
  • 5. 5 The Russian Code (continued) Reserves/Resources Undiscovered (prognostic) resources Groups by maturity for production Developed (feasibility study based on permanent cut-off grades) А,В,С1,С2 Estimated (feasibility based on of tentative cut-off grades) С2 (С1) Increase of geological knowledge, economic and technological substantiation Reserve categories by geological exploration knowledge А В С1 С2 Р1 Р2 Р3 Resource categories by degree of geological substantiation Groups by economic viability On-balance (economic) Out-of-balance (potentially economic)
  • 6. 6 Assessment of undiscovered resources and reserves of mineral deposits by stages of exploration Stage Targets of studies/assessment Kind of geological- economic assessment Categories Degree of maturity for production 1. Regional geological studies Metallogenic zones, basins, ore regions & fields - Р3, Р2 - 2. Prospecting Ore fields & occurrences Technical-economic justification Р1 - 3. Estimation of mineral deposits Mineral deposits Feasibility study of tentative cut-off grades С2 (С1) Estimated 4. Development of mineral deposits Mineral deposits, ore accumulations, ore bodies Feasibility study of permanent cut-off grades А, В, С1,С2 Developed Increaseofgeologicalknowledge, economic&technologicalsubstantiation
  • 7. 7 Groups by maturity for production Developed (feasibility study based on permanent cut-off grades) А,В,С1,С2 Estimated (feasibility based on of tentative cut-off grades) С2 (С1) The Russian Code. Groups of reserves by economic viability. Reserves/Resources Undiscovered (prognostic) resources Increase of geological knowledge, economic and technological substantiation Reserve categories by geological exploration knowledge А В С1 С2 Р1 Р2 Р3 Resource categories by degree of geological substantiation Groups by economic viability On-balance (economic) Out-of-balance (potentially economic)
  • 8. 8 Subdividing reserves by economic viability Reserves Conditions of defining On-balance (economic) Economic efficiency of recovery by up-to-date technical & technological level of mining development is proved by technical and economic feasibility calculations with rational use of subsoil and environmental requirements taken into account. Out-of-balance (potentially economic) Mining in present day conditions is not feasible for various reasons. Economic, technological, geotechnical and other prerequisits are available for the reserve to be used in the near prospective. The possibility of extraction and storing for further use is proved.
  • 9. 9 The Russian Code. Groups of reserves by degree of maturity for production Reserves/Resources Undiscovered (prognostic) resources Increase of geological knowledge, economic and technological substantiation Reserve categories by geological exploration knowledge А В С1 С2 Р1 Р2 Р3 Resource categories by degree of geological substantiation Groups by economic viability On-balance (economic) Out-of-balance (potentially economic) Groups by maturity for production Developed (feasibility study based on permanent cut-off grades) А,В,С1,С2 Estimated (feasibility based on of tentative cut-off grades) С2 (С1)
  • 10. 10 Subdividing reserves by degree of maturity for production Groups of reserves Conditions of defining Developed Reserves: quality, metallurgy, hydrological and geotechnical conditions of exploitation are studied: - by drill holes and underground workings with completeness sufficient for elaborating technical- economic study of bringing them into production. Estimated - to the extent sufficient to justify further development studies and trial commercial recovery.
  • 11. 11 Groups by maturity for production Developed (feasibility study based on permanent cut-off grades) А,В,С1,С2 Estimated (feasibility based on of tentative cut-off grades) С2 (С1) The Russian Code. Categories of reserves by degree of geological knowledge. Reserves/Resources Undiscovered (prognostic) resources Increase of geological knowledge, economic and technological substantiation Р1 Р2 Р3 Resource categories by degree of geological substantiation Groups by economic viability On-balance (economic) Out-of-balance (potentially economic) Reserve categories by geological exploration knowledge А В С1 С2
  • 12. 12 Subdividing reserves by degree of geological knowledge Defining reserves in А, В, С1 и С2 categories is carried out by degree of detail and assurance of studying: shape, size, bedding conditions, regular features of internal structure, natural varieties, technological types and other characteristics of mineral bodies. “A” category is distinguished by the highest level of confidence, C2 by the lowest one.
