Problems of Estimating the Resources of Accompanying Elements: A Case Study from the Cu-Ag Rudna Deposit (Legnica-Głogów Copper District, Poland)

• Published in: Minerals (Basel) Vol. 11; no. 12; p. 1431
• Main Authors: Auguścik-Górajek, Justyna, Mucha, Jacek, Wasilewska-Błaszczyk, Monika, Kaczmarek, Wojciech
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.12.2021
• Subjects: Abundance; Accuracy; Cobalt; Copper; Copper ores; Economics; Errors; Estimates; Estimation; Exploitation; Lead; Lithology; Mineral deposits; Mineralization; Minerals; Mining; Profitability; Recovery; Resources; Sampling; Sediments; Silver; Silver mines; Spatial variations; Statistical methods; Stratigraphy; Poland

As a result of the exploitation of ore deposits, in addition to the main elements, the accompanying elements are also partially recovered. Some of them increase the profitability of exploitation, while others reduce it because they hinder the recovery of the main elements and thus increase the costs...