  • 13. 13 Grouping mineral deposits by complexity № Properties Description of properties of subdividing reserves by geological complexity groups Group I Group II Group III Group IV 1. Size and shape features Large, medium size, bedded, stratiform, lenticular Large, medium size, bedded, stratiform, lenticular, stockworks, pipes Medium- and small-size, stratiform, lenticular, stockworks, lodes, pipes Small, more seldom medium-size, lenses, pipes 2. Variability of thickness and Steady Variable Very variable Sharply variable internal structure Simple Complicated Very complicated Extraordinarily complicated 3. Bedding disturbances by tectonics Not disturbed, weakly disturbed Disturbed Intensively disturbed Intensively disturbed 4. Uniformity of distribution of valuable components Even Uneven Very uneven Discontinuous, nest-like
  • 14. 14 Quantitative characteristics of variability of main properties of mineral bodies Groups of deposits Measures of variability of development targets Shape Grade Кr q Vm, % Vc, % 1st 0,9–1,0 0,8–0,9  40  40 2nd 0,7–0,9 0,6–0,8 40–100 40–100 3rd 0,4–0,7 0,4–0,6 100–150 100–150 4th  0,4  0,4  150  150 Кr - Ore content ratio q - Index of complexity Vm - Thickness variation ratio Vc - Grade variation ratio (in ore intersections)
  • 15. 15 Grouping mineral deposits by complexity groups is often used at early exploration stages for choosing parameters of exploration grids and qualifying mineral reserves by exploration results. Generalized information on exploration workings grid densities applied in development of tungsten (W) deposits Group Characteristics of ore bodies Type of workings Spacing between ore intersections in exploration workings for reserve categories, m А В С1 On strike On dip On strike On dip On strike On dip 1st Large stockworks of simple shape and structure with relatively uniform distribution of WO3 Adits, drifts – 60–80 – – – – Orts, crosscuts 50–60 – – – – – Rises 100–120 – – – – – Drill holes – – 100–120 100–120 120–200 120–200 2nd Large stockworks, skarn bodies of complicated morphology or with uneven distribution of WO3 Adits, drifts – – – 60–80 – – Orts, crosscuts – – 50–60 – – – Rises – – 100-120 – – – Drill holes – – 50–60 50–60 100–120 100–120 Large lodes or mineralized zones predominantly steeply dipping with unsteady thickness and uneven distribution of WO3 Adits, drifts – – – 60–80 – – Orts, crosscuts – – 20–30 – – – Rises – – 100–120 – – – Drill holes – – 60–80 40–50 100–120 60–80 3rd Medium size lodes, complex stratiform, lens-shaped and lenticular skarn accumulations with unsteady thickness and very uneven distribution of WO3 Adits, drifts – – – – – 40–60 Orts, crosscuts – – – – 10–20 – Rises – – – – 60–120 – Drill holes – – – – 60–80 40–50
  • 16. 16 Generalized information on exploration workings grid densities applied in development of deposits of radioactive metals Groups Mineral body types Types of workings Spacing between ore intersections in exploration workings for reserve categories, m. В С1 On strike On dip On strike On dip 2nd Bedded, lens-shaped on a plan, with steady thickness and continuously low grades. Drill holes 200–100 50–25 200–100 100–50 Large, steeply dipping, high continuity lodes with uneven grade distribution. Drifts – 120–60 – – Orts 25–10 25–10 – – Rises 120 – – – Drill holes – – 200–100 100–50 3rd Veinlike and stockworks, steeply dipping, of medium continuity and very uneven grade distribution. Drifts – – – 60–80 Orts – – 50–25 25–10 Rises – – 40–60 – Drill holes 50–25 25–10 Stratiform, of medium and high continuity and uneven grade distribution. Drifts – – – 60–120 Orts – – 50–25 50–25 Drill holes – – 100–50 50–25 Stratiform, ribbon-like, of high continuity on a plan and low in vertical section, with relatively uniform grade distribution. Drill holes – – 200–100 50–25 4th Vein- and pipe-like bodies of low continuity with extraordinarily uneven grade distribution. Drifts – – – 40–60 Orts – – 25–10 25–10 Rises – – 40–60 –
  • 17. 17 Groups by maturity for production Developed (feasibility study based on permanent cut-off grades) А,В,С1,С2 Estimated (feasibility based on of tentative cut-off grades) С2 (С1) The Russian Code. Resource categories by degree of geological substantiation. Reserves/Resources Undiscovered (prognostic) resources Increase of geological knowledge, economic and technological substantiation Reserve categories by geological exploration knowledge А В С1 С2 Groups by economic viability On-balance (economic) Out-of-balance (potentially economic) Р1 Р2 Р3 Resource categories by degree of geological substantiation
  • 18. 18 Classification of resources by degree of geological knowledge Main factors of distinguishing resource categories Р1 Р2 Р3 Possibility of expanding boundaries of mineralization beyond the limits of C2 reserves or identifying new ore bodies in occurrences, deposits explored and under exploration by geological, geophysical and geochemical data, on materials obtained in structural and appraisal drill holes. Possibility of discovery of new deposits in a basin, ore region, knot, ore field by data of large scale surveying and prospecting on mineral occurrences, geophysical and geochemical anomalies. Potential of discoveries of mineral deposits based on favorable geological and paleogeological prerequisites by data of geological/ geophysical and mapping surveying, interpretation of space images, analysis of results obtained by geophysical and geochemical investigations. When defining resource categories the following factors are taken into consideration: